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White man with dark hair, shirt and tie and black jacket, posing against a backdrop of a hillside and sky
This is how I photograph gritty portraits like an award-winning TV crime show using filters & flash!

By Peter Travers Published

How to Learn to both blur and darken backgrounds to capture more dramatic portraits with a combination of ND filters and fill-in flash as pro photographer Peter Travers explains

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Head for the grim city streets for gritty urban portraits
Look miserable and keep the camera low – my quick guide to shooting urban portraits

By Wendy Evans Published

How to Here's four styles of portraits to shoot on the mean city streets

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The first slide from Dan Mold's photography presentation on Outdoor Portraiture
I recently did a photo talk at Winchester Photographic Society – these were your most asked questions

By Dan Mold Published

It's always fascinating to meet camera club members in the real world and here were your most commonly asked questions about copyright and weddings

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A split image showing artist Kaotii wearing pink goggles and striking a pose for a photo pop-up, next to Jordan Rakei wearing headphones and singing into a professional microphone in Studio 3.
Abbey Road's resident photographer on 12 years of persistence, silent shutters and the contest he never wanted to enter

By Tom May Published

Sam Rockman's 12-year journey in photography proves timing matters less than tenacity.

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Annie Leibovitz attends the press Preview of "WOMEN: New Portraits" The Wapping Project on January 13, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage)
"No, The Queen didn't walk out": Annie Leibovitz reveals the truth behind her infamous royal photo shoot

By Tom May Published

News The portrait photographer recalls what really happened during her historic session at Buckingham Palace in 2007.

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Sophia Loren is seen in a profile view sitting in the back of a car, wearing a voluminous fur-trimmed coat and a pussy-bow blouse.
200 unpublished Sophia Loren portraits teach us the importance of trust between photographers and their subjects

By Tom May Published

News A Life magazine photographer's decades-long access to the Hollywood icons offers lessons for today's image-saturated world

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Two high-contrast portraits shown side-by-side: one of a man coated in dark grime and another of a shirtless man drenched in sweat, both set against a bright white background.
Richard Avedon's American West: what today's portrait photographers can still learn from this classic series

By Tom May Published

This 1979 documentary project remains a masterclass in environmental portraiture and authentic storytelling.

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A woman with curly hair holds glowing fairy lights close to her face, creating a warm, magical ambiance. Her eyes sparkle with joy against a blurred background of soft bokeh lights
Fairy light portraits: How to create professional-looking, magical photos at home

By Kim Bunermann Published

HOW TO Learn how to use string lights, a fast lens, and simple editing tricks to turn everyday spaces into dreamy, eye-catching portrait backdrops

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​​Prisms are a brilliant way to freshen up your portraits and create unique, eye-catching pictures of people.
Play with prisms to get this psychedelic effect in you portrait photos

By Dan Mold Published

How to Use prisms in front of the camera lens to create interesting visual effects in your portraits.

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Screenshot of Vanity Fair's Instagram page, showing the controversial Trump Cabinet photos
The internet is furious over the Vanity Fair Trump cabinet portraits. But the photographer says the goal was “to reveal something more real”

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

OPINION The internet is furious over Christopher Anderson's Vanity Fair Trump cabinet portraits. But American politics do not feel pretty right now, so why should the portraits be pretty?

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