Category - Media
Topic - Portrait Photography
Issue - How to take portrait pictures
Tiptoid -
Last week, I had got a new Polaroid camera as a gift from my aunt. I thought the camera was pretty neat, so I started to play around with it. It's a cool camera!
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I usually like turning the camera vertically when I am taking pictures of myself. But when I started taking self portraits, I got to thinking how I could take better portrait pictures of other people. Here's what I learned.
• First get permission to take someone's portrait pictures. See Tech Tip “Portrait Photography – Getting Permission.”
• Aim the camera to where you want to take the picture. A portrait - zoom shot lets you see nothing but the face. A zoom lets you focus on a certain part of the face.
• Take a series of pictures. You can then choose the best one.
• Use different picture-taking techniques when taking pictures. See our Multimedia Tutorials “Videography – Scene Shooting 1” and “Videography – Scene Shooting 2.” These tutorial tips work for still photography as well as video.
• Make sure the camera is vertical if you want to take a classic portrait shot.
My aunt liked my pictures so much, she's asked me to take a portrait photo of her in celebration of her birthday. Wow!
Glossary -
Portrait - vertical or upright and not sideways
Zoom - close up on a certain area
Vertical - upright not sideways
Find Out More -
http://www.travelphoto.net/photos/english/photo-tips/html/portraits.html
http://lifehacker.com/software/photography/how-to-take-great-digital-portraits-159432.php
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Submitted by - HaJung Kim
Site Managers - Chris Ricci and Yelser Deleon
April 2007
