{"id":34233,"date":"2017-07-12T00:00:03","date_gmt":"2017-07-12T04:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/?p=34233"},"modified":"2017-07-12T13:13:37","modified_gmt":"2017-07-12T17:13:37","slug":"quick-and-easy-setups-for-dynamic-portraits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/quick-and-easy-setups-for-dynamic-portraits\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick and Easy Setups for Dynamic Portraits"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this article, I will share three short and fun projects that you can use either as a road map or as exact recipes to adapt in various situations.<\/p>\n

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When making portraits, any large event is usually a great source of material for fresh new faces. Whether you choose to pose your subjects or take candid shots, you can always go beyond a simple snapshot.<\/p>\n

One drawback of photographing at large events is that you usually have to struggle to find a clean and interesting background, especially if you plan to create a substantial photo series in a short period of time. In this case, I had about an hour to make portraits of drivers that gathered to celebrate the 100th birthday of Ford\u2019s first factory outside of the United States. I knew that it would be a very crowded event, so wide portraits of drivers alongside their machines wouldn\u2019t be possible. To be able to photograph a number of them in a similar style, I decided to get rather close and use a wide open aperture. On this particular day, the sky was practically cloudless. \u00a0The powerful and contrasty light of a summer morning sun was not really my best friend for portraits. I decided to go for a safe choice and use it as a backlight to avoid people squinting too much. As an additional source of light, I used a small 12\u201d Lastolite reflector<\/a> to light up people’s faces with a\u00a0golden glow. To add a bit of context, I also photographed details of their vehicles, and paired them together to ultimately make \u201cdiptychs.” (Click on the photos in the gallery below to view them in full-size.)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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