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Photographing People: A Basic Guide

Technique

by Seth Lutnick | August 8, 2006

Tags: portrait, photographing people, lighting, posing

Photographing people can be intimidating. Lighting, posing, which lens to use, where to do it, are all parts of the equation. This basic guide shows gives you a step by step process for creating natural, beautiful pictures of real people. Read more»

Portraiture - Soft Focus (Part 1)

Image Manipulation

by Eric R. Jeschke | August 18, 2003

Tags: Photoshop, digital, soft, focus, portrait, blemishes, skin, glamour

Portrait photographers sometimes employ special "soft" lenses to impart a glowing, flattering and "dreamy" feel to their subjects. Learn how to simulate this effect digitally. Read more»

Portraiture - Cosmetic Retouching (Part 2)

Image Manipulation

by Eric R. Jeschke | August 18, 2003

Tags: Photoshop, digital, soft, focus, portrait, blemishes, skin, glamour

Learn how to effectively retouch images to enhance skin tone, remove blemishes and wrinkles, whiten teeth, etc. Read more»

Simple Vignetting

Image Manipulation

by Eric R. Jeschke | August 18, 2003

Tags: Photoshop, digital, vignetting, portrait, lighting

Although lens vignetting of the unintentional variety is usually unwanted, vignetting can also be used intentionally to create a sort of "spotlight" effect that, if done subtly, draws the viewers eye to the subject of the photograph. It is particularly well suited to portraits. Read more»