PortraitPhotography.org: light boxes

Portrait photography is usually all about making someone look better than they actually look. In rare instances people want to bring out a trait that is strong and defines them like a wrinkled old man to show the years of weathering. But generally a portrait is supposed to make people look great. Look at a painting by some of the old masters. They generally are smooth and show little to no skin imperfections. That is because people even back them wanted a painting to show them looking great. Portrait photography is an extension of that thought process. So if you are a starting photographer or even...

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When you are doing portrait photography there are a lot of variables. Some of them you have control over and some of them you do not. You need to learn which ones these are and figure out how to change the ones that you can and then how to live with the ones that you can not. It is a fine line and a balancing act but certainly something that you can do as long as you know what is happening and has an action plan for the various variables that you will encounter. Size Really Does Matter In some things you will find that the size really is more important than in others. This is a rule...

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