Comments on: 6 Tips for Perfect Composition in Portrait Photography

By: Garry

Garry — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:13:42 +0000

Hi there, I just want to say thanks for the great information on family portrait photography. I will be back soon for more help.

Thanks,

By: Carl

Carl — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 18:39:07 +0000

Communication is the key. Does your subject have angles they have liked in the past? Do they like to smile big? Are they shy? Talk out the expectations on both sides and make it fun to smile for the camera.

By: Brian

Brian — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 17:01:27 +0000

@ Christine,
Find out where your point of focus was it could be his ear and not his eye. His face is closer to the camera than the rest of his body (DoF is greater behind the focal point). When using a tripod he could have moved his face just enough. However one can only speculate about your problem without specific information ie., ISO, Shutter speed, DoF, even camera and lens but specialy the focal point. Most cameras have the option to view where the camera focused if you use auto focus which could also be the problem. Even the diopter (if you look through the camera and not on a screen) could be out of whack just enough to give you a false focus.

By: Brian

Brian — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 17:01:07 +0000

@ Christine,
Find out where your point of focus was it could be his ear and not his eye. His face is cloer to the camera than the rest of his body (DoF is greater behind the focal point). When using a tripod he could have moved his face just enough. However one can only speculate about your problem without specific information ie., ISO, Shutter speed, DoF, even camera and lens but specialy the focal point. Most cameras have the option to view where the camera focused if you use auto focus which could also be the problem. Even the diopter (if you look through the camera and not a screen) could be out of whack just enough to give you a false focus.

By: Christine

Christine — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 00:09:20 +0000

I have a question about portrait photography. I recently photographed my grandson ‘s senior environmental pictures. Everything, background, body, hands etc are fantastic.\, but his face blurred slightly in almost all shoots. I have never had this happen before. I used the tripod. Any ideas?

By: rich

rich — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 05:04:00 +0000

nice infos… i really wanted to learn more about portrait photography….

By: lisa

lisa — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 18:34:07 +0000

the first 2 pictures look larger than normal, are those taken with certain formate camera? thanks

By: Andy

Andy — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 12:43:20 +0000

Love your guides. Love exprimenting with photography and i’m very new to it. People like you help a lot, thanks for your effort!

By: hamid reza

hamid reza — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 09:29:06 +0000

Good tips for me.its been a big help to me as guider.

By: jev

jev — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 05:21:27 +0000

hi ms. christina, can you comments on these sample of outdoor portrait please so i can improve my craft. thanks.