7 Pro Tips For Taking Better Portrait Photos

You are receiving this message because you signed up for the Popular Photography e-newsletter. Click here if you wish to unsubscribe. 7 Pro Tips For Taking Better Portrait Photos No images? View the online version. June 21, 2012 Breaking news from America's top photo magazines 7 Pro Tips for Better Portraits We asked portraits pros to share their best tactics for framing up a subject Many decisions go into shooting a single portrait. Often, as we chat with our subjects, we’re not even aware that we’re making choices about framing, subject distance and position, color palette, focal length, lighting, and other elements. But rather than rely on instinct alone, here are some ways to ensure you make the right decision. READ MORE >> Travel Photo Gear Checklist: 9 Essentials Picked By The Pros We asked the pros what gear they never leave home without when traveling June 2012: Photo Challenge: The Blue Hour Make the most of an elusive time of day Inside the Camera Bag: What I brought to Cairo, Egypt Preparation is the key to any successful photo trip, especially when you're going somewhere volatile Photo of the Day See the whole gallery here.  Be the first to hear about new stuff on PopPhoto.com by subscribing to our revamped RSS feed! TECH SUPPORT Dust Zapper Q. My camera's sensor has dust on it, other than cleaning it myself, how can I correct for this problem? A. Many cameras allow you to map the dust spots and rid your images of them later in software. The mapping entails photographing a blank white surface; the manufacturer’s image-editing file uses the data to fill in the dust spots by interpolation. Do you have Tech Support Question? Post it on our Facebook Page.   More from PopPhoto.com:   Change your preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy | Forward this email Add newsletter@email.popphoto.com to your address book to ensure our emails reach your inbox. Copyright © Bonnier Corporation, 460 N. Orlando Ave., Suite 200, Winter Park, FL 32789 Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here are those of the sponsors and are not an endorsement nor do they reflect the opinions of Bonnier Corporation or any of its publications.