How to take a Portrait Photograph

How to take a portrait photograph

How to take a portrait photograph, a few hints for you in taking your photo and the first thing to do is to place your subject in appropriate lighting, lighting which isn't too strong is preferred if you are wanting a portrait drawn

or painted from it. So place your subject in front of a window although not too close, the further the subject is away from the window the less light on the subject so trial and error is a must here. In this example the subject has her hair over one eye and you may or may not like this in your photo.

Make sure the settings on your camera are set right and setting it to automatic would be fine. Here there is no hair in her eyes which personally I like better and her eyes are looking directly at the camera which is another plus. Notice in both photographs subtle shadows to the left of her face and a lot lighter areas at this side of her face which will bring this side out to us more. Shadows in the hair and neck are also what is good about these photos as shadows make a person more three dimensional and give variety of tone.

Taken from a different angle and slightly above the subject which is perfectly fine and all three photos here are what you call taken in a three quarter view. A three quarter view here means that if you can run an imaginary line down the center of her nose and down to the center of her chin then there is three quarters of her face nearest us that is showing and the other quarter is to the left side of her nose.

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