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Capturing better portraits: Tip #1

Capturing better portraits: Tip #1

From the course: Photo Tips and Tools Weekly

Capturing better portraits: Tip #1

- [Chris] Hello and welcome. My name is Chris Orwig. I'm a photographer, author, and teacher and in this week's episode we are focusing in on how we can capture authentic portraits. And this week, and the next couple, I will be sharing with you a few essential tips. This one is all about clarifying your vision. But first I want to share a few of my own photographs, so you get a sense on where I'm coming from. I've had a chance to photograph people like Millie Bobby Brown from "Stranger Things", or Daniel Norris, a pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, and whether I'm photographing a friend or a celebrity, an actress like this, what I'm looking for is to try to capture images that have a distinct feeling and a distinct vision, voice, and style. And one of the ways that we can begin to separate ourselves from everyone else is to develop our own style and really, I've come to believe that the only way to stand out is to clarify…

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