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Environmental portraits tell a story with setting, props and creative light
Environmental portraits—photographs of people in a surrounding that relates to who they are or what they do—have been the staple of newspaper and magazine photographs since the halftone process enabled images to be reproduced in those mediums. Early practitioners such as Yousuf Karsh and Arnold Newman traveled the world, combining their incredible sense of composition and attention to detail with masterful lighting setups....
The Rule of Thirds is Sometimes Better to be Broken
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How to buy the perfect camera
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Finding and creating soft, flattering light for portraiture
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Envision the end result, and you’ll see your world differently
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