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THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO eye VES YTHING NEED TO KNO! NOSON NCI ITH YOUR DIGITAL CA Pity poecrtTiE) Pn ented Welcome GA) ores BA eee: ding port my own photogranfy. Many of tides in this Essential Guide to Poi of portr you'l discover, taking gr most expensive and extensive camera kit: a mo se to the ortrats. Whether it 7 Itestyle images or ‘of delvering high-quality, ‘lucky in my job to work wit praphers, who have prov Advertising & Production cr SOmm lens is all you need to take brilliant images, The mor ety 82k having a go niand detail, inowing the bas iene whether you're using daylight, flashguns or studiofiash, and abave all, developing strong interpersonal skills with your subject. Doe't underestimat DANIEL LEZANO, EDITOR Meet our portrait experts For further regular cortb.tor > Digital SLR. porta expert {aduice ad inspiration to Pep you imerowe your pho ski, pick up the latest sve, avalable on the secend Tuesday of every month, For mete inlrmation Wisi ertligalslphot.cam = PRULWARD Podeapotssomlptatand DDANIELLEZANO [BRETT HARKNESS. Irottuniteinodare — ButiamlbelKiasce Gani etsyeabentpcaten Gorntnncairaarnes hse sr ther prosearate Erle irkaeg hysiotae fat da ste ardcuceRenerevioratin Syelsfomiediae Semriatatiegee— betuineschapathcn, veka, vans 6Under the basics LLearnthe fundamentals otking great Portraits including camera settings. exposure feetniques, composition and focusing NaAPXereT TUTORIAL: Sack TSU rs AREXBERT TUTORIAL: BOATS. EXPERT TUTORIAL: PORTRAITS ITAA TST 3u li ‘Master important techniques fr eontoling daylight and use what youve learned to Sehiewe portraits tobe prous ol SAEXPERT HUTDRIAL: COMTROLARRCT CHT IGEXPERT TUTORIAL: VERA. COWOITIONS REXPERT TUTORIAL: SPN S480 IFXPFRT TUTORIAL sG\cOUREORTRATS. ‘SabxPeRr TUTORIAL: C2 aT Savers EXPERT TUTORIAL: AE PORTRAITS Pro photograper ett Harkness reveals the secrets to shooting bilant cid portraits fromthe kita use to location eas, 2: wellas case studies from his ovn porto G7Flash&studioflash Get togris wth the features of your lash system, how to use studofiash and the aliference lighting accessories can have parcerer TuToalal- App DESMA TOSUES Z7REXPERTTUTDRIAL ISS FLASH OLS AFAPERT TUTORIAL T= TO EADS, EXPERT TUTORIAL Sin Si HOLETI=S EXPERT TUTORIAL: CAE PORTRATS Q6Thefemaleform_ Tig. tricks and profesional advice fr taking ‘eat hulmede and eoudolephotographs THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO PORTRAITS 4TH EDITION Master lack vite, portrait retouching and ‘creative post-production techniques OTTO: FROUMOND TaCLAU MATUTORIAL:S=PAATONE YOUR MAGES. MaTuTORIAL:faSCcoMeNS TING SKS, MBTUTDRIAL:pOsrH eMCRAMA 124 TUTORIAL SMLILATEAUT-FNTICRAM 6 TUTORIAL: 8008 Sinise 180 TUTORIAL: RASC PORTRAIT AFTOLICHING. s2TUTORIAL-2RREIOUCA 142Portraitkit. (ur choice of the best gear for portraits FORBEGINNERS, ENTHUSIASTS AND SEM-PROS S52 RINGHLASHREVIEW. S ABUYER'S GUIDE TOLIGHTING AIDS QFLASH ACCESSORIES. ‘1saPerfectexposures Cut out and use our trae eey card 5| Understanding thebasics Setting up your camera Your digital camera has a bewilderingarray of features and while this isgreatin some respects, the choices canbe confusing. Here we explain the tools that youneed to know when photographing portraits Exposuremade Don't hink about using the Portrait program mode youtfemorethana hapsy stanper yeu reading this gulde nsteae elect aera paly AE rate (Nor fy), which Ils yeu choose te aperture, while automatically setting the abpraprate sutter speed. For mast yoes of portale youll unt fo vse wide aperture ooo" re backgreundaut of focus. fo stan of use tS, as tis aves encu eptivotield fo vee the entre face (eyes. nose ard eas) ft By selecting aperture cro, youlibe using ambient it only While fas ras ts uses, controling daylight wile you more raluralreaulls anid helayau ears tomar saab er SOratingtthe ule tems of quality he lover thelSO 0 str by seting 0 1000" 200 Handhairg your carers Slows you me's resdon ts noveanceot eas batch ent for {camera shake. The simplest way to doth sto use the reciprocal rule ‘allthis sans is you shout les yaur shill speed drop below the Feclprocall he ne yore using Far sxampe, youre usingthe lereat 00h ther ensue the shutter speedis above /100sec toreduce the Fiske snake I youre usin lencal 200m hen evasive the Shutter speed if above 1/2G0sec. es Increasing the ISO rating san easy ‘ay to achieve a faster shuler speed to avoid sake Try nate po saove (50.800 asathe-wise youl notice nereazed noise in heirmage In low igh, whenever posse wad reccrnmenrl you se trod. Ralows you tousealowe ISO rating 2s shut speeds arert such aeancern. WhiteBalanee You should zt the White Balance torah he lebting Concltons jure shooting in Hyou' rework n mad light ancare 2 ite ursure then Auto (AWE) ste Gest Comerarise, Of exuse, youre shooting Raw, youcan alaays change the White Balance when youooen re irmageonyour computer Something o bear ind is that set ng the wren presel canbe usec purpose shit tecolur balance For nslace, selling Cloudy ricaylt adds warmth fo betes while ‘placing Tungsten vl ull n very cool blue sn be creative Imagequality We vouidrecommens youshoot Ray as allows outs olay wtlselis, particularly Write Bale, ater I you camera nasa faalityto shoot Ran + JPEG, use twit JPEG set to Sral/ Basi. Then hon yur evewing mages, you ean gotrwaugh the sal JPEGs {uch chocse you favour tes and worr on the acproeriate au ies. Hyou'econfert in yourabiiy and dar expect foneed to melee teak tole exposure er Yihte Balanee n gost predction, oot fo te est {ual JPEG oc optima resus anda save roam on yout Mery a Autofocus With the vast majorityof portraits, t's macrant tat te subject's eyes are infocus as meat ton ra theyre the focal pit. ‘our camera most kay has ult point AF wich abows yout choose between leavingall te A pos acive orto sles civil AF por. Youcauldeaveallthe A pots activetoersure your missa, hol but yourun terse of missingthe eyes and focusing the ne as i's he nearest abjet to Une camera, Abetier option isto select single Dontarduse ts to focus onthe ee. The ceival AF sensor usualy the Frost sensitive 20 you can use tne talk the AF Sy placing te ar vet (ne cttne subjects eyes, then aressing the shutter tutton hallway dow, Gros the AF isloevedraceeipose-and tra Itsoundstieky but with practice becomes seconde Ather option sta act the AP bos nat sits over yeu son't have Fecamoosealloning youto work quicker Iyou intend toatl of 2 Sequence ef shots wih avery silar composition, ts sthebest option youd tend make sure your camera's sett sine shot ‘AF as therwse you wan’ be able to lock on your subject sey Metering Your carvers mult zone metering should be capable of ‘exposing portals aeroclyin ist situations, Take atest sit check th Screen anduse the exposure compensation fcity toacd/subtact litle ‘posure you fal the sts toa darkor gt. Where your camera's mul zane meter may fri four subject Nas very Int or dark sn tones, swearing git or dark clothing. or iss glyboekit In these Siutions use evposue compensation r select the spot mle and use te AEA (Autoexgosure Loc auton take a reading ema micitone in ne scare, or froman li prey cad at you piace near te subject SAL LAabe betel Pera tere Magee ete tetaeyy Peter bares Choe ta ee eeeanarara Epa oye eres ce rete a Pee eens eta Prana ee Enea pare oe os guide about exposure provides grips with apertures and shutter duration othe tne corte “Thetist Permestetenstt ee eee ene truer Perit near sai iret che oecn wer tira Peep reiepmaeenn erro epenenegaeanatto) ee acer rere ree ere ee ea otal feered toss sens. Wenyou Youre ether doing or halving he exoenure efor stance, hanging rom 1/250sc: doubles the duration the einer sisuram Understanding 4000 F4.0.mga100 Staten spe " re aa 5-1-2 = i) Aneaplanation of where ‘wuldrequresn extensive set fu undertanding apertures isto lkarn Fon Prumberscorebte wih the sizeofth apr ,OOO00O068 Understanding thebasics| 9 10| Understandingthebasics Understand your camera's metering system Before you can influence the exposure, youneed to understand how your camera's metering works, Here are some essentials that youneed to know to pick the best metering mode for different shooting conditions DIGITAL CAMERAS BOAST comple exposure systerns and tle a choice of metering pattens, each working ut he exposure ina way to sul various lighting coveions. A camera's exposure system works on te assumpsion| that tare of te seene that is berg metered a mid-tone, or 189% tabeexadk the average all dors, igh'sandnid ones were crbined. Iteatred-ang tested methadandine bass call meterna patterns. fs important be amore ofthis wen youTe taking pictues ait helps eu to len when yournay have preblews with exposure Wiiathie system efinein ine mejoy of shactingsuations, tear lead to incorect exposures wien the scene o” subjects considerably lighter or darker tone tan I rey For ext, very dar suet or scare {an fool the meterng system int thinking the general scene is much Sarkerthan really and, as aes, overexpases the rage Siar, very light subjects or scares cr fool te caera into urderexposing them "making them appear darker than ty are asthe ligt meter takes coving eset oredr ernasaric tone ses ce gig ‘uations were the ooular mult-zone pater, which provides the core ‘spon fer aur 9036 shots srugplesasitres tometer theentire ‘Soene I in cases tkethis where using he eter patterns Such as baal Srdspat are usefulas they ofr move cart ‘AS acarne’ istry ngtovender a Image grey t's your jb to ensure you compere fe keep Pe tones {tela fe Todo is you evoto ovrexpors the camera'sreadingto ve aligter result tran te camera was or| Underexpose togives caer raul. Win porta adarksaane for instance, te carrera willoverexpose the image bleaching te face, therefore you wilneedto edie te exposure Wit aight scene i's iving less exposure than youreed,darkeningthe subject, sa yeu have toa espe tornave record corecty. Tyautestiureaite dont warty whenyou-start acting it or dark soenes andihen ty to override the camera's readings you soon get to ieswithit. By folowing ur expert advice you shouldasoincrease the anaes of keep ng ary exposure erorstoa min UM. Multi-zonemetering Intheor, you could take every pte using mult zone metering and never haveabdesposue wel almost. Tne mul ae pater the newest and ‘ost sopistzated ye of metengpatem andthe one most photons phere ‘Testo forene majory ef ther ahats Wie every manacaurer hs the om ‘Spe of mut sonemete each wits varying numbers and stapes zones Xotcinmuch the same ty The erie mage sve vided los number ‘frones and wen atveea, mals mer teading are taken tom eoch ‘ne of them, The cameras mizroprocear hen evalstes 2th isa ‘eadings andes compl alpina calclaethe ial exposure Te Improve accuracy. many eameres lz boast ibrar af ens of thousende offmages taken varkous lating condor, which ee compared ‘miro second wth tren scone to produce te exposure vue. Tas stem fas proven igh reliable end peste exposure corect more than 90% of ‘he ime swe spats wee ae anual ph or ory davkses ot Subjects, Mult zone meters can ioe trouble wth very hgh contrast Scenes nprtclor backitsbjecs sic wy ther are other metering patter avalable, aswell asa cols of posure onertdes to help you Srsurethepertect exposure eer tenet ete ca Serie erence dein ioe seer ee eect Panett taal om tageecac caer tt tae Premera eet SSR ett Seed Peers _—sommpuncons een) eepaeret Penman eer Renee ry fiers er anes nes Pershing Pathe Pega Raat erry peered Eee Centre-weighted average Despite te arial of newer pattern, his veteran sil hss place on SLRS ape oSce, Ths isthe clcest metering patter and was he numer one ‘ole uni the ml zone pater wos rode Aas mame suazest ‘hes an average rang Yom the err rama, witha sight em hast gen tothe cantar sfes, Woe lar sophisticsted compare tothe mare rect battens post popularly mens til featured most Sta leamers, Es mary experienc polographers ec more comfortable using ts patton, ities god ten wan se incombinaion ih he AE Lockexposure ‘vei (whi i cancrd nmr eta ater). bui gen he coiem med ‘command rat you sk fo mall zone metering, Spotand partial metering “Thisig.arat pattern men you want otake a eaing roma sbecic ara atthe rae = but mos be uned wh cre Wine mute metering {okes memsuremerts rom there mage ate, sol ane partial melting oncenateson the central aren of he ane Qoucansce te Meenin tice atte can ofthe iewinger scree) Ths lows yute presse entrl where be exposure reading orth scenes taken eres ony re Senottheremewitin the meausing ck ibe eed to determin wats ‘helcareet exposure “Spotand pare metering ret waytocosre that you expan ton yout shingle conan fart ere very sinrin how they work. Thema dference sepa fers a Xery prea measuring cle (usa around So the mage ses), while Part vssiy measures the central SSvafthe rome. The mere pede spot Freter sound on most cameras, nile pei stexs commands han ‘teamees best bh Yau rst he great care hen vr spe or ai metering ahaa arescng rm ams-tone he roe rovers, and Tt tietor dark subject oberwise you wile an seers rosa the proper ‘sn Understandingthebasics| 11 [een enn ne ea a : te eeraini tree ere eee e een eer ete ee eee et See Ce Cree ery i ree erection Peart 12| Understandingthebasics sumitlaxattat | aheton Exposurecompensation = Master the easiest and most commonly used override for increasing and decreasing your exposure = ‘ONCE YOU ARE AWARE othow metering systems work and . had some experience with using your carnara, the mes when \ the exposure ssterskely to make mstores beco™nes exsiertoreoaghise Thesrrplest way to verde your ‘cameras metered exposure sto se exposure compensation, ‘allowing youto dal nase! exesure increment fo eave (4) 0" decrease Othe esesure Frinstance,a subject rats siticaty lighter than 2 makione, ikea white wed dress «kay lobe underexposed by your j a ‘comers, soyou needta selec soative(+) compensation Ifthe susjet — ‘mucn darcar thanarmié-lone ie swearing very darcclathing then BT } Iitey tobe renoaras aerexpoced 20 negative (-)comoensaton ia 4 needed. Apalyng exposure compensations cute straigtforward and ‘th experience you ibe abate dye now much seeded. AIDSLRS have adedicated exposure compersalion bution to make ta quick prooiss in aulemabcor serv automatie axpesurrnades. Tha ‘comoensaton you sets often shown as + or EV (Bxacsure Vale) lei Yorads ara sop of exposure twill splayas #1/26¥, — : } hil How does exposure compensation work? Usingexposure compensation Exposure compensation ction dierent dependingenthe exposire | | You camer’ epoere usta yout tang Wapettre pany We carves Srpchetee ey sete pple by anging the ehutlerspec, then ning ster priory Sthonjou wen ome itSineagerreliats pated. In programmote the omera lsu bere dsr tan tutamaaly deca beeen te apt nd ht speed rcexponirese\by be coners Sependng ons iit inca meamoeCamerachake Whleexperse conpercatan osignea tor corctne purposes thecet an be ‘sed realy Ws etremely easy touserty appa Sha" etings on subjects ‘th diferent tones ard soothe ‘ect ts Heres todo 4) Press and hold your ‘compensation bulion (normaly Inaietea uy 3 +/- Icon) 2) Rotate the input Aeaclectthe amount of ‘compensation Anegative ‘albe means youre decreasing {he oxposure, a postive value 3} capone compentation Scales played inthe ‘Gamers’ vewtindr sneor ‘omol panel 8) The compensation youapot Sehlafiect alsubsequant hots Unles you reset ta +/-OEV, PEEESETEEET ne iene aoe specs ain Toone iecentinmanet Reheceees ee meee Sect Autoexposure Lock (AE-L) Use this function to ‘lock’ your exposureindependently from the focusing system to help avoid exposure error PRACTICALLY EVERY DSLR AND CSChas an AE:L button, which icrrralyuncen thatop nigh of ta carmeras ear oe the UCD montor AEL ian adoreviation or Autoexoosure Lock is designed to secure the curent exposure setting so Natt Soest change when Jyourecompese our mage even ithe incoring ign levels charge. AE L can be used mary exposure rode afough it ponies i you ae soos aa When younres the shutter outton cum alfa yeu engage te autofocus andthe metering syst totale a reading. Thisiskeal most of te tine, but what bout when you wank to focus and mele fromaierent subjects or partsol Scene? Tiss where AE-Lock comes i talons you a tae an exposure reading independently of u/ee youre focusing, weigh is deal yor suact vay dark or ight orpostionadin asrigt orci ara af he seane AE Lovee most omar wad te sack or eae waited metering paterntsacure the eading ten froma speciic area ofthe frame Ths ispaicularyuseulin ky lightire conatons that ean foal your metering system, such asbackltcbjectsor subjects vit yen darorght tackgounds. For instance. you ae shooting 3 Scene co'taning a rei ig source your earnera’ al zane metering ode ould be fooled into reading the scene as brighter thanit actual Is andi inderexpose as resull “osctiaee the coral exposure, you wentto take a meter eadingthat exchades| thelight gin. This & posible by aang aspolparil meter reac ro the subject cl or an area te scene rats amid tone and savrg the eoulwlh te AE-Lockbuton, before recomposinathe shot andtakingte oicture. Using {hesame prince, AE Lock ue unten shooting uber tice se postioned off certrecr when you wart te photograch aseries of mages using eacty the ame oxaoaure sats. hn tance cl iv might ba you ward teen Together Several shots to create a panorarr tis importa tha the shooting parameters ‘Smployedor each ante ave corsiter - using the AE-Lack ally encures ‘constant exposures foreach sho The AE-Lock button isan essential exposure id when shooting subjects with very New Adjustment LayorBlack& Whe.) Use the channel sides sation the Rec ahd elon. toast contrast sraligenskintone peers ia aetn tear Reyer ae 48| Natural-lightportraits Capture bath-time portraits Use your bathtubas a makeshift giant softbox to capture beautiful natural-light portraits ofthe litle people in your lives, A Caroline Wilkinson:Sho-t 1 tudio spacele shoot yourlitleones or ‘rouble keepirigtrem sti iorw enough A pine it Syawindowtogels decent sot? Youle surorsed st he soliton Ifoath times happy timerryour household you can use fhistoyeur advartageastna bab isa great local or capuning siuciowesque portals — ness youve a peach or avocado suite that Finan area atthe house wits clear naluralligal where unflattering shadows Casts ancimessy backgrounds aren'ta problem anbedificul andgetting our culdtosiin that spat long enough to capture an angelic pertrat makes t that nosh mote crane Rstorg as they oldenouehte sk uponther ‘wn ate bhtub keeps them cosines anatnetubwerts Ike agiantsonboxars Fellector: bouncing natural ightaff tre white Surfaces frig even hynination eta Clean studio-ze background. your batroom Faslimitedight due to rostedar smal Setup very ltles needed otis tochniaue sou camera, sublet end perhaps a lashgun Shtretouncfinetion andi hea, Hehe Tots are ow. Yeuined a ort ans, ot 2 ‘moerolans fr ths sho. a5 oul tng space limites and youlneeldto crop ovary hana ane ‘he edge cf re bath Fortis shoot, a Son, \evked wel tut lenge ls, suchas a DO ‘macro. woul’ havea teen ease, Ps change yourangle Depend on how tal ids ne te ocal ent you use, ou er your viewpoint to cop out ay ‘as comers ke tiesto anor. Even iyoudorTtneedto chang your view tty anyway bygltng oso you get har yes pout cre the ti igh fora more tring angle or spy itomatebotweon portal and landscape ‘rlentatin fr eterent oo. windows, you couldalso us the sides the Sato bounce lash cor sar results "Toe tougnest part of histechnique geting the chalet eteract ath re carners an to ‘sompasea good nora stander batts ‘or leave rch room for negation Bathraorns an be gute col on, especialy youene naterinthe tus sommake sure the reagis ovand/r your childs wea clothes. They mignt thine t's oddto have no water nthe bath sf they tart ating ua. una Shallow one er themto playin just make sure youhaveasevondadult on hand aut of rame to Proventaccidentsas you" attention wl be tracted by theca, Use watever meats sary toget agile ter, too hacoiateorbery works well as does someone puling faces or playing ith toysthind your veadlor getting eye contact. But abom make sure ey nave fa huey t oathtimeis over Assess the exposure Alot of whiten your ienage may fot be camera into underexpolng {he plctreSetthe comers tospotmeterngstnat ‘han zone forbeter resi, othe expocire ‘oe based on where yu focus treface Use [peru priory mode an ll nade aperture za Va6 tomacmise teint and bar tne Eeckareurd: Usesigle-pot autocad ‘inp the eye closest fo he camera 3 Edt the shots iyive exposed the image el enough ver tle shoul eet be done sihertan bok ediing. Totmerove the cosh sical the mage ayer (Layer>Duplale Layer) Srccuaged ths Sled Mode to Soft ight smal ‘adustrattoLevels (Layer=New Adustmnt ajeroteves), tne adn ofa Highs ier (Flter>Other>Migh Pass sto no mar than fp andaquencropwasallttat wasdene ee MOa NT LG IN og oe erent hehisiograr. a erie eaten rere petro ae tcc Peeper bare ehcp ne eta ers Natural-lightportraits somdcieohotat| Ahem Keepitsimpleanduse daylight pee Daniel Lezanoshows how - witha few littl tricks tomakethe most ofthe daylight - youcan create fantastic lifestyle shotsin your own home. Qe reenothing mare than arrient avllant torte vast majrty of thelr porratsnocts. So, when wehave thet of org Suey days tour cposal, weshould useit fo caplure sore simpie yet elective porrats of fami andirends. Th best thing about shostnglifesveportats'sthatyeucendo vt the aaa ‘Minimumamountofequismant ~ your DSLR or CSC w tna it lene senaugh attauen| musing my cae Favourite opts the hure (and caeap!) Sonn 1/L gers Dustothe unoredetabe nature c dave ligt ads sust asa reflect and adifuser can corneinhondy too. bul aret essai. The ey Vang to mmamberisthat you want to capture lean’ image moter ors trys wean the sleet nthe Setirg as simple as possi. ve oped othe classic com ration of Rawr my subject, Betrany, wear 3 whit op nd ans, and shot her rw on my ciningreor’s mint loaring (=~ ———=a = PRE eS Siar Ay Saet ee ny i Siloetyingonthefeeriwacum ic erare | Diffused daylight WisUonerpame elotecsmped” | Forftring priate shouldbe ded Sueclopenthopaiedessinesctices, | sepeatie ears yew mt aguntng See! iSshoatitom he pai Roweeeiitar'by sinh or hv heighten he nea hah. 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Tis shot esttod, toevena the leh enher face The Hettinger the wal behing bitthe side igrtngeausesherrighsce tobe too dark ‘hist he whole sone to appear alti to cramped ory hig grounds shift Bethany andy rom the pti oe nd Them ye NaturaHlightportraits| SL Fialtnoge Rarer cane eet geste ferdinand ponies ac es ‘allightportraits How toshoot baby portraits ‘Theupsand downs, techniques and tools for photographing those special bundles of joy THEARRIVA special moments if that ay proud oaren ill ante castureand chevsh, Before you kno they vil be walling and nking ond Mose ts rn confinedto memory Babies say small ey shor period mesa ake 3 merit capture the deta ile ey 2 sndiacdl . sandnoss, apertreto sole the deta icudingtne sates n some Ofthese shatsto even sense of by srineing Mur ne baby s foot nthe by alep ove" the pa Shaiyoucan capture coreg Working withbabies Giterent ideas aycibe orebared to change drection at ary moment fo plo, Ultimately sy tne baby's098, Brey arehurery tr treride andthe ruth oftis,youare. 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Tat comes with knowng my equiprert inside Sut having faith nny asistant. being able to work wih the ds and most of all her tre ability to eeamy patience no ater what rapoens, With same shoot, fe bestmages mayne aceral the edt three-hour shoo! Because the secret io takrg areal self ifestye poral ts spontaneity Sndtfinkire onyour fee, ere sno ried and estes way of capturing pret rages tall nthe relationship you build, navinga taro exe and known your Rear inside out YoU work ast So Shick Tousinga cauole of zooms forthe majoniy ofthe sols With experince, you get to mew which allengths you need and whento swap sotnat yeu dont miss 2 shot ALWAYS BEREADY tes wal tat yu rementalty brepaed to capture every opportunity thal presents toe, ‘Ths could be a onder facial cxpresion candid moment ora rcdentl deal hot FARRIGHT: fam photographing abies great tip sto place homina white bath, ts agret wy of using reflected Tight to boos shut speeds. Take the water out, maybe putin 3 ‘woe tel forthe baby ion and hoot aa BELOW: yur subject wars to play, er trent Ulett porta sa ‘bout capturing natural moments eae pe ra Cent cae cra! ae ane es Seen ees ee eee Childportraits | 59 60| Child portraits : Lifestyle casestudy Here, Brett recalls. lifestyle shoot that didn't goto plan, but turned outall the better fort. THOUGHT ID RECOUNT a day outtogive youn es cthow one session worked sovell even whentre wear took tur for ha worse, Waheed 2 fantastic sroot cn thes azove Yorkie. Ple turned un, hactacupo te deri ora walk a seach eu location coat lest we could gue the Shooto ansther cackgrounsit neste, The testi, Moly had plenty Oftime to gat used us nie welooked around, Westortedof shooting Pictures ita shed at the botlamafthe garden. Thelignt nits doorway was pertect andit was agreal pave fo begin. ‘Vie then aida en shots iy te ont dacr ofthe house Frat doors eve you. great ooportunity to bring some colour into your shoot Here, the Slop was used atthe cnid dawn and Kristie, my assist chatted wil 36" oak her mind of things. nother great vay to disract chiens minds toget nem‘ picktfoners-somelimes some ot best ‘moments ae when the xs sretlookngatthe camera and when they trander oft anet her place in fer minds, Far me, satograpey af the atures 60% ay, 30% psychology ane 1086 teenie none Tstartedraiing, Sowa went back ote hause todo a ew shots side CChoosea room where heres sufficient coming threugh 3 window to ‘Stableyou to shoot nanded. You wilfave to nerease your ISO tat least '800 o above o” use mage stallion Tisis wen shorter focal lengths and faster /28 leraes corre to ay Indoors, lend iouse a247TOr'/28L and 3.0m (25 en Onell stooped raring, weaved ie soto headed or armers eld upon tne nil. 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SES yare “hoyshonaline wre whan stecareree hamusuechidvoltualive Sweetie GEivasntinhernihereighe neritbacgramdancelterdotterest!* miedaties 1 o ye 7 Se acy Coenen Me meaer Coenen | 62| Childportraits Family fun onthebeach The secrets tosuccess lie inthe preparation before the shoot and building a rapport with your subjects, says Brett Harkness HRD A GREAT DAY Fleetwood, which ie an hour or sos ue ram my stuconesr Maneater ASL always for ‘ype shoot | nade family cometothe studlotist fora oiled achat siete te ie achanse for thes to meet ‘heard ry wile Kristie, vo asss me anti ype al soc fe tof uy routine the pare llrave a costes oth Ks, whl | go foraquick ander around esha wit the Kis Their caneusnature means fey ene looks around ot allons meta esablista bandwith tem Whe walling ‘cure fae afew shotsol thom which ges ten Usedto the Gamera. 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AS they reach the hele fas thet jump over tangeaptue tier laughing andsrilirg as ey rein mika “There reno set rules, as every child acts dere but ve learned the best waysto manioulatethe atuaton to get the best pictures and tinkthats been Key factor nm suosess althis ype! protograpiy The rost enportant ting sto eel agas ta the pares cael pracice ersaes. lotet peootethink they cantake great pictues oftheirkds sSimoly because they Onn a camara, but isnt that eas). You Ccatjust plone a ad intoa location and get great sts You Fave ols you creatvy ry using oush ines change thebackgrounds and so on You nave to make harstor Yyourselfas apoteyranher and that way youl get the most out Ofyour subject. Take the easy cute and you won't preduce Snything ferent from what ther people are dain, al “opts eases to ‘Vel thewasto aspotby having. {he parents nthe Iramesna takings family porta Left:Hovinga child Imshade bt bocklt bythe sun s raat for lghing hal. Below: Shoot toddlers exploring the location and dont worry | {hey no ooking althecamers Parents lve these 54| Childportraits Lifestyle inspiration Toconclude Brett's inspirational guide to kids’ lifestyle portraits, he provides an insight intothe techniques behind some ofhis recent shoots IF THE WINTER ISroliagin, you mut organise you iestyle shoot carlerintne cay ie Make sre tat ve hid are well wrapped and scarves areagreat way toframe faces and bring some colour inate shoot. Blow te vids toc ‘ou Irytosit them down tas erly oe at hen they wl be of it vem doer too late and they wil ese terest Taming is essential eather stim constarily charge ooo them irtrestedang ge yOu Props intothe shoot cana ning ltean on Using the shoot reling They mean aot tothe one lays levee iciude them the shoo Hsousre really str ust Gort want togoout Some goad indoor shots and 0 ne betroomand open all hecurtars. alo ve roaras possble Clear yar eter: ak the bed! 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Caroline Wilkinson: The sirlelines and Shapes ofa siounle ae nat mawesthem Soaopealing tut assepleas te images are D andihstachniqusmmay seem getting dean Ikistacae than youmignt think. Asie trom the ighlirg andexcosure, as you restr opr thesubject of character and features, te geometry of fe pose and buline creates has tobe spot an to crealeary vu interest. Profile poses area good place to start as ey Canacsanluate carves Sut alsa lookor naystostop your subject looking too state, uen as adding moverent andusing dare shapes ogra props. Fnaly ask your subject to wear lack clothing fndrereribes you dort have asta you can soph) the same pine plas by stocking against lage window! nodes sult Settings & technique Set your camera ta manual Towast SO rating, Auto Write Bsance ‘and:mage quay a Rawe JPEG. You need to salin your camera's flash sync ‘Saeed (rary exes hats 250200) S anaperueat er ‘hares, Ack your subject stand Soule of feet Infrontothe backarentor lest shot. if eye thumiroted. 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We show you the basics, from poses and lighting to all the equipment you need. WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE between an erotic imageanda tie art rude? Diverse tases, leranoes and appreciation fo the ale formalctate te anemer otis quest on ait being 20 subjective means photographing intra images of womer ear be bah Challenging ad coritoversia. We nope, rough et ths gue shows ye Nan to ‘create artistic portals that ead thal ine betwen tastful and tacky Pholograchs of semi fullynaked women should bea coleaion of beauty and {eometry, string an aporectlonin the rewerrather tina senval eachion Fine-art sore proaucedtoraesteti or Conteptual reasons rater tan uty and dpewg this can ioe your agen he eacton of he viewer ply st role nthe success ofa fine-art ud, so ravirea ler idea of what yeu wart 2 achieve and eet tom trevlewer rom the Sta rokes easier o got. 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This gives youthe basis t tart vi, now gored andy some of cur ightrg setups, Good lac Pere ee ee Por arse Ta Feira cea Pager Pie Pereira errr Paes ene ees ra etary Sear Bee eae ernest Peon met eet Perrin Thefemaleform | 9 Lighting modifiers Softbox: Typically shaped lke rectangle oF octagon, a softbox Provides soft ight that \wraps around the subject. replicating ihe qualtos of natural window ight butoffering more convo. The bigger the softhox, the larger the leh. Source, gvingless contrast and Smoother tones. Beauty dish: A large dish-shoped modifier that a Feflets ight rom the flash ead on tthe ‘subject. Available in white o sver finches - werecommend white for 3 soft crisp light. ‘Striplight: Atal narrow softhos that creates. oft but defined highlight t works wollasa rim ight ‘and when you need torestret the Talat of ight onto a backdrop. ‘Smoot: Itattaches to 3 flashhead’ssiver dish to restrict the spl fight Into rarrw beam, Barndoors: Another modifier that shapes the ‘pl of ight bara doors Rave four panels of metal thatean be moved t control the team flight esricting itt areas of the boo. Honeycomb grids ‘Works by concentrating thelisheso that only the ‘centre bear reaches the ‘subject with a smooth fall-off atthe edges I'sa similar but more ficient ‘oiifier than the snoo, which can waste alot of ight but often alot less expensive. Thre ae alsa soft sridsavalable that can be attached lightbroles produce is very similar to asoltbox, Butthey are ruich more portable making them ideal or Drrlecation shoots. Arlt acts like ‘large refiector. delivering a wie ndsoft spread of ight Reactive tmbrellas come in opaque. white, Silver and god fnishes fr varying light tensiies. There are also shoot through transparent belies that ese the ash output Reflectors: Ableto bounce and airect ight as main lghtsouree or te flim shadows, reflector isan invaluable accessory. Avalable invarius sizes, styles and colours ~ od, silver and white, with varying combinations ofall vee. The ist bounced off gold reflector is warm ‘and song, asiver'sis cool and harsh, and white reflectors produce subi and softer results. Some have black ide too, for shielding ght Ifyou get the sae ih ir camers there ‘Shouldbe very ite to dom pac production However unless you'e opti arew ish foransteressone theres sme bac but heel edingtobe done. 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