Portraits

Agoodportraitisatreasurethatcapturesandconveysaperson'sspirit.Itcanbecandid-snappedonanimpulseinonehundredthofasecond-ortheresultofacomplexsetupandafullday'swork.Thepicturecanshowthefullfaceorfocusonaneye,expressivehands,engagingsmile,orout-of-focusturnofthehead.And,what'sparticularlywonderfulforphotographers,eventhesimplestcameracandothetrick.Seewhat'spossibleinaseriesofremarkableportraits—bothartisticandcommercial—allwithshorttextsontheircomposition,hintsonusingcolor,andtipsontechniquesthathelpyoutakeanunforgettablephoto.Arrangeflatteringandmood-enhancinglighting,discovernew...