A Begginer who is intrested in Portrait Work Where should he Begin?

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Hi im James and i am intrested in Portrait Work where should i begin with equipment???
I have a Canon Eos 450D with a Standard 18-55mm Lence, and my budget is very flexible. :)
 
Best place is to start with someone sitting next to a large window to let all the cloudy daylight through. Could then add a reflector on the other side to boost the brightness a bit.

After that you really need to start thinking about off camera lighting, so you need either a set of lights or a flashgun and some triggers.
Best place to chat about lighting is on the lighting section on this forum.
Oh and head over to www.strobist.com which is a great blog all about off camera lighting.
 
J.B.PHOTOGRAPHY said:
Hi im James and i am intrested in Portrait Work where should i begin with equipment???
I have a Canon Eos 450D with a Standard 18-55mm Lence, and my budget is very flexible. :)
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Hi james .:wave:

What kind of portarit work are you interested in.

Studio work. outdoor. wedding. street. models. kids.

Who's style of portrait do you like and what would you like to get from it.

Just a few points to think about before you think of getting any more kit.

No point buying some studio lights if you like doing low light outdoor stuff.;)


md:thumbs:

oh and welcome :wave:
 
Have a look through the people and portrait section . You will see people that are trying for the studio style of portraits and people who are doing street photography

look at lukewoodford's work and diddydave for examples

md:thumbs:
 
Models - your subjects - people you are photographing.

STreet work - taking pictures of people in the street, almost unawares, nervy, but fun.
 
He has really inspired me to do Model Photography :) so any tips on equipment to start for a beginner with a Canon eos 450d :)
 
Maybe you should consider getting a Nifty Fifty (f/1.8 - £70 new or preferably f/1.4 - £220 new) - it's more of a portrait lens than the 18-55mm.

The f/1.4 one is better for working where there is not much outside-camera light. Although the f/1.8 is still pretty good and probably better quality than the 18-55mm you've got.

Good luck finding what you need! :thumbs:
 
Lighting and Portrait Tips
Afga Portrait Tutorials
http://www.palmettobayinc.com/PhotoTutorials/port_light_basic.html

Alan Lavender – Good Lighting is an Art
http://www.paguk.com/artoflighting2.htm

Background Questions
http://www.lightingmagic.com/bkgndqa.htm

Basic Portrait Lighting Types
http://www.palmettobayinc.com/PhotoTutorials/port_light_basic.html

Beginner’s Guide to Studio Lighting by Chris Burfoot
http://www.theflashcentre.com/guidetobetterpics.htm

Black, Dave – Workshop at the Ranch
http://www.daveblackphotography.com/workshop/index.htm

Camera Town
http://www.cameratown.com/guides/tutorial_listing.cfm/hurl/id|270

Chris Burfoot – Lighting Guides to Digital and Film
http://www.geocities.com/glowluzid/portrait/portrait.html

Chuck Gardner's tutorials:
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1025&message=14317618

Continuous Portrait Shoot
http://sell-it-on-the-net.com/photo_guide/portrait_usage.htm

DG28.com Photo Techniques
http://www.dg28.com/technique.html

Digital Pixels
http://www.digitalpixels.net/

Ephotozine – UK based photo site – budget lighting
http://www.ephotozine.com/techniques/viewtechnique.cfm?recid=195

Exposure and Lighting Techniques by Steven Lott
Has some very simple one and two light set ups with illustrations
http://www.lottsphoto.com/PortraitLightingTechnique.htm

Garage Glamour Lighting:
http://www.garageglamour.com/tips/lightf.php

Glowluzid's Portrait Photography Tips
http://www.geocities.com/glowluzid/portrait/portrait.html

Headshot Photography – Kevyn Major Howard
http://www.headshot-photography.com/portfolio.htm

Light Box – Light Tent
http://www.pbase.com/wlhuber/light_box_light_tent

Lighting Essentials
http://www.lighting-essentials.com/setups/index.html

Make Light Real
http://makelightreal.com/

Make-up For Portraits
http://www.theallineed.com/women/06032501.htm

Monte Zucker
http://www.montezucker.com/
No BS Photo Success
http://www.nobsphotosuccess.com/

Olympus Digital School – How to Create a Perfect Portrait Every Timehttp://olympusdigitalschool.com/photo_lessons/EVOLT_E-300_Creating_a_Perfect_Portrait__Every_Time_/

Photo School Lessons
http://www.webphotoschool.com/Lesson_Library/Free_Lessons/index.html

Photo Workshop
http://www.photoworkshop.com/cgi-bin/short_free_registration.cgi

Photoflex Lessons
http://www.photoflexlightingschool.com/Lighting_Lessons/index.html

Photonet Guides
http://www.photo.net/learn/

Portrait Photography Tips.com
http://photographytips.com/page.cfm/368

Portrait Tips – Sean B. Noonan, Photography
http://www.stnphotography.com/tips.html

Pro’s Secrets To Money Making Photography
http://www.photorog.com/mycustompage0009.htm

The Stobist
http://strobist.blogspot.com/2006/03/lighting

Studio Lighting
http://www.studiolighting.net/

Studio Lighting (Broad, Short, Butterfly, & Rembrandt):
http://www.vividlight.com/articles/1615.htm

Studio Lighting Techniques – Chuck McKern
http://www.vividlight.com/articles/1615.htm

Studio Photography – Photonet
http://www.photo.net/studio/primer

Studio Lighting
http://www.studiolighting.net/
The Zeltsman Approach to Traditional Classic Portraiture
http://groups.msn.com/Asktheoleproaboutphotography/joezeltsman.msnw

Video Photo Lessons – Zuga
http://www.imaging-resource.com/ARTS/ZUGA/ZUGA.HTM

Web Photo School
http://www.webphotoschool.com/newschool/Default.asp


There are many interesting short free videos here:

http://www.prophotolife.com/video-library/
 
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