Wide-angle lenses are often discussed in portrait photography as something to use carefully. Move too close and a nose can appear larger. Place a face near the edge of the frame, and it may stretch. Extend a hand toward the…
Creative Self-Portraits With Direct Flash
Direct flash can make a self-portrait feel immediate, graphic, strange, polished, imperfect, or deliberately confrontational. That is exactly what makes it interesting. Soft window illumination is beautiful, and carefully shaped studio lighting has its place. Yet a small burst pointed…
