Tips and Tricks To Take The Picture

• Experiment with photo editing and make the most of your photos using Photoshop
• Match the textures in the person’s face with the background
• Frame the subject, for example through a window, a box, etc…
• Break all rules of composition
• Overexpose/underexpose the subject
• Take portraits candidly without the awareness of the person being photographed
• Posing: experiment with having the subject pose in engaging positions
• Capture what’s different about the subject, don’t go for the obvious
• Use shadows and reflections as your subjects or to complement them
• Experiment with macro photography
• Crop your photos to isolate unique aspects of your photos
• Blurred images can make great portraits as they symbolize movement
• Place subjects in unfamilar situations or places and get them out of their comfort zone
• Use props to create interactivity
• Obscure or highlight a part of their body
• Control the light
• Have the subject look off the camera or look inside the actual photo
• Experiment with different lenses and filters
• You’ve heard it before, but it never hurts…. ‘Think outside the box’