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How to create more creative portrait photos

Wednesday 24 January 2018, 14:41 by | 9,309 views | 1 comment

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

How can you make your portrait photos more creative? Do you need expensive props for that? In this video, you can see how to achieve this with simple household items.

Jessica Kobeissi


Meet Jessica Kobeissi, an American photographer with a passion for fashion and portrait photography.

On her YouTube channel, she posts weekly videos with useful portrait photography tips and advice on editing photos in Photoshop. In one of her videos, she gives tips on taking portrait photos with a number of useful props.


On our online learning platform Photofacs Academy, we also have several courses on portrait photography. For example, learn how to use flashguns on location effectively, how to take business portraits for LinkedIn and how to take atmospheric, intimate boudoir photos.

Have you already tried using one of the accessories?
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Aäron Nasarany

About the author

Schiet volop videocontent voor Emrico Productions, Photofacts Academy en maakt ondertussen nog kleurrijke foto's voor op zijn Facebook en Instagram pagina.

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1 comment

  1. Lauran
    Lauran wrote on Tuesday 30 January 2018 at 18:53  | reply

    Nice article but to call them everyday household items?

    Translated from Dutch.

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