This is where we start in photography

HIERARCHY

COMMERCIAL
MODEL PHOTOGRAPHY
STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHY
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out door portraiture
out door animate
out door inanimate
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indoor portraiture
indoor animate
indoor inanimate

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What is Portrait?

• show `d character of the person
• not still life in human form

Tips on GOOD PORTRAIT

• daring approach to the subject
• forget the rule of third
  
• go closer to take the detail
• go for candid shoot- zoom in, crop in tighter

Tell the story of the subject

• ex. take the horse trainer with a horse
• refer his work and his life
• creating `d mood and emotion

Lens- portrait lens

• 18mm will be distorted (funny portrait)
• 50mm, 85mm, 105mm (prime lens)
• Zoom? move your leg

Posing

• be swift / quick get the moment
• how they put their hand
• protrude more
• tilted camera
• try to not take girls arm, try to help them hide it
• eye higher than the camera- to show snobbish
• stare down- picking up fight
• finger spread- elegant
  
• wear sunglass/clip on hair- look sexier
• in addition- photographer not only take photo, also have to know help the model pose as well

Perfect picture with perfect lens

• always know what you want to shoot, and use the lens that you need
  
• know usage of `d lens
• basic lens- wide, standard, telephoto