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Essential Lighting Tips for Portrait Photography

By Guest Author on July 26, 2017 Photog/Techniq

By RALF L. Lighting plays a big factor in portrait photography. You need to think about how to compose flattering portraits for your subjects, including angle of view, face view, lighting ratio, and lighting pattern. Here are three top portrait lighting patterns that you can try out: Loop Lighting Put the light source slightly higher […]

The Art of the Correct ISO Setting or the Beauty of Film Grain

By theme on April 27, 2012 Photog/Techniq

In the analog days this was a no-brainer. Had to work in low light? You pushed that Ilford to 800 or 1,600, knowing that the extra grain will give the shots that je ne sais quoi. You weren’t too worried about a print’s texture or too much grain. The onslaught of digital photography changed it […]