Comments on: How to bypass the Portrait Mode on Your Digital Camera and Get Great Portrait http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-bypass-the-portrait-mode-on-your-digital-camera-and-get-great-portrait Discover how to use your digital camera with our Digital Photography Tips. We are a community of photographers of all experience levels who come together to learn, share and grow in our understanding of photography. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:24:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Pallav http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-bypass-the-portrait-mode-on-your-digital-camera-and-get-great-portrait/comment-page-1#comment-234546 Pallav Thu, 08 Dec 2011 07:50:28 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-bypass-the-portrait-mode-on-your-digital-camera-and-get-great-portrait/#comment-234546 Very useful inputs.. Would have loved a link to understanding the metering modes and the focusing modes.. Otherwise some really nice tips to try out.. Thanks :) Very useful inputs..

Would have loved a link to understanding the metering modes and the focusing modes..

Otherwise some really nice tips to try out.. Thanks :)

]]> By: Dewan Demmer http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-bypass-the-portrait-mode-on-your-digital-camera-and-get-great-portrait/comment-page-1#comment-221834 Dewan Demmer Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:16:32 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-bypass-the-portrait-mode-on-your-digital-camera-and-get-great-portrait/#comment-221834 Nice simple ideas when it comes to portrait photography and that's always a good thing, clear explanation and not to technical. Its a nice introduction to the idea of moving away from the pre-sets on so many cameras. Personally i run in manually most of the time, probably due to the control freak rampaging around in me ... it gives me a small bit more control over my shots than Aperture priority does, but Aperture is a good place to start and in fact I know a lot of people who prefer aperture Priority. Here is a Family Portrait I did with my 50mm, a nice fast lens, talking about a fast lense is really just saying it can get a load of light quickly, in this case due to Aperture 1.8 http://dsdphotography.co.za/the-deklerk-family-%e2%80%93-johannesburg-lifestyle-photoshoot/ Nice simple ideas when it comes to portrait photography and that’s always a good thing, clear explanation and not to technical. Its a nice introduction to the idea of moving away from the pre-sets on so many cameras.
Personally i run in manually most of the time, probably due to the control freak rampaging around in me … it gives me a small bit more control over my shots than Aperture priority does, but Aperture is a good place to start and in fact I know a lot of people who prefer aperture Priority.
Here is a Family Portrait I did with my 50mm, a nice fast lens, talking about a fast lense is really just saying it can get a load of light quickly, in this case due to Aperture 1.8
http://dsdphotography.co.za/the-deklerk-family-%e2%80%93-johannesburg-lifestyle-photoshoot/

]]> By: Usha http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-bypass-the-portrait-mode-on-your-digital-camera-and-get-great-portrait/comment-page-1#comment-197429 Usha Wed, 27 Jul 2011 08:47:58 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-bypass-the-portrait-mode-on-your-digital-camera-and-get-great-portrait/#comment-197429 Hey.. nice photo... tried to do a digital portrait with this ref... how can i share with u??? Hey.. nice photo… tried to do a digital portrait with this ref… how can i share with u???

]]> By: mofe http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-bypass-the-portrait-mode-on-your-digital-camera-and-get-great-portrait/comment-page-1#comment-167973 mofe Sat, 09 Apr 2011 08:19:02 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-bypass-the-portrait-mode-on-your-digital-camera-and-get-great-portrait/#comment-167973 i need help in photography and management..someone say something i dont want to loose this dream i need help in photography and management..someone say something i dont want to loose this dream

]]> By: jessica http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-bypass-the-portrait-mode-on-your-digital-camera-and-get-great-portrait/comment-page-1#comment-166966 jessica Sat, 02 Apr 2011 19:08:45 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-bypass-the-portrait-mode-on-your-digital-camera-and-get-great-portrait/#comment-166966 I use a single focus point also but didn’t think about using the spot metering mode. I’ll refer back to this article again. Thanks for share! I use a single focus point also but didn’t think about using the spot metering mode. I’ll refer back to this article again. Thanks for share!

]]> By: bobbyv http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-bypass-the-portrait-mode-on-your-digital-camera-and-get-great-portrait/comment-page-1#comment-162671 bobbyv Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:06:00 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-bypass-the-portrait-mode-on-your-digital-camera-and-get-great-portrait/#comment-162671 often, the subject will smile and look directly into your camera, ready with a pose. I ask them to look elsewhere, and it makes a big difference. Also, asking them not to smile makes the shot more dramatic. as well try to get catchlights in the eyes - they add that extra sparkle to the photo i also try monochrome shots (I like dark sepia), and it adds to the character of the photo often, the subject will smile and look directly into your camera, ready with a pose. I ask them to look elsewhere, and it makes a big difference. Also, asking them not to smile makes the shot more dramatic.

as well try to get catchlights in the eyes – they add that extra sparkle to the photo

i also try monochrome shots (I like dark sepia), and it adds to the character of the photo

]]> By: Gaz Essex http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-bypass-the-portrait-mode-on-your-digital-camera-and-get-great-portrait/comment-page-1#comment-152597 Gaz Essex Sat, 22 Jan 2011 14:41:08 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-bypass-the-portrait-mode-on-your-digital-camera-and-get-great-portrait/#comment-152597 for years ive been making a living taking crap photos and adjusting them in photoshop .. this year i will learn to use my cannon properly.. at the moment im just learning the basics .. before everything was on " A "setting. for years ive been making a living taking crap photos and adjusting them in photoshop .. this year i will learn to use my cannon properly.. at the moment im just learning the basics .. before everything was on ” A “setting.

]]> By: Rina Minca http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-bypass-the-portrait-mode-on-your-digital-camera-and-get-great-portrait/comment-page-1#comment-85894 Rina Minca Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:58:58 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-bypass-the-portrait-mode-on-your-digital-camera-and-get-great-portrait/#comment-85894 Thanks, very helpful! Thanks, very helpful!

]]> By: Designdoc4 http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-bypass-the-portrait-mode-on-your-digital-camera-and-get-great-portrait/comment-page-1#comment-83724 Designdoc4 Sun, 10 Jan 2010 19:10:31 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-bypass-the-portrait-mode-on-your-digital-camera-and-get-great-portrait/#comment-83724 Excellent mini-tutorial. Learned something new. Great mobile site!! Excellent mini-tutorial. Learned something new. Great mobile site!!

]]> By: Grover http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-bypass-the-portrait-mode-on-your-digital-camera-and-get-great-portrait/comment-page-1#comment-73212 Grover Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:17:53 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-bypass-the-portrait-mode-on-your-digital-camera-and-get-great-portrait/#comment-73212 Good primer on portraits. The only other advise I'd offer is move in and engage your subject. Noobs always stand too far back. Good primer on portraits. The only other advise I’d offer is move in and engage your subject. Noobs always stand too far back.

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