News Master your Craft: Studio lighting fundamentals Studio lighting is a big topic, but it doesn't need to feel overwhelming. Understanding basic lighting and posing can dramatically improve your studio portraits. Better yet, some of the lessons will translate… Last updated 07/01/2022 portraiture 2022 People & Portraits Photo Contest open for entries! Send us your best portraits for a chance to win great prizes! Submit your photos here Fancy yourself a portrait photographer? Have you mastered posing and sculpting the light to showcase emotion… Last updated 04/25/2022 News In Other News: Dealing with mixed lighting, night sky photo tips, posing ideas and more What is mixed lighting and how to deal with it? Adorama recently released a two-part video series about mixed lighting.… Last updated 09/03/2021 News How does light placement affect the look of your portrait subject? Photographer, educator and regular contributor to the Lensrentals blog, Zach Sutton, wrote an excellent lighting guide explaining how light placement… Last updated 05/28/2021
More portraiture News The Sony 135mm f/1.8 GM is a modern blend of masterful design and high-end results Sony FE 135mm f/1.8 GM Field Test - Overview By the end of 2018, Sony had pretty much covered the… Last updated 02/26/2019 News Two Minute Tips: Wide angle lenses can create more intimate portraits but do pose challenges In the 150th episode of David Bergman's video series for Adorama, Two Minute Tips, he is tackling the topic of… Last updated 01/16/2019 News Lighting how-to: Rembrandt lighting is a timeless style which requires only a single light source Over at Red River Paper's blog, photographer Joel Grimes has written an interesting article about the famous 17th century artist,… Last updated 08/16/2018 News Two Minute Tips with David Bergman: How to angle your reflector to achieve the best results Whether you are working with natural light or artificial light, reflectors are a very powerful tool. When used correctly, they… Last updated 08/15/2018 News How to avoid distracting backgrounds: Two Minute Tips with David Bergman You have a scene, good light and an interesting subject. You capture the shot and all is well. However, when… Last updated 08/06/2018 News Stopping down for better skin textures: You don’t always need to shoot portraits wide open Many of us have heard of the term "portrait prime" to describe a fast lens. Photographers often reach for f/1.4,… Last updated 05/24/2018 News 9 easy-to-find portrait locations in under 2 minutes If you don't have a studio, or even if you do, you will likely spend a lot of time searching… Last updated 05/14/2018 News Adorama Spotlight: Editorial photographer David Creedon offers advice on storytelling In a new episode of Adorama's Spotlight video series, the camera is turned toward yet another Irish photographer. This time… Last updated 04/27/2018 News Fantastic flags: An uncommon and useful modifier used to change quantity and quality of light While there are a lot of common and purpose-built light modifiers, such as umbrellas, softboxes and reflectors, there are also… Last updated 04/22/2018 News Artificial versus natural light: Which is better for portraiture? When capturing portraits, one of the first decisions you need to make is what kind of light you want to… Last updated 04/17/2018 1 2 3 … 11 Next
