Tips for Taking Family Portraits – PictureCorrect

Tips for Taking Family Portraits – PictureCorrect: "Family portraits fall into three main categories; traditional family portraits, candid family portraits and lifestyle family portraits. Most families have had their picture taken, but few have had a chance to have their portrait shot, because of the difference between the two. One is a quick snap, with little attention given to the technical aspects of the image; the other has more consideration given to how the final result should look."

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How to take better family portraits

How to take better family portraits: "You get your family together, put the cute outfits on all the kids, get everyone paying attention and looking the right direction, you take a couple of shots that you think look good and your happy. Later you look at the photos on a bigger screen, and they look like crap. This scenario happens hundreds of times every day. If you want to make sure that this never happens again too you, read this article and follow the tips."

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One Light Portraits: Simple Elegance

One Light Portraits: Simple Elegance: "Everyone who ever picks up a camera at one point or another finds themselves pointing it at another person.  But unless you walk around with a lighting kit in your back pocket, you have to make do with what you have.  If you’re lucky that means you have a speedlite in your bag.  If not, there are other ways to light your subjects and get a pleasing portrait."

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What to do When there’s Nothing to Shoot

What to do When there’s Nothing to Shoot: "There are always days when you want to take photographs but you feel that there is nothing to shoot. Here are a few ideas for days like that."

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Photography in Snow Tips

Photography in Snow Tips: "For much of the country, Spring isn't quite here yet, but that extreme weather has an upside: more time to practice the art of photography in the snow. Cameras aren't great at capturing the bright whites of a day spent on the slopes or making snowmen in the backyard, but as I learned during a Sony-sponsored photography event in Park City, UT (a city that knows its snow as the site of the 2002 Winter Olympics), taking a colorful picture in freshly fallen snow doesn't require years of professional experience."

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