Video: unusual portraits with something in front of your lens

Sunday 9 August 2020, 14:41 by Elja Trum | 4,134 views | 0 comments

This article was translated from Dutch with the help of AI. Read the original.

Looking for a special effect in your photos? Holding something in front of your lens, or your light, can give a portrait photo that little bit extra. In this video, Vanessa Joy shows you several examples in practice.

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Elja Trum is the founder of Photofacts and online photography course website Photofacts Academy. He has been writing about photography since 2006. Elja is also the author of (Dutch) books on composition, black-and-white photography, flash photography and portrait photography.

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