• Self Portraiture
• Picturing Emotion
• Planning Your Portrait
• Photography Tutor
  • Composition
  • Close-up
  • Wide
  • Angle
  • Background
  • Lighting
  • Lighting - Direction
  • Lighting - Front light
  • Lighting - Side Light
  • Lighting - Backlight
  • Lighting - Above
  • Lighting - Below
  • Lighting Quality
  • Lighting - Soft Light
  • Lighting - Hard Light
  • Lighting - Colour
  • Lighting - Light sources
  • Posing
  • Posing - Eye Contact - Looking directly at the camera
  • Posing - Eye contact - Looking off camera
  • Posing - Eye contact - Looking within the frame
  • Posing - Facial Expression
  • Posing - Posture
  • Posing - Shoulders
  • Posing - Head
  • Posing - Hands
  • Posing - Props
• Reviewing your work
• Practical Portraiture Video
• Unspoken Gallery Examples
• Glossary

Composition

“What I look for in pictures I take: eyes, hands, head tilt, body language, background and use of space.”

Caroline Mueller

Format

Remember to shoot in both ‘landscape’ (when the camera is held horizontally) and ‘portrait’ (when the camera is held vertically) to add variety to your work. You could also try tilting your camera at a dramatic angle to create strong diagonals in the frame. Diagonals can create a sense of energy, movement and drama.

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