Tips for Taking

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Tip #1: Take photos outside

Bushra Ghafoor, R.B. Hayes High School

Taking photos outside will help your subject to

stand out from its surroundings.

Tip #2: Move away from the wall

Bushra Ghafoor, R.B. Hayes High School

This creates distance between your subject and any distracting

backgrounds

Tip #3: Avoid flash

Bushra Ghafoor, R.B. Hayes High School

(Flash washes out a subject)

Tip #4: Lean against a wall

R.B. Hayes High School

Emphasizes your subject, rather than the fact that he/she is just standing there.

Tip #5: Use a subject’s environment

Monique Martinez, R.B. Hayes High School

Your viewers will get a clearer idea of what the individual is like if you photograph him/her in a natural environment.

R.B. Hayes High School

Don’t photograph a subject in front of windows. Instead, stand near windows to utilize their natural

light.

However, be aware of how that light may wash out your subject and adjust other camera settings

accordingly.

Tip #6: Near windows

Sample photosEvaluate these portraits and the techniques the photographers use for taking portraits

Bushra Ghafoor, R.B. Hayes High School

The Pix Yearbook - Little Rock, Arkansas

Bushra Ghafoor, R.B. Hayes High School

The Pix Yearbook - Little Rock, Arkansas

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The Pix Yearbook - Little Rock, Arkansas

The Pix Yearbook - Little Rock, Arkansas

The Pix Yearbook - Little Rock, Arkansas

The Pix Yearbook - Little Rock, Arkansas

The Pix Yearbook - Little Rock, Arkansas

The Pix Yearbook - Little Rock, Arkansas

The Pix Yearbook - Little Rock, Arkansas