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Download templates for your Christmas portraits

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Anonymous, 30 November 2010 10:14

These downloadable templates accompany the ‘Wrap up your portrait skills for christmas’ feature on page 30 in the Christmas 2010 issue of Practical photography. You’ll need these templates to follow the step-by-step for creating a portrait grid on page 43. Now you’ve got your Christmas portrait shots in the bag, how can you present them? A grid of nine images ...

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Download templates for your Christmas portraits

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Anonymous, 30 November 2010 10:14

These downloadable templates accompany the ‘Wrap up your portrait skills for christmas’ feature on page 30 in the Christmas 2010 issue of Practical photography. You’ll need these templates to follow the step-by-step for creating a portrait grid on page 43. Now you’ve got your Christmas portrait shots in the bag, how can you present them? A grid of nine images ...

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First Look at Pentax's 645D Digital Medium Format Camera

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Michael Topham, 11 November 2010 12:35

At the time of writing it was a week ago that we took delivery of Pentax’s latest D-SLR to date – the Medium Format 645D. Requested into the office for four days for review purposes on both Digital Photo and Practical Photography magazines, there’s been a reasonable amount of hype about this 40Mp camera ever since it was launched into ...

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Off Camera Flash softboxes

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Michael Topham, 15 March 2010 14:10

Years ago, softboxes were most commonly used in the studio and were rarely taken outdoors because they were deemed too cumbersome and awkward. With modern location lighting kits now available, it didn’t take long for these kits to offer softboxes of their own, making it easier for photographers to diffuse the effects of flash lighting outdoors. Most softboxes that come ...

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Wedding Photography - 10 Top Tips

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Anonymous, 13 January 2010 17:19

Taking on your first ever wedding commission can be an immensely scary prospect. If you’ve recently agreed to photograph a wedding for family or friends, it’s important to know what you need and what’s involved to achieve the best possible pictures on the big day. We’ve pulled together 10 top wedding tips to help you prepare. Some of the tips ...

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Correcting White Balance

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Anonymous, 21 April 2009 12:44

Are you shooting in Raw, but never really know what White Balance to set when converting your files in Photoshop? There is a way of getting it spot on, without simply guessing what you think looks correct to the eye. When you convert a RAW file, you have the choice of what colour temperature you set, and apart from determining whether ...

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Manual Bounce Cards

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Dusty Rhodes, 16 November 2008 05:07

When I purchased my flashgun, joyful days began. But, I was soon looking for ways to take some of the harsh light from some of my pictures. I knew that I could bounce the light off the ceiling (my strobe doesn't rotate horizontlly). That was great; but I couldn't always use the ceiling (too high or an odd color). My flash ...

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Viewpoint for Portraiture

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Anonymous, 23 October 2008 16:26

The scale and viewpoint of painted portraits are often connected because they are intended to suggest how we relate physically and psychologically to the sitter? This leads us to ask; are we looking down on the subject, straight at them or are they looking down on us? How does this positioning of the subject affect how we react to them? ...

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Shoot atmospheric outdoor portraits

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Anonymous, 24 October 2007 14:54

Almost everywhere you turn these days you’re bombarded with images, so use these as inspiration to kick-start your photography into areas that you wouldn’t normally try. You could try to emulate an individual image, but why limit yourself to mere imitation? A more creative approach is to use the images as a starting point and react to your subject and ...

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Shoot a gritty indoor portrait

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Anonymous, 24 October 2007 14:54

When it comes to shooting portraits you need to match your idea to your subject, so when we had the idea of shooting a high-contrast, moody black & white image we needed to find a model with enough character in their face to suit this type of shot. Once we’d spread the word that we needed likely subjects it took a ...

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Using different lenses for portraits

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Anonymous, 24 October 2007 14:53

Which lens is best for portrait photography? A short telephoto lens around 70-105mm (or 50-75mm on most digital SLRs) is the classic choice for portraits, and most standard zooms have this at the longer end of the zoom. For digital SLRs with an APS-sized sensor the traditional 50mm lens is a great choice for portraits as they’re reasonably affordable, offer ...

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