Canon Academy

Portrait Photography

Capturing people

Great ideas for photographing people to show them at their best

Get some useful tips and advice from experts about taking pictures of your favourite people.

 

The most popular genre of photography in the world – portraits can be really easy, OR as complicated as you want to make them. Canon has put together some resources for you to explore this genre. Find ideas, tips and techniques to improve your portraits.

Portrait photography is the most personal form of photography - and has been a classic since the early days of photography. 

Portrait photography is an exciting mix of technical and creative challenges. It's about camera technique, lighting and framing, but above all it's about the person in front of the camera. The aim is to show interesting facets of the person - whether for a framed family portrait or a Facebook profile picture. This guide will show you how to achieve this. 

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Portrait Photography
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PDF , 4 MB