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PEOPLE AND PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS

• Get close to your subject, the closer you are, the larger your subject will be, and the better the picture will come out. 

• Choose a nice setting, anywhere that a person regularly would be, such as their house, workplace, neighborhood, school, streets, etc. Don’t get too carried away with showing everything in the setting though, keep a nice balance between subject and background.

• Avoid being obstructive, this will make any candid shots come out nicely as the subject will seem more unaware of the picture.

• Find something interesting for you to take pictures of, wait there for the rest of your background to come together and make the picture really come alive, and be interesting.

• If you’re using a long lens, stand a far ways away and take your picture.

• Predict what’s going to happen, and then you can take the picture of what you want, before it actually happens.

• Be ready to take your picture in advance, if you mess with your lens and shutter speed as you take the picture, you may miss your opportunity.

• Engage your subject by being friendly; being shy won’t let you take a picture of your subject.

• Explore other cultures, don’t just take pictures of your friends, include other cultures as well.

• Take a moment to let your subject express their character, take this while their adjusting themselves for picture.

• An environmental portrait can capture a person and what they do with their lives every day.