Learn about Portrait Photography

Learn to take compelling portrait photos with these tutorials. Get tips on posing, lighting, composition, and other aspects of portrait photography.
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  1. 7 Basic Posing Tips: How to Pose for a Portrait

    7 Basic Posing Tips: How to Pose for a Portrait

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Portrait posing can be intimidating, especially for people who don't have experience posing for a picture. If you're a photographer shooting non-models, here...

  2. How to Apply Makeup for Photography: For Women With Medium Skin

    How to Apply Makeup for Photography: For Women With Medium Skin

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    In this photography makeup tutorial, we're going to learn how to apply a natural makeup look for a woman with medium skin.

  3. 3 Top Portrait Styles for Capture One

    3 Top Portrait Styles for Capture One

    Tutorial • Beginner

    If you want to give your portraits a professional edit then why not try some styles for Capture One? Here are three of our favourites from Envato Elements,...

  4. 10 Top Editorial Portrait LUTs and Lightroom Presets

    10 Top Editorial Portrait LUTs and Lightroom Presets

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Transform your portraits quickly and easily to give them colour grading that looks professional and eye-catching, with a selection of our favourite Lightroom...

  5. 3 Top Retouching Preset Toolkits for Adobe Camera Raw

    3 Top Retouching Preset Toolkits for Adobe Camera Raw

    Tutorial • Beginner

    If you want to give your portraits a professional edit, then why not try some presets for Adobe Camera Raw? Here are three of our favourites from Envato...

  6. Choosing a Focal Length for Portrait Photography

    Choosing a Focal Length for Portrait Photography

    Tutorial • Beginner

    If you're a photographer and you’d like to know more about lenses, then you’ll love our free course, What Every Photographer Should Know About Lenses. In...

  7. 100 Seriously Cool Self-Portrait Photos — and Top Tips for How to Make Your Own

    100 Seriously Cool Self-Portrait Photos — and Top Tips for How to Make Your Own

    Tutorial • Beginner

    The self-portrait has been a popular form of expression ever since man first saw his own reflection. Much like Narcissus, it's often the case that we need...

  8. How to Use Medium Telephoto Lenses for Photography

    How to Use Medium Telephoto Lenses for Photography

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Bridge the gap between wide angle and megazooms using the classic medium telephoto lens and this tutorial.

  9. Picturing Black History From Free Photo Archives, Part 1: 1619 to 1865

    Picturing Black History From Free Photo Archives, Part 1: 1619 to 1865

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Discover the history of Africans in the United States through photographs from public archives, starting with a history of slavery in America.

  10. 10 Photography Projects That Will Change the Way You See

    10 Photography Projects That Will Change the Way You See

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Meet ten photographers who see in unique and important ways—ten photographers who invite you to look differently.

  11. How to Make Rainbow Hair in Adobe Photoshop: Two Easy Methods

    How to Make Rainbow Hair in Adobe Photoshop: Two Easy Methods

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Who doesn't love the idea of rainbow hair? With a focus on Pride and LGBTQ over the next couple of months, we thought it was the perfect time to roll out the...

  12. Quick Tip: 3 Types of Eye Contact in Photography

    Quick Tip: 3 Types of Eye Contact in Photography

    Tutorial • Beginner

    In today's quick tip we'll be exploring three types of eye contact to consider when taking a portrait, along with different situations where each may be...

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