Tag Archives | Portrait

…You can take better portraits?

Eric Hamilton Portrait

Ever wonder how good photographers take great portraits?

There has to be a trick, right?

Well, according to Eric Hamilton, there’s actually a few tricks, and thankfully, he’s nice enough to let you in on some of them in his guide to The Art of Portrait Photography.

Rule number one is proper use of light, though he also mentions subject, focus, background, composition, texture, color, and exposure, with examples of each.

Ready to take your photos up a notch?

Then read on and find out what you need to do.

[Eric Hamilton - The Art of Portrait Photography]

…Money makes great origami?

Money Origami

By folding bills like origami, artists are able to create rather unique portraits of some of the world’s most famous people.

Unfortunately, no instructions are included, but hopefully this is enough inspiration for you to figure it out on your own.

[Money Origami]

[Via: Random Good Stuff]

…Everyone has many influences?

Influences

If you paint portraits on your own self, can they be called self-portraits? YouTube user Philinthecircle (Phil Hansen) wanted to answer that question and more with a piece called Influences, where he painted 30 different people (either a picture of the person or an object that represented that person) that influenced his life one on top of the other on his torso. The end result required 20 hours of painting and 30 hours of being a painting (including sleeping with it on), but it’s truly an original creation that is both beautiful and inspiring.

[Philinthecircle - Influences]

[Via: Wooster Collective]

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