Digital Cameras and Portrait Photography

[Susie Chandler]

We all enjoy snapping away with our digital cameras and more often
than not we will be taking portraits of friends and partners.
Unfortunately, although portraits or head and shoulders photos sound
easy enough to take, quite often the results are less than great.
Many of us do not know the basics of portrait photography, so our
pictures appear with head shots cropped and the photo centering on an
elbow.
If you want to avoid these photographic disasters the best thing to do
is to learn the basics of portrait photography.
Cropped head shots can be avoided by using your digital cameras LCD
screen. Ensure that everything you want to shoot is centered on your
digital cameras LCD screen. Ensure everything you want to capture is
centered in the screen as the photo produced will be exactly as you
see it in the LCD screen.
Unless you are trying to take a professional style close up portrait
don't worry about the background. In fact you should use the
background to produce a really interesting shot. Now, I'm sure the
person whose portrait you are taking is very interesting in their own
right, but by allowing the background to add context to the shot the
photograph will be enhanced and will really tell a tale about that
person and their environment.
Don't worry about 'posing' your portraits as off the cuff or spur of
the moment photographs can be the best. If that doesn't work out, you
can erase the shot and try again. Just delete the picture and move on.
One of the best tips in taking portraits, either posed or spontaneous
shots, is to ensure that you fill the frame and use every available
bit of space. You should also try and fill the frame with something
that will add to the quality of the portrait.
Another basic factor to consider when taking your portraits is the
lighting. Many people photograph outdoors so lighting is not such a
big issue.
But, if you are taking the photos indoors than there some things you
need to think about. Natural light can be handy in helping bring some
shadow into the picture. Be careful though, if the light is too bright
the shadows will too strong though, if the portrait is a posed one,
you could use white card to reflect the shadows.
Finally, when taking a portrait remember to focus on the eyes as they
are a persons most important, and revealing, feature.

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