Archive for September, 2007

Setup for Formal Portrait Photography

Formal Portrait are usually taken within a studio environment. It is usually intended to depict the Subject in the most presentable manner. The following is a typical studio setup for taking Formal Portrait. This setup is fairly common for home studio as well.

The common accessories for such a set up include the followings:
1. Lighting. Most […]

Using Telephoto lenses effectively

Telephoto lenses allows one to take shots far away and beyond the normal sight range. There are certain characteristics of these types of lens that we should know:
1. It allows far away objects to appear closer.
2. For portraits, telephoto lenses tends to flatten facial features. This usually has the effect of making portraits appear more […]