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Photographing People: A Basic Guide
by Seth Lutnick  |  August 8, 2006
  Technique
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)
by Eric R. Jeschke  |  August 18, 2003
  Image Manipulation
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)
by Eric R. Jeschke  |  August 18, 2003
  Image Manipulation
Learn how to effectively retouch images to enhance skin tone, remove blemishes and wrinkles, whiten teeth, etc. Read more»
Simple Vignetting
by Eric R. Jeschke  |  August 18, 2003
  Image Manipulation
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»


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