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Here’s Some Tips on Posing on Seamless Paper
Portrait posing is part art and part craft. How to pose portrait subjects is an art because it combines reality with what you and your model can accomplish on any given day. But posing a portrait subject against a solid color seamless paper background is the ultimate test of your ability to make something from nothing.
Monochrome Monday: Infrared Photography at Zion National Park
I’ve said it before but I’ll say it again: I have captured infrared images all over this country and even in Mexico but by far the best place I’ve found to make infrared images in the United States is Zion National Park.
Shooting With a Soft Focus Lens
One of my favorite lenses for portraiture is Canon’s EF 135mm f/2.8 SF that has, sadly, been discontinued but I’m sure they made many of them so if you’re interested you can pick a nice used one up.
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At a time when everybody who writes a blog is an expert, I’ve have been writing about photography, cameras and studio lighting since 1981 and digital photography since 1989. I’m passionate about photography and if you would like to get some additional photo tips from all that experience…