80% of Portrait Photography is Psychology – Techniques for Photographing People

Описание: Psychology is a crucial element in portrait photography. Being able to understand body language and how to communicate with your subject and motivate them is indeed 80 percent of the work involved in making a great image.

Understand that that 20% photography, that's the foundation that is going to allow you to take great people pictures. What that means is you need to know your equipment. You need to know it like the back of your hand. Think about it. When you get in a car, you don't think, "How do I drive the car?" You put the key in, you turn it, and you pay attention to the road, your directions, and the other traffic, but you are not thinking about how to use that vehicle.

When you pick up a screwdriver, the most you think about it is righty-tighty, lefty-loosey. You don't think about, "How do I use a screwdriver?" You need to practice, you need to learn, and get to the point with your gear that you do not have to think about your gear, because when you have a person in front of you, you need to be paying attention to that person and handling the relationship side of things.

I can't tell you, as I travel and I do my workshops and lectures and classes, it amazes me how many people I meet that don't know how to get their cameras off automatic and use them manually. Don't forget, guys, auto is the four-letter word for "Fugettaboutit!" You're not going to take consistently great images on auto, especially when you're starting out.

Additionally, if you don't understand all the features of your camera and how they work, that's a problem? Why did you spend all that money for a camera and only use a fraction of what it's able to do? Read your camera manuals. You know who you are. There's no shame in reading the manual. Believe me, in the photography world, it's not just the guys that don't read the manuals. Women, you're just as guilty. The camera manuals are the key to understanding your camera. The best part of it is, is you have these things called Google and YouTube, so the stuff that you don't understand, you can learn about it right away.

Carry the camera manual with you always. You don't have to have the book in your hand, put it on your phone. Every camera manufacturer provides their manuals as PDF downloads so you can put them on your smartphone, but you must learn your gear. If you don't understand the gear, you're not going to be able to make great pictures.

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