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7 Posing Tips for Curvy Women That Will Boost Their Confidence

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Here’s what I believe: Every woman is gorgeous. Every woman deserves to be photographed in the best light. Every body type is different, which means poses should be experimented with. Before you photograph a curvy woman – whether it’s yourself, a close friend, or someone you barely know – you should familiarise yourself with a variety of poses and approaches. Make Sure She Knows That It’s Okay to Fail Before you even pick up your camera, let your model know that the first few photos won’t look that great because that’s just how photo shoots work. A few minutes of nervous laughter, awkwardness, and mistakes are more than normal. Even professional models need to get used to new photographers to truly feel like themselves in front of the camera. Hands on Hips This is a classic pose that works for almost all body types. Have your model put her hand on her hip. A pose like this will force your model to straighten her back, which will naturally make her feel m...

9 Tips For Holiday Season Photography

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Holidays are great times for getting pictures of family and friends. Everyone is together, and normally having a good time; it is people at their best. It’s also important from a historical perspective. You might be tempted to skip taking the camera, but think about how many times you’ve looked back on old photos of family and friends. For better or worse, those pictures mark the progression of your life. I’ve never looked back on any family event or place I’ve visited and wished I’d spent less time taking pictures—it’s almost always the opposite. So take the camera. Here are a few tips for getting the most out of your holiday pictures, whether you have an inexpensive point-and-shoot or the finest DSLR on the market. 1. CONTROL CAMERA SHAKE When you can, brace yourself against a wall, a chair, or something sturdy to give yourself a little extra stability, particularly when shooting indoors. This is a bigger problem with small cameras using an LCD screen at arm’s length t...

How To Capture Great Winter Portraits: Beginners Edition

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In a previous article, we spoke a bit about how you can prepare yourself to carry out winter photography and pretty much not end up like a popsicle of have your camera destroyed by the elements. However, in this article, we will be discussing a step further as we dive into how you can create some amazing portraits in the winter that will make your viewers think its summer because of how hot the image is. That was probably a bad joke but without dragging this intro out any longer, let us begin. 1. Lens The first thing you need to consider before going outside to shoot is which lens to use. This is usually an easy process for me cause my go-to lens when it comes to portraits is the Canon 50mm f/1.4. It’s a beast when it comes to low light photography as well as capturing some pretty amazing portraits shots. My favorite thing about capturing portraits outdoors in the winter is that awesome evenly blurred background you get with all the snow in the back of your frame. If I, ...

5 Ways to Light Your Christmas Tree Portraits This Festive Season

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You want to snap a picture of the kids around the Christmas tree. But after finally getting a photo where they’re all looking happy, you’re disappointed with how it turns out. In this scene both the tree and the people are nicely illuminated. Why is it so dim? Where’s the  ambiance ? Why can’t I capture what I’m seeing with my eye? The classic Christmas tree portrait can be problematic. And many of those problems have to do with light. So today I’m going to walk you through the five major lighting solutions for better Christmas tree portraits. I want you to be able to set up a quick shot in front of the tree and have it turn out well.  And to do that you need to light the people in the photo without ruining the mood of the Christmas tree lights. Nighttime vs Daytime Tree Photos There’s a big difference between taking a Christmas tree portrait at night and taking one during the day. What’s the difference? Light. During the day you can make use of natural window l...