Something I've been spending a certain amount of time on is developing my own style of portraiture. It's not unique, there are plenty of other people shooting in similar styles, but it's a look I worked out for myself - not by doing an online tutorial, or copying other images.
I've also tried to keep as much 'in camera' as possible, rather than using PhotoShop for various after effects. I still dodge and burn, but I use Lightroom for basic light and shade, colour palette and spotting. Life's too short to spend hundreds of hours in PhotoShop.
With these portraits I've been using a combination of natural light, reflectors and a softbox, which I fire in a separate room - or a considerable distance from the sitter - mostly to enhance natural light. The results may not be everyone's cup of tea, but you can't please all the people..etc.
I saw a bit of Annie Lebovitz's tutorial, where she was saying that she didn't like the idea of making her sitters relaxed - she thought she got better results if there was an edge to the photographer/sitter interaction - and I couldn't agree more. Unfortunately all my sitters so far have been so relaxed I sometimes wonder if they're on lithium.
Please respect my copyright
https://www.reganfoto.com/
https://www.saatchiart.com/AdamRegan
https://www.lensculture.com/adam-regan
I've also tried to keep as much 'in camera' as possible, rather than using PhotoShop for various after effects. I still dodge and burn, but I use Lightroom for basic light and shade, colour palette and spotting. Life's too short to spend hundreds of hours in PhotoShop.
With these portraits I've been using a combination of natural light, reflectors and a softbox, which I fire in a separate room - or a considerable distance from the sitter - mostly to enhance natural light. The results may not be everyone's cup of tea, but you can't please all the people..etc.
I saw a bit of Annie Lebovitz's tutorial, where she was saying that she didn't like the idea of making her sitters relaxed - she thought she got better results if there was an edge to the photographer/sitter interaction - and I couldn't agree more. Unfortunately all my sitters so far have been so relaxed I sometimes wonder if they're on lithium.
Please respect my copyright
https://www.reganfoto.com/
https://www.saatchiart.com/AdamRegan
https://www.lensculture.com/adam-regan
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