16 Inspirational Portrait Photography Techniques

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	16 Inspirational Portrait Photography Techniques
swampfoxz
1-3-2008 3:42 AM
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clipped for my amateur photographer friends
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1-4-2008 8:31 AM
Eladora
ahhh!
1-4-2008 11:21 PM
jonhatespigeons
Brilliant stuff, though I have to disagree with number 4. It is not under-exposed, the exposure is correct, but its an image with mainly dark tones.

Well, that s my opinion anyway...
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PHOTOSHOP</H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.epicedits.com/2007/12/10/16-inspirational-portrait-photography-techniques/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/blog.epicedits.com/img/6C55069F-F08C-4466-81D0-059C4F3078C7" alt="147 of 365 - just dandy" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.epicedits.com/2007/12/10/16-inspirational-portrait-photography-techniques/"><H3>2. TEXTURE</H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.epicedits.com/2007/12/10/16-inspirational-portrait-photography-techniques/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/blog.epicedits.com/img/EFE8B03F-312E-4606-A5B5-7FFF93BA0F53" alt="Beautiful old lady from Darap(Sikkim) village" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.epicedits.com/2007/12/10/16-inspirational-portrait-photography-techniques/"><H3>3. OVEREXPOSE</H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.epicedits.com/2007/12/10/16-inspirational-portrait-photography-techniques/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/blog.epicedits.com/img/BAD4D89F-C84C-4857-9941-0C7430C0F2EE" alt="Fly" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.epicedits.com/2007/12/10/16-inspirational-portrait-photography-techniques/"><H3>4. UNDEREXPOSE</H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.epicedits.com/2007/12/10/16-inspirational-portrait-photography-techniques/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/blog.epicedits.com/img/C63F92FC-DF82-4FE7-A147-C5C223679830" alt="Era nata racchiusa in un raggio di sole" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.epicedits.com/2007/12/10/16-inspirational-portrait-photography-techniques/"><H3>5. BACK-LIGHT</H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.epicedits.com/2007/12/10/16-inspirational-portrait-photography-techniques/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/blog.epicedits.com/img/98C81249-DD1F-4B61-8A50-9AB5EEA3C952" alt="In her own place" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.epicedits.com/2007/12/10/16-inspirational-portrait-photography-techniques/"><H3>6. POSING</H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.epicedits.com/2007/12/10/16-inspirational-portrait-photography-techniques/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/blog.epicedits.com/img/A81CA1E0-717F-4B43-80DC-615F9449E0B4" alt="The Awful Truth, Day 4: Could Be Working Harder" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.epicedits.com/2007/12/10/16-inspirational-portrait-photography-techniques/"><H3>7. CULTURE</H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.epicedits.com/2007/12/10/16-inspirational-portrait-photography-techniques/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/blog.epicedits.com/img/406C4A90-B14E-4E08-B3EC-4AA0A43BD612" alt="My friend Babu" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.epicedits.com/2007/12/10/16-inspirational-portrait-photography-techniques/"><H3>8. REFLECTIONS</H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.epicedits.com/2007/12/10/16-inspirational-portrait-photography-techniques/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/blog.epicedits.com/img/AF8FA07A-2B92-421C-99E6-132A9958633A" alt="Soul Searching" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.epicedits.com/2007/12/10/16-inspirational-portrait-photography-techniques/"><H3>9. SHADOWS</H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.epicedits.com/2007/12/10/16-inspirational-portrait-photography-techniques/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/blog.epicedits.com/img/DD4E8D78-EA3C-4E9D-A5E7-E6C7CB4F492D" alt="Lucha Libre" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.epicedits.com/2007/12/10/16-inspirational-portrait-photography-techniques/"><H3>10. GET CLOSE</H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.epicedits.com/2007/12/10/16-inspirational-portrait-photography-techniques/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/blog.epicedits.com/img/BBE18D5D-0963-488C-8CD1-4B81368A1846" alt="[firsts] thirty-something" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.epicedits.com/2007/12/10/16-inspirational-portrait-photography-techniques/"><H3>11. (UN)FOCUS</H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.epicedits.com/2007/12/10/16-inspirational-portrait-photography-techniques/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/blog.epicedits.com/img/BB44908B-FC02-4D91-A110-E46012B8AA58" alt="tables were being laid outside" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.epicedits.com/2007/12/10/16-inspirational-portrait-photography-techniques/"><H3>12. MOVEMENT</H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.epicedits.com/2007/12/10/16-inspirational-portrait-photography-techniques/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/blog.epicedits.com/img/3E6C387C-512B-4272-846D-8DC93A86F7AA" alt="Sing It Back" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.epicedits.com/2007/12/10/16-inspirational-portrait-photography-techniques/"><H3>13. CAPTURE THE MOMENT</H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.epicedits.com/2007/12/10/16-inspirational-portrait-photography-techniques/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/blog.epicedits.com/img/A7B27EB2-2A0B-4B15-9524-7173A54EACD3" alt="Clave Alta" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.epicedits.com/2007/12/10/16-inspirational-portrait-photography-techniques/"><H3>14. COLORS</H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.epicedits.com/2007/12/10/16-inspirational-portrait-photography-techniques/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/blog.epicedits.com/img/D0761C18-F320-4B0D-BFB4-EB3346475723" alt="flip0038" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.epicedits.com/2007/12/10/16-inspirational-portrait-photography-techniques/"><H3>15. GET SERIOUS</H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.epicedits.com/2007/12/10/16-inspirational-portrait-photography-techniques/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/blog.epicedits.com/img/52EFF7D0-0086-4DD9-9DC1-6422B1672F2B" alt="Construction Worker Potrait" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.epicedits.com/2007/12/10/16-inspirational-portrait-photography-techniques/"><H3>16. PROPS</H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.epicedits.com/2007/12/10/16-inspirational-portrait-photography-techniques/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/blog.epicedits.com/img/6528EE17-9BC1-4623-853F-1662885C5AE3" alt="Bain" /></div></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/3801A8CD-696C-4C38-ADA1-C86D443D160A/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>
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