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7 Tips for Boudoir Photography
| Elja Trum | 14,587 views | 5 commentsBoudoir photography is a style of photography where you photograph someone in a sensual way. It often involves lingerie or (covered) nudity. The photos are sometimes taken in a studio, but usually in a hotel room or bedroom. This article gives you 7 practical tips.
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Better Flash Photos in Four Simple Steps
| Elja Trum | 9,028 views | 14 commentsBlown-out highlights, harsh dark shadows. Flash photography is often seen as something difficult. Many photographers try it a few times and then put their flash back in the cupboard. I did exactly the same myself. But using flash can improve your photos enormously.
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5 tips for better backgrounds in your portrait photos
| Elja Trum | 8,365 views | 14 commentsA portrait photo is naturally about the person you are photographing. The background is usually less important. However, it has a big effect on the final photo, so it is worth paying attention to it.
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Light from the Old Masters
| Frank Doorhof | 8,302 views | 7 commentsA question I often hear during workshops is how to gain control over light. Without exaggerating, I’d guess that most photographers let the light control them, but as a photographer you should actually control the light. So what causes this?
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5 tips for outdoor portraits
| Elja Trum | 7,465 views | 14 commentsThe weather is getting better again, so it's great to leave the studio behind with your model and enjoy a shoot outdoors. This article offers 5 tips to help you come home with some great photos.
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3 practical tips for portrait composition
| Elja Trum | 6,532 views | 1 commentComposition is often made more complicated than it needs to be. A good composition makes your photo, but you don't have to make it harder than it is. In this article, you'll find three basic rules for an excellent composition in a portrait photo.
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Portrait photography tip: Completely white background
| Elja Trum | 6,246 views | 1 commentA classic studio image is a portrait with a completely white background. In practice, it can be quite difficult to get the background perfectly white.
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10 tips for atmospheric portrait photography
| Laura van der Burgt | 6,113 views | 0 commentsA sultry summer's day seems like the perfect time to take atmospheric portraits. Photos bursting with a summer feeling and evoking a longing for lazy days. A couple in love want to capture exactly this atmosphere in their photoshoot. How do you achieve that?
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