As a continuation of last weeks ‘Photography Thursday’ Video Corner, “Video Corner #101: How to Take Great Wedding Portraits”, we look specifically at taking great portraits of just the groom. Obviously most tips and techniques discussed can also be applied to portraits of the bride as well… Read more »

It’s the first day of July, and for most wedding photographers, it’s already well into the busy season. If you’re photographing your first wedding this summer, or you’ve been a wedding photographer for decades, today’s edition of our ‘Photography Thursday’ Video Corner will give you some great ideas on how to pose and photograph newlywed couples. The video has us sit in on part of a wedding portrait session with photographer Clay Blackmore and explores some great wedding couple portraits. Next week, we’ll look specifically at groom wedding portraits. Read more »

For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, it’s starting to get a lot warmer outside, and today’s ‘Photography Thursday’ Video Corner shows us how to create a classic studio portrait in any outdoor location using the Sun as the only light source. To shape the light, the photographer in the video simply uses a Matthew’s 6×6 diffusion panel, a muslin background (with a couple of light stands to support it), and a couple of plexiglass mirrors to reflect the sunlight onto the subjects hair for back-lighting. Read more »

The ‘Photography Thursday’ Video Corner today looks at using natural window lighting to light a variety of different portraits and poses; how to position the subject in relation to the window, as well as how to light the rest of the room with lights and reflectors. Read more »

Our ‘Photography Thursday’ Video Corner today discusses some standard portrait techniques including facial analysis (hair styles, eyes, nose, etc), lightning and camera position. This is the first video in a collection of ‘Photography Thursday’ videos that will look specifically at portrait photography. Read more »

Today, in our ‘Photography Thursday’ Video Corner, we tag along with a professional portrait photographer during a photo shoot that specifically makes use of natural, reflective light. During the photo shoot, the photographer uses a Canon 5D Mark II, a Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L IS USM Lens, a Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM Lens, and several Lensbaby lenses. Read more »

This post is sponsored by PortraitProfessional - makers of “intelligent portrait airbrushing software that has been ‘trained’ in human beauty.” I was able to download a trial version of the software and took a quick look through. My review below covers the features of PortraitProfessional, as well as some of the pros and cons of the software. Read more »