How to take good Photographs.
Here are some Top Tips for taking good portrait photos.
The only hard work that needs to be done by you in helping to produce your commissioned portrait, is making sure that you provide me with good quality photos to start with. The clarity of your photo is very important and will most definitely help with your final graphite pencil portrait.
Helpful tips for the amateur photographer:
Most digital cameras are very helpful and have a ‘settings’ button for the type of photo that you are looking to take (e.g. landscape, action, portrait and auto). The latter types are usually sufficient and you will find that hopefully, the camera will do the rest of the work for you!
When taking your photographs, always try to get down to the eye level of your subject.
In addition to being correctly aligned with your subject, try also to position the main focus of the picture in the middle of the frame.
Taking your photos outside with natural light can enhance contour and natural features. Try to avoid being in direct sunlight.
Take your photo with the sun behind you and preferably not at mid day, when the sun it at its highest, as this causes unnecessary shadows.
If taking your photo inside then make sure you are in an area where the light is as natural as possible and avoid using artificial light wherever you can.
When taking pet/children’s portraits, having some help at hand is essential, a third party can help to hold, position, distract or temp with toys/treats. When doing this, be aware that you must also try to keep your pet/child’s body and facial expressions as natural as possible, enabling their personality to shine through.
For more help, visit the Kodak website tips for taking good portrait photos and see their top 10 photo tips.
