6 Composition Tips for Portraits

[JamesScott86]

Here are six tips that are guaranteed to land you some impressive portraits.

http://www.photographytalk.com/photo...-for-portraits

[Donald]

James

Unfortunately this post looks like nothing other than an attempt to promote a blog. Not sure if this is your own one or not.

The thing is that the the content will, for the vast majority on here, be rather simplistic. Great portraiture is about much, much more than what is listed on that blog.

If you have questions or comments to go along with the link to the blog, then fine. But to just post the link without any explanatory commentary or context, is perhaps not parti8cularly helpful for members on here.

[Shadowman]

Interesting video on the use of a 50mm lens for portraiture. I've often wondered what inspires someone (amateurs) to post instructional videos on subjects that have been either covered numerous times. I've seen some tutorials, which sometimes contain useful information; ripped apart because the viewer didn't like the presenter's personality, voice, or merely felt the presenter rambled before getting to the gist of the tutorial.

[Shadowman]

Actually the more I view the video, the more I think this is a comedy bit.

Tip #4, cluttered backgrounds and subjects popping out.

[Mark von Kanel]

Actually the more I view the video, the more I think this is a comedy bit.

Tip #4, cluttered backgrounds and subjects popping out.

Hilarious!

[arith]

I would use a 100mm focal length on 35mm, at least a couple of flash and reflector, that first pic of the model in the video just looks very wrong.

There is in fact a tutorial run by an expert on this site, can't exactly remember where but I'm sure somebody knows.

[Dave Humphries]

There is in fact a tutorial run by an expert on this site, can't exactly remember where but I'm sure somebody knows.

Hi Steve,

Perhaps you are thinking of the 9 threads linked from this:

School of Portraiture - Links to Lessons 1 through 8

Cheers, Dave

[rpcrowe]

I clicked on the 6 Composition Tips link but it just took too long to load...

[Shadowman]

I clicked on the 6 Composition Tips link but it just took too long to load...

The text is very short, I think this link might bring up the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UII1P2iTF4

[flashback]

Here are six tips that are guaranteed to land you some impressive portraits.

http://www.photographytalk.com/photo...-for-portraits

This is the same link that was being posted by another member, who would use one of 3 or 4 canned comments (the same comments this person is using) on threads over a couple of days, after which he would then post a comment with the same link. A few people thought I was being unfair, until I pointed out all that person's posts, comments and same link every time.
I'm just sayin....spammer.