{"id":443,"date":"2021-09-22T15:13:06","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T15:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindfulphotolab.com\/?p=443"},"modified":"2021-09-23T13:50:16","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T13:50:16","slug":"connecting-with-people-through-portrait-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindfulphotolab.com\/connecting-with-people-through-portrait-photography\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecting with People through Portrait Photography"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"443\" class=\"elementor elementor-443\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e6a7d8a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e6a7d8a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9eae64\" data-id=\"e9eae64\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad40714 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ad40714\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 20-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindfulphotolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pierre_bureau-3.jpeg?ssl=1\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTU2LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbWluZGZ1bHBob3RvbGFiLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyMVwvMDlcL3BpZXJyZV9idXJlYXUtMy5qcGVnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindfulphotolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pierre_bureau-3.jpeg?fit=1024%2C678&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-556\" alt=\"portrait_photography_Michel_France_Pierre_Bureau\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65b1d51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65b1d51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 20-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Portrait photography is a great way to connect with others.<\/p><p>To start with, I recommend you shooting your portrait in black and white.<\/p><p>I love using colour as a compositional tool to create a dialogue between my subject and their environment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e416278 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e416278\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindfulphotolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Bromley_by_Bow_Centre_Sculpture_Flowers-14.jpg?ssl=1\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzI3LCJ1cmwiOmZhbHNlfQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindfulphotolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Bromley_by_Bow_Centre_Sculpture_Flowers-14.jpg?ssl=1\" title=\"\" alt=\"photo_shoot_Pierre_Bureau_Mindful_Photo_Lab\" loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b7ed03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b7ed03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For example, I used the complementary colours Red and Green to shoot Spicy&#8217;s portrait at sunset. The warm light of the golden hours made the colours vibrant creating a glow around her.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>But if the light was dull, and Spicy was wearing a black dress taking her portrait in black and white would have been the best option.<\/p><p>In other words, when your composition doesn&#8217;t have interesting colour(s), you should consider shooting in black and white.<\/p><p>Although shooting in black and white will remove the colours we love so much it will in return reveal your subjet&#8217;s emotions and inner life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45b93c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45b93c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>\u201cWhen you photograph people in colour, you photograph their clothes. But when you photograph people in black and white, you photograph their souls\u201d\u00a0<\/em>(Ted Grant, photo-journalist)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6668190 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6668190\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 20-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Start by observing the light<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c908d5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c908d5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Photography is all about light. Natural light is lovely for shooting portraits. But you have to be aware that the time of the day, the strength, and the direction of the sunlight will affect your final image.\u00a0<\/p><p>There are two types of natural light; soft light and hard light.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-124e479 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"124e479\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Soft Light<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe65a50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fe65a50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindfulphotolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pierre_bureau.jpeg?ssl=1\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTUxLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbWluZGZ1bHBob3RvbGFiLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyMVwvMDlcL3BpZXJyZV9idXJlYXUuanBlZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindfulphotolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pierre_bureau.jpeg?fit=1024%2C678&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-551\" alt=\"portrait_photography_parisien_France_Pierre_Bureau\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Parisien by Pierre Bureau<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00a7407 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00a7407\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An overcast day will offer you a giant softbox so there is no direct harsh light on your subject.<\/p><p><strong>Tip:<\/strong> Be <a href=\"https:\/\/mindfulphotolab.com\/2021\/08\/17\/the-joy-of-mindful-photography\/\">mindful<\/a> of the sky especially if the light is dull by deciding if you want to include it or not.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6dce1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a6dce1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hard Light<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8702e05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8702e05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindfulphotolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Denwel-Washington-by-Annie-Leibovitz-e1632404888322.jpeg?ssl=1\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTUyLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbWluZGZ1bHBob3RvbGFiLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyMVwvMDlcL0RlbndlbC1XYXNoaW5ndG9uLWJ5LUFubmllLUxlaWJvdml0ei1lMTYzMjQwNDg4ODMyMi5qcGVnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"552\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindfulphotolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Denwel-Washington-by-Annie-Leibovitz-e1632404888322.jpeg?fit=400%2C552&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-552\" alt=\"Denzel_Washington_by_Annie_Leibovitz\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Denzel Washington \u00a9 Annie Leibovitz<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-256a00c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"256a00c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On the contrary, hard light will create contrast enabling you to play with shadows to create more dramatic and mysterious portraits.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Tip<\/strong>: Increase contrast to create a more dramatic composition.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b61dda8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b61dda8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Set your camera correctly for portrait photography<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7e0080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7e0080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you&#8217;re using an LCD screen, set your camera on B&amp;W rather than shooting in colour and converting your images in B&amp;W. This will be very helpful as you will see what the final result will look like.<\/p><p>If using a DSLR or compact camera, think about the golden triangle; <strong>ISO, Aperture, and Shutter Speed.<\/strong><\/p><p>I like to set my camera on <strong>Aperture priority<\/strong> mode where the camera will never change the aperture.<\/p><p>A diaphragm set to F-5, 6-8 is great to capture the background as well as your subject. But if you want to create background bokeh set your camera to a larger aperture (the max. I can use on my Ricoh GR 2 is 2.8).<\/p><p>Because I find grainy images more beautiful than &#8220;perfect&#8221; pictures I push my ISO to a range of 800-1600.\u00a0<\/p><p>And finally, I like to choose a speed of 125-250 to capture movement and gestures but you can reduce it to create more surreal images by adding blur to your composition.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5bc774 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5bc774\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On a smartphone experiment with the available filters. For example, on my iPhone SE 2016, I have the option to shoot in Mono, Silvertone, and Noir.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d1e72f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d1e72f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Choose your background<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c44325e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c44325e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindfulphotolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1959-Kochi-India-scaled-e1632404954558.jpeg?ssl=1\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTM1LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbWluZGZ1bHBob3RvbGFiLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyMVwvMDlcLzE5NTktS29jaGktSW5kaWEtc2NhbGVkLWUxNjMyNDA0OTU0NTU4LmpwZWcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindfulphotolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1959-Kochi-India-scaled-e1632404954558.jpeg?fit=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-535\" alt=\"Vivian_Maier_portrait_photography\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">1959, Kochi, India \u00a9 Vivian Maier<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ef5285 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ef5285\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ideally, the background should relate to your subject. When shooting in colour I always look for interesting combinations of colours.<\/p><p>But when shooting in B&amp;W we must use other means such as <em>shape, form, textures, and lines.\u00a0<\/em> \u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Lines<\/strong><\/p><p>In the above portrait, Vivian used the ropes and chains to anchor her subject and create movement in her composition.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-85be7d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"85be7d1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-04aa067\" data-id=\"04aa067\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c0339f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9c0339f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindfulphotolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/May-16-1957.-Chicago-IL-scaled-e1632404910386.jpeg?ssl=1\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTM2LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbWluZGZ1bHBob3RvbGFiLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyMVwvMDlcL01heS0xNi0xOTU3Li1DaGljYWdvLUlMLXNjYWxlZC1lMTYzMjQwNDkxMDM4Ni5qcGVnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindfulphotolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/May-16-1957.-Chicago-IL-scaled-e1632404910386.jpeg?fit=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-536\" alt=\"Vivian_Maier_portrait_photography\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">May 16, 1957. Chicago, IL \u00a9Vivian Maier<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4b57a6\" data-id=\"b4b57a6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d5a244 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0d5a244\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindfulphotolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/May-16-1957.-Chicago-IL-1-scaled.jpeg?ssl=1\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTQzLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbWluZGZ1bHBob3RvbGFiLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyMVwvMDlcL01heS0xNi0xOTU3Li1DaGljYWdvLUlMLTEtc2NhbGVkLmpwZWcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindfulphotolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/May-16-1957.-Chicago-IL-1-scaled.jpeg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-543\" alt=\"Vivian_Maier_portrait_photography\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-687322a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"687322a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">You can also use body gestures to create movement and play with lines.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55428f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55428f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Have a conversation<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9df570d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9df570d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindfulphotolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Truman-Capote-by-Henri-scaled.jpeg?ssl=1\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTQ0LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbWluZGZ1bHBob3RvbGFiLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyMVwvMDlcL1RydW1hbi1DYXBvdGUtYnktSGVucmktc2NhbGVkLmpwZWcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindfulphotolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Truman-Capote-by-Henri-scaled.jpeg?fit=1024%2C678&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-544\" alt=\"USA_LouisianaNew_Orleans_US_writer_Truman_CAPOTE_1947.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Truman CAPOTE \u00a9 Henri Cartier Bresson<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b549f2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b549f2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cTaking a portrait of someone \u2013 be it man or woman \u2013 starts with a conversation.&#8221; &#8211; <\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Martine Franck<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7263f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7263f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you want your subject to relax while you are taking their portrait just start a conversation.<\/p><p>Let them forget about your camera and reveal themselves.\u00a0<\/p><p>Most importantly, respect your subject&#8217;s personal space. Depending on our cultural background (and our vulnerability towards Covid) we all have different needs so before getting too close make sure your subject is happy with that.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>In other words, practicing portrait photography will develop your social skills.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7ef18c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d7ef18c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pokerbooks.lt\/books\/en\/27_en.pdf\">Excerpt from Body Language by Allan Pease<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07af03f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07af03f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;At a recent conference in the USA, I noticed that when the American attendees met and conversed, they stood at an acceptable 46 to 122 centimetres from each other and remained standing in the same place while talking.<\/p><p>However, when a Japanese attendee spoke with an American, the two slowly began to move around the room, the American moving backwards away from the Japanese and the Japanese gradually moving towards the American.<\/p><p>This was an attempt by both the American and Japanese to adjust to a culturally comfortable distance from each other.<\/p><p>The Japanese, with his smaller 25- centimetre intimate zone, continually stepped forward to adjust to his spatial need, but by doing so he invaded the American\u2019s intimate space; causing him to step backwards to make his own spatial adjustment.<\/p><p>Video recordings of this phenomenon replayed at high speed give the impression that both men are dancing around the conference room with the Japanese leading.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fd0cc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3fd0cc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Experiment as much as possible<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33f7a57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"33f7a57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindfulphotolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Face2Fac-JR-scaled.jpeg?ssl=1\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDg5LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbWluZGZ1bHBob3RvbGFiLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyMVwvMDlcL0ZhY2UyRmFjLUpSLXNjYWxlZC5qcGVnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"717\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindfulphotolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Face2Fac-JR-scaled.jpeg?fit=1024%2C717&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-489\" alt=\"Face2Fac-JR\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Face2Fac \u00a9 JR<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1caff2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1caff2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are many ways of shooting portrait photographs. Don&#8217;t be afraid to experiment before finding your own style.\u00a0<\/p><p>For instance, like JR you can ask your subjects to pull a funny face.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d1ad6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d1ad6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Portrait Photography Assignment<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dedd865 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dedd865\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindfulphotolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Daido-Moriyama-scaled.jpeg?ssl=1\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTU3LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbWluZGZ1bHBob3RvbGFiLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyMVwvMDlcL0RhaWRvLU1vcml5YW1hLXNjYWxlZC5qcGVnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"673\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindfulphotolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Daido-Moriyama-scaled.jpeg?fit=1024%2C673&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-557\" alt=\"Daido_Moriyama\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Daido Moriyama<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-031895c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"031895c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Take a series of 5 portraits in B&amp;W of your family, friends, or even strangers in the street.<\/p><p><strong>Tips:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Find a theme and stick to it &#8211; for example people at work.<\/li><li>Use the same lens, format, and filters (presets) to have a harmonious series of images.<\/li><\/ul><p>Have fun!<\/p><p>Pierre<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Portrait photography is a great way to connect with others. 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