{"id":368,"date":"2012-07-18T12:46:09","date_gmt":"2012-07-18T11:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.phototechnique.com\/?p=368"},"modified":"2014-10-23T11:22:01","modified_gmt":"2014-10-23T10:22:01","slug":"home_studio_portrait_photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/technique\/portrait_photography\/home_studio_portrait_photography\/","title":{"rendered":"Home studio portrait photography: Four top tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Home studio portrait photography: Clear backgrounds<\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.phototechnique.com\/portrait\/john-freemans-tips-for-home-studio-portraiture\/attachment\/john8\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-369\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-369 alignright\" title=\"john freeman - home studio tips - self portrait\" src=\"http:\/\/www.phototechnique.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/john8.jpg\" alt=\"John Freemans top tips image\" width=\"300\" height=\"310\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Look out for clutter in the background that will distract the viewer of your image.<\/p>\n<p>If there is any, just remove it.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t feel you have to stick to the furniture set-up as you find it. If the light is better in another part of the room, just move things around a bit.<\/p>\n<p>Take a grey card reading to get the colour balance just right.<\/p>\n<h2>Home studio portrait photography: Hand positions<\/h2>\n<p>If you do include a shot of the model&#8217;s hands in your shoot, make sure that you have them positioned carefully, and not looking like an afterthought.<\/p>\n<p>If not done correctly, they will cause a distraction in the image.<\/p>\n<p>Also, remember that if you move the model to a different position during a shoot, always check the background again, because there might have been something in the first position that, after moving the model, suddenly becomes a visible distraction.<\/p>\n<p>You don&#8217;t always have to use reflectors. Merely using the light available can produce excellent results.<\/p>\n<h2>Home studio portrait photography: Chat to your subject<\/h2>\n<p>Make your subject feel at ease by constantly chatting to them. This will help them relax and be more receptive to what you are asking them to do.<\/p>\n<h2>Home studio portrait photography: Take a break<\/h2>\n<p>Take a break every now and again to see how your pictures are looking.<\/p>\n<p>Tiredness will be reflected in your images if your sessions are too long.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Freeman shares his top tips for home studio portrait photography, including backgrounds, hand positions and settling your subject&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":323,"featured_media":369,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[211],"tags":[],"product-category":[],"class_list":["post-368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-portrait_photography"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast 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