April 19, 2022
Get better adventure, wildlife and portrait photographs whilst travelling
Claire Gillo speaks to three renowned travel photographers for their advice and insights – helping you to take better adventure, wildlife and portrait images
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Portrait photography
Tips and techniques on portrait photography, including how to shoot great portrait photographs, how to light portraits, and everything else you might need to know about shooting great portrait images.
What camera gear do I need for portrait photography?
Best kit for portrait photography: have a look at the best cameras for portraits, as well as the best lenses for portraits, or for those on a budget have a look at the best budget lenses for portraits. You could also have a look at our guide to the best 50mm lenses, aka the “Nifty Fifty”, and if you’ve already got one, then you should be good to start shooting!
How do I get started with portrait photography?
You can have a look at our regularly updated latest articles listed below, which are all completely free, as well as these articles which are a great place to start:
Complete guide to portrait photography, Portrait tips from the professionals, How to shoot portraits at home, Shoot portraits on a smartphone, Do’s and Don’ts for working with models, Top fine art portrait tips.
Once you’ve taken your shots, you’ll want to think about editing your photos, so make sure you have the best photo editing software!
Happy with your portrait photos? Enter our Amateur Photographer of the Year competition for the chance to win great prizes! Plus, see more competitions here.
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March 16, 2022
Top tips for black and white portrait photography
Monochrome strips back distractions and reveals so much about a person. Three black and white portrait photographers share their tips
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March 8, 2022
Casey Orr Saturday Girl: bold portraits exploring identity
Casey Orr has travelled around the UK meeting and photographing ‘Saturday Girls’ in a bid to discover what it is that unites and divides us.
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March 8, 2022
Sam Nash – Constant Perfection with Rotolight
Sam Nash lets us know why lighting is the most important part of what he does, and why he chooses to use Rotolight for his photography.
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November 23, 2021
Rankin “emotional” about Performance exhibition
Top portrait photographer Rankin discusses his experiences shooting Performance, a love letter to London's theatreland
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November 12, 2021
Photographer shoots COP26 negotiators via Zoom
The COP26 conference in Glasgow will be hugely consequential for us all. Fran Monks describes her project to shoot some key negotiators... via Zoom
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November 3, 2021
Barbara Farkas: highlighting environmental issues through self-portraiture
We share images from Barbara Farkas's series 'Faces', highlighting environmental issues and awarded third place in the EISA Maestro 2021 photo contest
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October 31, 2021
Halloween portraits with UK Shooters
Jessica Miller goes along to the biggest UK Shooters photography meet-up of the year: Halloween.
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October 11, 2021
Pauline Petit’s surreal portraits
Pauline Petit tells us about her graphic black & white portraits, awarded second place & public's choice in the EISA Maestro 2021 contest
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October 10, 2021
Capturing the real people behind mental health struggles
Wedding and portrait photographer Alex Benyon has undertaken a major project to take portraits of people with mental health issues. We find out more about his motivations and goals
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August 11, 2021
Celebrating the ‘revolutionary’ Picture Post
Not only did Picture Post expertly document British society after the war, it helped to change it for the better - as well as ushering in a new era of popular photojournalism, using the latest…
