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How Camera Angle Affects the Body Shape. Jay P. Morgan takes us out to the Bonneville Salt flats in Utah to teach us how camera angle affects body shape. Shooting with a 50mm and 24mm lens, Jay takes us through various heights and shows us the outcome from each level. Another good lesson to learn from this video is the Salt Flats are under water in March. You can see in the video the water is around 6 to 8 inches deep and Jay’s crew is working in rain boots. Related Studio Lighting for Cars A few weeks ago, I flew to Los Angeles to shoot a commercial project for Mitsubishi. In "Automotive" Photo Inspiration Project: Fun With Abstract Macro Guest writer, Patrick Gensel is a photographer from Northeast PA with a passion for travel and adventure. In "Guest Writer" How to do levitation photography. How to Take Great Group Photos.

In this post we want to give you 12 tips for taking great group photos. One of the most common types of digital photographs is the ‘group photo‘. They happen everywhere from weddings, to camps, to parties, to sporting teams, to school etc. There must be thousands of group photos taken each day around the world – however unfortunately many of the group photos that I see in my friendship group and on Flickr would leave their photographers disappointed with the results for a variety of reasons. Common group photo mistakes and problems include: one or more subjects always seem to be looking away or in different directions (ie at different photographers)subjects blinking (there’s always one)someone being missing from the photodifferent moods in the group (some smiling, some serious, some playing up to the camera etc)the group being too far away or not all fitting into the shot 1.

Prepare 2. The place that you have your group stand is important to group shots for a number of reasons. 3. 4. 5. 6. Imagine that | Author Archives. Perspective — Add Dimension And Interest To A Composition With The Point Of View. Perspective portrays your unique viewpoint in the photograph. It enables you to convey your creative outlook; by portraying things around you with a difference. In addition perspective helps depict depth which is usually missing from the 2-dimensional photo-plane. Perspective makes a difference to the composition by adding the missing third-dimension and creating extra interest.

It makes the photograph interesting and draws viewer’s attention towards the dynamics of the subject. Adding your perspective to the composition weaves a story around the captured scene; elaborating your unique style of observing and photographing. Employing creative perspectives helps you groom your creative art of photography. Including Foreground elementsForeground elements help in gaining the sense of perspective. Perspective In A Landscape ShotNatural FramingNatural framing is an effective way of putting forth your unique viewpoint of the subject. 7 Killer Portrait Posing Tips (by Dustin Olsen) It is no secret that portrait photography is a big money maker in this industry, but it’s going to take more than just a nice camera to get our clients looking good in front of the camera!

These posing tips are to enhance the ideas we already have… But before the article, I want to invite you to join the Improve Photography community on our Facebook fan page. We and the awesome members of the community answer EVERY SINGLE PHOTOGRAPHY QUESTION that our readers post there. #7: 2/3rds Turn Ever wonder why people gain 10 pounds in the camera? It’s because we cut out their entire environment around them; forcing our client to take up more room in the frame. Instead of having our client face square to the camera, we need them to do a 2/3 turn away from the camera. . #6: Texture Lighting When working with our clients and the lighting, we will want to position them so that the light goes across them instead of at them. . #5: No Hands #4: Chin Down #3: Diagonal Lines #2: Shift Weight.