<![CDATA[ Latest from Digital Camera World in Portrait-photography ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/photography-styles/portrait-photography Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:58:09 +0000 en <![CDATA[ The long road to being seen: one photographer's 90-day quest to portray what Muslim America really looks like ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/the-long-road-to-being-seen-one-photographers-90-day-quest-to-portray-what-muslim-america-really-looks-like BreRnNhWu73mEKywXKunJQ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:58:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ No stylist, no lighting rig… but passport photos make some of the best celebrity pictures. This new book helps me understand why with its mugshots of Joan Collins, Mick Jagger, Mohammad Ali and more ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/no-stylist-no-lighting-rig-but-passport-photos-make-some-of-the-best-celebrity-pictures-this-new-book-helps-me-understand-why-with-its-mugshots-of-joan-collins-mick-jagger-mohammad-ali-and-more 8Cz2CPWZp36fhBhVJStzjQ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:05:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ This $5 coffee shop trick beats a $5,000 studio shoot and it's perfect for building your portrait photography career ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/this-usd5-coffee-shop-trick-beats-a-usd5-000-studio-shoot-and-its-perfect-for-building-your-portrait-photography-career UhAkboLnE4jJe8tVedvRrJ Sun, 29 Mar 2026 17:05:00 +0000 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:48:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Clients love it when I use AI – until they find out it's AI ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/clients-love-it-when-i-use-ai-until-they-find-out-its-ai FDrNijjgwnAGeTYJ8Z25UN Sun, 15 Mar 2026 13:15:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Did we all get Diane Arbus wrong? These three overlooked photos suggest we might have ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/did-we-all-get-diane-arbus-wrong-these-three-overlooked-photos-suggest-we-might-have gZsmU8H7fqEVgR6WS67vpC Sun, 08 Mar 2026 16:20:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Three days, a Rolleiflex camera and 2,000 frames: the shoot that defined master photographer Irving Penn ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/three-days-a-rolleiflex-camera-and-2-000-frames-the-shoot-that-defined-master-photographer-irving-penn PKWmBLnsr74VezVUjfWLcd Sat, 28 Feb 2026 13:50:00 +0000 Sun, 01 Mar 2026 12:47:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Lifetouch is not named in the Epstein files.” US school photography giant Lifetouch issues statement after Epstein investor ties create parent confusion and panic ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/lifetouch-is-not-named-in-the-epstein-files-us-school-photography-giant-lifetouch-issues-statement-after-epstein-investor-ties-create-parent-confusion-and-panic e89NkhioCNgftQTH6AxN2Q Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:59:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ellen von Unwerth's photo of Melania Trump highlights the enduring power of the 90s fashion aesthetic ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/ellen-von-unwerths-photo-of-melania-trump-highlights-the-enduring-power-of-the-90s-fashion-aesthetic w9Zwzrrig6QsGiBrB6uRDX Mon, 09 Feb 2026 08:31:04 +0000 Mon, 09 Feb 2026 08:46:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ This is how I photograph gritty portraits like an award-winning TV crime show using filters & flash! ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/this-is-how-i-photograph-gritty-portraits-like-an-award-winning-tv-crime-show-using-filters-and-flash wUoZvHbrBF6oXjvBccTvmN Sun, 08 Feb 2026 17:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Look miserable and keep the camera low – my quick guide to shooting urban portraits ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/look-miserable-and-keep-the-camera-low-my-quick-guide-to-shooting-urban-portraits sTv4fLyrdbzons3HSuXE4R Fri, 30 Jan 2026 07:23:08 +0000 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 10:00:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ I recently did a photo talk at Winchester Photographic Society – these were your most asked questions ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/i-recently-did-a-photo-talk-at-winchester-photographic-society-these-were-your-most-asked-questions AjSLoAggQnhhnyMaXiR9J Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:38:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Abbey Road's resident photographer on 12 years of persistence, silent shutters and the contest he never wanted to enter ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/abbey-roads-resident-photographer-on-12-years-of-persistence-silent-shutters-and-the-contest-he-never-wanted-to-enter 6khHhpUuDy5hKNgsUvGAKM Mon, 19 Jan 2026 12:04:25 +0000 Mon, 19 Jan 2026 13:19:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ "No, The Queen didn't walk out": Annie Leibovitz reveals the truth behind her infamous royal photo shoot ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/no-the-queen-didnt-walk-out-annie-leibovitz-reveals-the-truth-behind-her-infamous-royal-photo-shoot GPP3DmvRni8uA5VRxCNAUA Fri, 16 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Fri, 16 Jan 2026 14:58:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ 200 unpublished Sophia Loren portraits teach us the importance of trust between photographers and their subjects ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/200-unpublished-sophia-loren-portraits-teach-us-the-importance-of-trust-between-photographers-and-their-subjects tBAsSSV426EMn2tZkQ3eKi Sat, 10 Jan 2026 10:10:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Richard Avedon's American West: what today's portrait photographers can still learn from this classic series ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/richard-avedons-american-west-what-todays-portrait-photographers-can-still-learn-from-this-classic-series YunHuCi79BaFrDX2hJgJ8Z Fri, 02 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Fairy light portraits: How to create professional-looking, magical photos at home ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/fairy-light-portraits-how-to-create-professional-looking-magical-photos-at-home bpyN7jsdVRzfXYrgeyzcUP Sat, 27 Dec 2025 07:05:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Play with prisms to get this psychedelic effect in you portrait photos ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/play-with-prisms-to-get-this-psychedelic-effect-in-you-portrait-photos RBscwehqTJs7MMbS3tfW3A Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:49:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ The internet is furious over the Vanity Fair Trump cabinet portraits. But the photographer says the goal was “to reveal something more real” ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/the-internet-is-furious-over-the-vanity-fair-trump-cabinet-portraits-but-the-photographer-says-the-goal-was-to-reveal-something-more-real R9hXTHKy3eBkcgkZtaKQHN Wed, 17 Dec 2025 17:26:08 +0000 Wed, 17 Dec 2025 18:02:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I successfully captured some cinematic New York Christmas magic – in my local shopping mall's Santa's Grotto!" ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/cinematic-new-york-christmas-magic-in-my-local-santas-grotto vBJrHaMr5NsWTHVkaSre8d Mon, 15 Dec 2025 16:29:36 +0000 Mon, 15 Dec 2025 18:44:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Canon's latest Face Detection mode means I rarely miss shots on portrait sessions – here's how to set it up ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/canons-latest-face-detection-mode-means-i-rarely-miss-shots-on-portrait-sessions-heres-how-to-set-it-up zs5xtGx87BMnP9gZ6VaJke Thu, 27 Nov 2025 09:12:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ I used a can of cheap spray snow and an old window to take these cozy Christmas photos ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/i-used-a-can-of-cheap-spray-snow-and-an-old-window-to-take-these-cozy-christmas-photos tD5PQfugDoHZ99v3e9vyq5 Wed, 19 Nov 2025 08:35:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ This viral trend for passport photos says something profound about Gen Z ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/this-viral-trend-for-passport-photos-says-something-profound-about-gen-z SvonxcDtCMkwNvPcC66dSh Mon, 10 Nov 2025 08:30:58 +0000 Mon, 10 Nov 2025 14:11:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Fall’s peak colors get all the attention, but I actually love taking photos after the color begins to fade. This is why ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/falls-peak-colors-get-all-the-attention-but-i-actually-love-taking-photos-after-the-color-begins-to-fade-this-is-why Q5LY6i7KxqhFLZtGNa3fon Sat, 08 Nov 2025 22:23:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ These brilliant World Sight Day images remind us how much more the story matters than the sensor ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/these-brilliant-world-sight-day-images-remind-us-how-much-more-the-story-matters-than-the-sensor hRh7nsPdfMwENNmD7g7Fpa Thu, 06 Nov 2025 13:44:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Andy Earl: The photographer who taught us how to look at music differently ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/andy-earl-the-photographer-who-taught-us-how-to-look-at-music-differently PNrLRtsK7Lxh9ARH8aw9oF Sat, 01 Nov 2025 09:02:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Why Annie Leibovitz is still asking what women look like ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/why-annie-leibovitz-is-still-asking-what-women-look-like q2ySiu8Cgpg2bpAXEUqM8H Tue, 21 Oct 2025 16:26:44 +0000 Wed, 22 Oct 2025 14:41:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ This new Diane Arbus photo exhibition makes me wonder: what does it means to truly look at someone? ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/this-new-diane-arbus-photo-exhibition-makes-me-wonder-what-does-it-means-to-truly-look-at-someone WSPbki6a4cqUgjXC9J3Qmg Thu, 16 Oct 2025 16:44:43 +0000 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 16:46:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ The digital Dorian Gray: Why are we so afraid to update our profile photos? ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/the-digital-dorian-gray-why-are-we-so-afraid-to-update-our-profile-photos CF2Cf7n9suwuKWwAwQpGoi Sat, 11 Oct 2025 21:18:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Colorful, creative portrait photographer Marina Williams says the breakthrough in her career happened when she stopped doing this key thing ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/colorful-creative-portrait-photographer-marina-williams-says-the-breakthrough-in-her-career-happened-when-she-stopped-doing-this-key-thing 6KHR2TyHkNi38XC2DQzzkF Sun, 05 Oct 2025 00:14:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 5,000 free portraits: two photographers give back to the city of Atlanta ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/5-000-free-portraits-two-photographers-give-back-to-the-city-of-atlanta 65aXkisbF2J6BxDnQazb37 Wed, 24 Sep 2025 12:38:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rankin is all at sea for his latest photo exhibition ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/rankin-is-all-at-sea-for-his-latest-photo-exhibition hfs9iY3Jp2SekUVeU9yZrT Tue, 09 Sep 2025 06:25:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Shadowplay! Craft three unique portrait looks at home with our easy one-light camera setups ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/shadowplay-craft-three-unique-portrait-looks-at-home-with-our-easy-one-light-camera-setups 42vvpy2RrmnguHAHdq8oPg Mon, 25 Aug 2025 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Smile, Human!" Just how much competition does AI really pose to photographers? ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/smile-human-just-how-much-competition-does-ai-really-pose-to-photographers MBGp75C83wEH8iBpUk4Zy Sat, 23 Aug 2025 14:02:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ The perfect lens for your portrait photography: Why focal length matters ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/the-perfect-lens-for-your-portrait-photography-why-focal-length-matters bE3x8gKKsByAhafwb5pHVo Mon, 18 Aug 2025 11:18:15 +0000 Mon, 18 Aug 2025 11:47:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ I’m a soft-spoken introvert. The camera gave me the courage to speak up ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/im-a-soft-spoken-introvert-the-camera-gave-me-the-courage-to-speak-up HbkazGoADEAWh83uuPpygY Mon, 18 Aug 2025 00:25:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Photographers are wrong – it IS okay to use AI 'glamor effects' in this day and age ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/photographers-are-wrong-it-is-okay-to-use-ai-glamor-effects-in-this-day-and-age VS7XazVNzzjeQMmWB5xeWP Sun, 17 Aug 2025 12:21:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ I'm a photography expert and here's how I use just one flash for studio-perfect portraits ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/im-a-photography-expert-and-heres-how-i-use-just-one-flash-for-studio-perfect-portraits TrHzSkdG78bisS2GCKqsL Thu, 14 Aug 2025 06:18:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ These are the five worst things you can say to a photographer ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/these-are-the-five-worst-things-you-can-say-to-a-photographer GFkbPLV9c2xUaf6F4qFNuf Mon, 28 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0000 Mon, 28 Jul 2025 09:22:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ These photographs show how portrait photography has the power to connect us ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/these-photographs-show-how-portrait-photography-has-the-power-to-connect-us BV29BytWqXvXKoYUHTkHvP Sun, 29 Jun 2025 21:14:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ This stunning photo was shot with "one of the finest Nikon Z lenses that we've seen to date" ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/this-stunning-photo-was-shot-with-one-of-the-finest-nikon-z-lenses-that-weve-seen-to-date nbrwsrAdB6dYSHEz8V7YTg Tue, 17 Jun 2025 19:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Photographer sets his camera lens on fire to shoot a sports portrait –and the results are 🔥 ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/photographer-sets-his-camera-lens-on-fire-to-shoot-a-sports-portrait-and-the-results-are EYdcTKvMTTpFSLMgykNE9o Tue, 10 Jun 2025 06:18:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Not everyone will be receptive to your camera… For every 'no', there will be a 'yes' waiting to be found" says People Photographer of the Year ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/not-everyone-will-be-receptive-to-your-camera-for-every-no-there-will-be-a-yes-waiting-to-be-found-says-people-photographer-of-the-year 9rCK55V53RV2HNNeP9sBpN Sat, 07 Jun 2025 12:23:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ A senator in his Speedos: The photo op that almost didn't happen (and what we photographers can learn) ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/a-senator-in-his-speedos-the-photo-op-that-almost-didnt-happen-and-what-we-photographers-can-learn 8jE4H2WxTMr5zC9YHRJmVk Sat, 31 May 2025 18:19:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Want to look younger in photos? There's one thing to do… ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/want-to-look-younger-in-photos-theres-one-thing-to-do mZNcEYPqtsRUkSMqRs4fgX Sun, 18 May 2025 00:16:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Photographer gets the ‘New Avengers’ to assemble for high-pressure portrait shoot that lasts just 5 minutes ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/photographer-gets-the-new-avengers-to-assemble-for-high-pressure-portrait-shoot-that-lasts-just-5-minutes SBmesdc6d5fz3R2R3x3TFT Sat, 10 May 2025 12:20:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ This pro photographer prefers a 35mm prime for portraits –and this is why ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/this-pro-photographer-prefers-a-35mm-prime-for-portraits-and-this-is-why 6BZxqdddr5868viso2dDE3 Sat, 03 May 2025 09:24:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ I love to capture gothic portraits and embrace alternative photography. Here's how you can, too... ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/i-love-to-capture-gothic-portraits-and-embrace-alternative-photography-heres-how-you-can-too Ct7eSYxcnFBPb7sGqPd3o8 Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:11:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Every portrait photographer should watch Platon's episode of 'Abstract' – and it's free to watch on YouTube! ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/every-portrait-photographer-should-watch-platons-episode-of-abstract-and-its-free-to-watch-on-youtube rF8nYDzuCt7NNXubwvyA6d Sun, 23 Feb 2025 16:25:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ This photographer just broke the world record for the most headshots taken in an hour. Can you guess how many he captured? ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/this-photographer-just-broke-the-world-record-for-the-most-headshots-taken-in-an-hour-can-you-guess-how-many-he-captured 9EYDGYCdg6Y62bxXSLwWQP Thu, 20 Feb 2025 17:13:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Annie Leibovitz captures the official portrait photographs for the new series of TV drama 'The Chosen' ]]> https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/annie-leibovitz-captures-the-official-portrait-photographs-for-the-new-series-of-tv-drama-the-chosen GF53jVyCsbnUkUCukPTMTe Tue, 18 Feb 2025 11:05:35 +0000