blogs and pages about portrait photography
Category: portrait photography
On Photographing People who Wear Eyeglasses
How to photograph people who're wearing glasses.
The Decisive Moment
How to Capture the Decisive Moment in Portrait Photography We’ve heard about Henri Cartier-Bresson and the decisive moment, right? But the question is, how do we capture that moment when photographing people? The key word is patience. As photographers, we need to have patience. Watch and wait and be ready to take (make) the shot. ...
Photographing People with the Bokehmaster
Photographing people with the Sigma 105mm ART and not only at f/1.4 It’s been a long while since I’ve posted updates on my photographing with the bokehmaster. So, in this post I’d like to share a few thoughts on photographing people with the Sigma 105mm ART, in- and outside the studio. A few things I’ve ...
On B&W Photography
Seeing in Black and White “Throughout the years, many photographers have embraced black-and-white to tell some of the most intense, intriguing, powerful and memorable stories,” I wrote in an article about photographer’s Bill Bytsura’s new book, The AIDS Activist Project. “[…] Award-winning photographer and AIDS activist Kurt Weston [A&U, November, 2005] says black-and-white offers his ...
How I Got That Shot: Beach Photo Shoots
How I got that shot: photographing on the beach
Summer Highlights
My Summer (so far) Summer is my favorite season, but this summer season has been different, for many reasons. For now let’s look at the brighter side: photographed Brooklyn Pride, the only twilight Pride in the city Attended the launch party of What Is 21st Century Liberation broasheet, event hosted by Visual AIDS Artist, activist ...
A Brief (#tbt) Interview with Photographer Kurt Weston
A brief #tbt q&a with award-winning, legally blind photographer, and HIV and LGBTQ+ activist Kurt Weston.
