Bill Cotter

The key to photography is to be able to represent true life but also to emphasize the personality of the subject Often times dull pictures kill the personality, but here are some advanced lighting tips to help you liven up your photographs

Making a 2 dimensional picture represent a 3 dimensional scene is done mostly using lighting effects By using shadows and highlights a photographer is able to give a picture the proper depth

A good masculine pose for a male is to have him fold his arms with his hands slightly tilted to the camera to reveal more of the side of his hands Holding his biceps lightly will avoid a “pinching” effect and also holding his arms out will avoid making the arms appear bigger than they are

The key to a good photograph is that everything should point to the focus of the photograph A good way to accomplish this is not just by positioning the subject in the right part of the frame, but to also have all implied and literal lines in the photograph pointing towards the subject or emphasizing the pose of the subject

The modern movement in photography has led most photographers to the outdoors People want a natural shot and the best way to do it leads to plenty of natural light

In the process of time portrait and wedding photography has changed from the traditional approaches of formal portraiture to the less formal The appeal of more relaxed and the natural poses are more personal and reflective of who the portrait is really about