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I just wanted to leave you with a couple of tips. First of all, when you are photographing
a person the three quarters view is almost always more flattering, whether it is their
body or their face, so keep that in mind when you are posing someone. Additionally when
you have a group consider the composition, it is always nice to have a balance and I
like to use a triangle as a good way to keep that in mind, so if I have three people or
even two people I try to vary the levels that the people are at. Another thing to consider
is when you are trying to figure out which lens to use, when you are shooting a portrait,
a long lens is almost always more flattering. Longer lenses tend to flatten things out a
little bit so it makes the face seem more like it is all on one plane which is more
pleasing to the eye in a photograph. Be wary of using wide angle lenses on people because
there tends to be some distortion and it can make the face look rounder or elongate the
nose. In addition, be creative with your backdrops, I mean this is just a simple piece of fabric
and I have avoided ironing it by making the wrinkled part of it, a part of the design
and element of the background. But you can use all kinds of things for backgrounds, I've
used blankets or sheets, the paper or go outside and find yourself a nice shaded area. So just
be creative when you are doing the portraits and have fun. Hi, I am Erin Neumeyer and thank
you for tuning in to Expert Village. I hope that you learned a lot about setting up your
own basic studio today. If you have any questions or you want to get ahold of me, my email is
erinneumeyer@gmail.com, that is erinnuemeyer@gmail.com or you can go to my website, it is www.ephotola.com.