chrismitchell Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Maybe a few people will give me ideas on things to read about taking better portraits. Street photography, not studio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
httpwww.photo.netbarry Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 If you can find Brad Evans in San Francisco, he is great at taking "Street Portraits" There's an article about him where you can see some of his work. His website City Snaps doesn't seem to be around any more and there is another photographer named Brad Evans in San Francisco with a website, but isn't the Brad I'm talking about. I've gone shooting with Brad a couple times and he's a great guy and super knowledgeable about photography. His general technique is to greet people on the street and chat them up. He's really interested in people, he then asks to take their photo and positions for good light background and framing. He did projects where he spent lots of time in areas in SF. One such is about the Tenderloin in SF. Do a Google on Brad Evans "the Tenderloin" photos and you'll see several photos. He makes small prints of his portraits and carries them with him so he can give people a copy if he meets them again and also to show he kind of work he's doing to prospective subjects. This the article I cited above: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2013/01/22/more-than-photography-a-mini-documentary-on-sf-street-photographers-brad-evans-and-travis-jensen/ Brad was a p.net regular back in the day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjoseph7 Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 The book by Bryan Peterson's "Beyond Portaiture" is filled with the type of portaits you are interested in. In my opinion, if you can shoot studio portraits, then you should do fine with street portaits as long as you use the sun as the main light(or over power it with flash). If its clousy, then you don't have to worry about the lighting since the light will be naturally diffused and even. This is why most outdoor portrait photographers love cloudy days ! A major difference with street photography is that you really can't direct the subject(s) on how to pose, so good composition and timing is essential. Another important factor is getting people you don't know, to relax in front of the camera. This is not always easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCL Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 You Tuber Matt Osborne (mrLeica.com) has some sort of guide for fashion portrait work...I think it is free if you contact him. Looking over his portfolios, from weddings to more recent glamor shots, I think his guide may be very good. I know he has been holding workshops in Europe over the last year, and have occasionally corresponded with him and gotten overnight personal responses from him. Watch him on You Tube and if you like what you see, give it a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wclark5179 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 (edited) Please check this site out: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/169236898467003346/ Monte helped me when I started my photography business. Edited March 16 by wclark5179 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemorrellNL Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 (edited) I've learned more about photography from Michael Freeman's books than from any other source. Notably from 'The photographer's eye' and 'The photographer's mind'. Though I have a couple of other of his books, including 'The complete guide to Light and Lighting'.. I can't compare how his (now older) books compare with more modern alternatives. And certainly not with those that focus on 'portraits'. I just note that in 'The complete guide to Light and Lighting'., he does touch on portraits throughout the book and only really 'zooms in' on portrait lighting alternatives in the the last section of the book. The book is not solely focused on 'portraits' but if your can pick up a cheap copy, I would recommend it. In the last section of the book. he illustrates how 'lighting' affects a portrait. I learned from it. I don't have it, but you might also want to check out Michael Freeman's book 'Michael Freeman's School: Portraits'. I'm a fan of Michael Freeman because - in his books - he focuses on the aesthetics of a photo (intention, composition, movement, color, etc) and not on the 'tech' used to capture and produce a photo. I also like his his 'learning style' that there are no easy 'recipes' or ''quick fixes' for photographers. They each have to experiment with and develop their individual style of photography. Mike Edited April 6 by mikemorrellNL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpressionz Posted Friday at 05:25 PM Share Posted Friday at 05:25 PM (edited) Both + Eliot Siegel… et al 1,000 poses… practice, practice, practice… Edited Friday at 05:27 PM by mpressionz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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