If you break down the elements of a portrait, you will have a better understanding of how to get a particular concept across. Let’s face it – there are some parts of a portrait you just can’t control, the most important being your subject. But there are parts you can control. Once you learn how to better control these aspects, this is when you start seeing the results that every photographer desires – the kind of results that get your photos on the cover of greeting cards, magazines, and maybe even billboards.

Intense and haunting portraits can be difficult to pull off with results that come across as forced or unprofessional if you don’t know what you’re doing. This collection explores focal point, lighting, and setting as methods for increasing the intensity of a portrait shot.

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