What is the 85mm Lens Good For? The Ultimate Portrait Lens
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What is the 85mm Lens Good For? The Ultimate Portrait Lens

If I had to start photography all over again, and choose only one lens, that offers the perfect balance between quality and budget, there is no doubt that I would choose the 85mm prime lens. And in particular, the 85mm f1.8. In this article, let’s try and understand why this is the ultimate lens for…

How to Improve Portrait Photography by Filling the Frame

How to Improve Portrait Photography by Filling the Frame

In this video we will learn the concept of filling the frame which can help us in improving our portrait photos. Filling the frame is an important concept in portrait photography because it helps in two things – Making the subject look more emphatic and increasing the blur in the background. Here’s the video: This…

How to Improve Portrait Photography – Using a Prime Lens and Lens Hood

How to Improve Portrait Photography – Using a Prime Lens and Lens Hood

In this video we will be learning how to improve our portraits by using a Prime Lens and a Lens Hood. A Prime Lens allows you to use a wider aperture, thereby resulting in a shallow depth of field, which is great for achieving a blurred background. The use of a lens hood increases the…

How to Blur the Background in Portraits – 3 Things to do

How to Blur the Background in Portraits – 3 Things to do

In this video we will be learning how to blur the background when shooting portraits. We will be learning about three important factors that go into effectively blurring the background. If you don’t pay attention to all these factors, then even with a fast lens, which allows the usage of a wider aperture like f1.8,…

Bounce Flash Photography Tutorial and Its Importance
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Bounce Flash Photography Tutorial and Its Importance

In this video we will be learning the art of bounce flash photography by pointing our off-camera flash to bounce off the ceilings and walls in an indoor setting. You will realize that when you bounce the flash, it creates a really soft light and the subject looks much more flattering as harsh shadows and…

Using Off-Camera Flash for Outdoor Portraits
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Using Off-Camera Flash for Outdoor Portraits

In this video I’ll be showing you how to use an off-camera flash to shoot outdoor portraits. I will be using different settings to balance the ambient light and flash exposure, which will result in different types of dramatic looking shots. Here is the video: This video is from our Off-Camera Flash for Beginners Course,…

I did 3 portrait shoots in a day (thanks to Retouching AI software)
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I did 3 portrait shoots in a day (thanks to Retouching AI software)

Note – This was an email sent to our subscribers (buyers of our online courses) on Monday, 18th December, 2023. Hi, How are you doing this Monday morning? Recently, I wanted to test how far AI can help me. Usually, I do only one shoot in a day in my studio because I need to…