How to Take Great Portrait Photos

[bry0000000]

Did they really recommend a 20mm pancake for portraits? 

[esponert105]

wow lots of comments saying the video is so wrong. They must be ALL PROs . It even makes me wonder why they even bother to click the video to watch "How to Take Great Portrait Photos"

[swindlemagic]

ew. lame video is lame. nothibg to learn here. move along.

[Leonardoteodorodias]

Good job

[Telthecelt]

Well produced as you would expect from videojug. Easy to listen to, but you need to stay alert or watch it again!

[anjohnel]

i learn something on this video... thank you

[andrewisaguyname]

hmmm... ISO 400? That sounds good enough.

[fritzlimo]

Well, this isn't wrong! He is using a micro fourthirds camera. a 20mm lens is equivalent to 40mm, because of the very small sensor.

[xKaYuRix]

1:09 so uncomfortable ><

[Rockstarsss]

Great vid thx

[hocly22]

For all of you who's crying about why anyone would chose to use a 20mm for portrait shooting then let me try to clarify. The camera he's using is a Micro Four Third camera which basically means the sensor size is smaller. But this also means that the images will be cropped too compared to a full frame. So a focal length of 20mm on this camera equates to something around 40mm on full frame <-- this falls into the ideal portrait focal length range. And due to this, the lens should not distort.

[Ubiquitous69]

@hocly22 I think that even 40mm is a bit short for a good portrait lens. I would usually consider 50mm at normal crop factor to be the lower limit, and anything up to 100mm as a good portrait lens focal length.

[brickbandits09]

wtfffffffffffff step 4 should be step 1!

[alichakhari]

hi

[Tanzinsect]

Failed ^ _ ^

[flicktrixbmx100]

Thats wrong, its better for you to be inside for portraits not outside you can't control the light outside unless you're god. So anyone don't listen to that bullshit. I know this and I am 11 years old. :D

[chaz9123]

I'm sorry but I could do a better video than this, who do they employ for gods sake it seems like just some people off the street most probably...

[ramprasvm]

some faces are just photogenic!! u cannot help but get the best shot all the time just the one in above video!! :)

[Poisonelle]

NO, NO, NO.

I'm 'only' a teenage girl who plays with her Nikon, but this video is the worst photography guide I've ever seen! It's so stupid, that you can think that a 8 years old child made all this "good advices". If you needed help before watching this, now you need more. This completely sucks.

[Ralphsheep]

Agree with the comments about the white balance, unless the girl its sick she looks with a pretty yellowish color, but you have a 20mm 1.7 pancacke lens, ok it's stupid to take a 20mm for a portrait BUT have you people consider the crop factor in a micro four thirds camera?? Its a value of 2 so 20*2= 40mm, not a 50mm but not so bad for a portrait.

BTW Im a Nikon D7000 user and i don't want a micro 4/3 camera by this time ^_^ but I just wanted to clear the issue about the 20mm lens.

Happy NY!

[yme4me]

@Ralphsheep Listen, you got the camera i wont to own in future.Now I got D70. I got a question.Tell me is quality of picture same like in D700 ? I used to work in London as a photographer with D700 but never had a chance to compare this two.I know it is not full frame, but if quality is like in D700 , then I do not have to buy it. looking forward to news from you mate!

[ambroseellis08]

look at the lighting on it. Have to set the right type of lighting before taking any picture. Otherwise too dark or bright.

[007mano1]

I used a lumix too, then I took an arrow to the knee

[mimepelj]

how you will take great portrait photo with lumix?

[masongalbraith]

wtf he keeps choping off the top portion of her brain

[smartestmanonnet]

20mm on portraits will get you punched in the nose by the model!

[ICHIGOZYODAIME]

lol, people that sees a brand based camera are noobs~

[TheStaef]

Nice tips on the subject... portraits is kinda tricky when you get into it!

BTW if you are into self developing as a photographer: check out photic.me!

[plasticpunch]

with a model like her ..is easy to have a good portrait

[orpheus06]

Make sure that the sun is on the subject face? =\ I guess you want to take a portrait of a person going blind..

[arushiagarwal14]

All the people who say that lumix isn't good, shut up because you dont have any right to criticise a company like this and the photos clicked by the 'lumix' camera in this video seem really good, so mind your oen cameras instead of commenting trash

[KJW160]

I have to keep the subject in focus? Shut the fuck up! o_O

[gnosomai]

O my G! The model is drop dead gorgeous! What was this clip about?

[raferalstoncruz]

I do think you should use a 50mm or 35mm when doing portraits, that's a pretty obvious assumption..

[emdaskal]

@raferalstoncruz: Well yeahh. 35mm is the ideal lens when you are trapped into an elevator with your model and you have to make the shooting! Otherwise you're treating your model as a landscape...

[Dariovich]

When they start talkin about in camera effects, they loose me. Bad, bad tutorial UU

[yardona]

Heheh.. they didn't make the video on a Lumix for sure :P

[MrHetric]

this is like a sex tutorial... LOL

[geoper2]

Lol all you "professionals" out there saying lumix sucks, you should know that lumix is one of the best entry level series especially for bridge cameras like the model fz35 and such. For dslr i would also recommend another brand like canon or nikon. But confusing one with the other is just wrong and shows lack of knowledge. Just cause a camera is worth 1000 dollars doesnt mean its the best

[p2dadecka1]

can you say overbite

[ProudlyIndonesia]

Naaa. this is for beginner

[randypcole]

Lumix...BWWWAAAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH­AHAHA, That camera's a joke.

[geonerd]

Use a 20mm lens and blindly follow the rule of thirds (ROT)?

I don't think so, folks. :)

[PboxVietnam]

It's pretty great video and very useful tips for begin photographer. Guys, please tell me which software this clip filmed . Thanks alot

[in2food]

20mm for a portrait? Uh, I don't think so. Unless you like fat noses and exaggerated features....

[PlanoPhotographer]

The video was nice and I think the tips will be useful for the new photographers.

[emdaskal]

@PlanoPhotographer: This video sucks because it will teach wrong things to the beginners!

[Pano526]

Short, sweet & precise!

[MikeTheTechGeek]

Awesome! Helped me alot!

[emdaskal]

@MikeTheTechGeek: Then you need more help than before watching the video...

[doubletro6]

Damn this is wrong in so many ways O.o! A 20mm for portraits? Good idea if you want to distort their faces! Nice job on the white balance aswel, people like to be yellow/orange *sarcasm*.

[kissu1moretime]

@doubletro6 Why it's wrong?

It's not a Full Frame Camera.

[hondenderelin]

i should maybe show this video to the people who take the school-picture... i look like a pig on mine, which i never do any other time... XP

[Sikorsky67]

Useful tips to remember !

[emdaskal]

@Sikorsky67: And a video to forget!!!

[TheMiszerak]

0:27 Andrew Kramer

[Tutovillage]

@TheMiszerak Who care??

[Shamandalie97]

Wide angle for portrait photography? That is the most stupid thing I've heard in a long time. It'll distort a nose and not give you a small depth of field at all.

[Whatisright]

@Shamandalie97 the idea of the wide angle is to movie in as close as possible to the subject to blur out the background.

[emdaskal]

@Whatisright: Mmmmmm! Let me think about it... NO! NO! NO! My dear friend if you want to move close to the subject you simply use a 85+mm lens so you have no distortion and a shallow depth of field and a wide aperture (something like 2.8 would do the trick...). You surely don't wanna go under 50mm... Did you ever got the time to learn the basics of lenses and their impact to an image? Cmon people! What's wrong with you? There's a thing called "Freedom of Speech" and you just abused it!!!

[Whatisright]

@emdaskal You can get the same shallow depth of field by physically moving closer to the subject, nothing wrong with doing so. And with a 35mm you can get the full body and scene if that's what you want. Works great on the street, especially if you're not afraid to go up to people or in tight areas, I've seen it. And distortion is easy to correct. Unless you are however going for the disproportional look like you see in tabloids.

[wrc11101]

@Shamandalie97 The Micro 4/3 sensor of the Lumix G has a 2.0 crop factor. It means that the 20mm is equivalent to a 40mm on a 35mm SLR (normal lens) :D I have to agree that the WB is shit :D

[vedadrokkor]

@Shamandalie97 20mm ol lumix is 40mm 1.7 on full frame

[angelsoulblade]

At 3:24 I thought she was going to say 'it will greatly increase your chances of getting the girl'. Darn it!

[tms894]

Why in the world would they recommend Auto mode?

[gaeta34]

Im thinking of starting this as a hobby, any tips?

[mccanntb]

The 20mm f1.7 pancake lens mentioned is not a wide angle- it is 40mm equivalent on micro 4 thirds cameras like the lumix, why not research before criticising the contributor?

Many a stunning portrait has been taken with 35mm and 50mm prime lenses, this fits in that range.

[shadowmaster799]

Can you tell me How to blur in Nikon Coolpix L120 ?? pls respond ...

[TheIamfrustrated]

@shadowmaster799 zoom out, your depth of field changes with your focal length, also, shooting in the camera's "A" mode will help, set that to the smallest number you can find, that also changes your depth of field. Hope it helps

[tms894]

@shadowmaster799 With the Nikon Coolpix L20 you cannot blur the background. Since it is a simple point-and-shoot digital compact camera, you don't have the option of using manual mode. Without manual mode, you can't choose your own aperture. A large aperture is what throws the background out of focus. This is why I wouldn't never recommend or buy a digital compact camera.

[tilko12345]

Are you retarded 20mm would realy make her face like a pancake...

for fucks sake guys use 60-105mm...

[HarlequinJitsu]

Pets, loved ones & friends? My doggie is all three. Also, ignore most of this video. It's cackola.

[barehandedbearhunter]

hahaha nice lumix

[horcaho]

cute girl ,so natural ...

[shadowmaster799]

How to blur in Nikon Coolpix L120 ?? pls respond

[kellypic]

@shadowmaster799 u cant blur a background on a point and shoot camera, unless u use the macro mode. but macro mode will not work well for portraits

[HarlequinJitsu]

@shadowmaster799 Widest aperture with the shutterspeed & iso to compensate. Anything below 3.5 aperture for example will give decent bokeh (bg blur)

[superabdoulworld]

Yeah Panasonic G2 represent!

[retroalex1]

I need a better camera

[theblueberryBULLET]

Oops, I'm quite happy with my 50mm 1.4 for portraits, perfect for a cropped sensor like that of my d7000.

[theblueberryBULLET]

Some good points in here, but I would never use a 20mm lens for a portrait, unless it was a big group portrait and that was the only way to fit everyone in. I am qu

[0KJo]

i will stick to my 50mm f/1.4 for potraits

[mataiical666]

unless you want to make a person look like a barrel a 20mm lens is not much good :P (for portraits i mean)

[thimgan1]

A luminix really??? lol

[gajetjoe]

guys come !! on whom r we cheating !!!! lumix , come on only retards use that brands!!! go find ur self a nikon or a canon!!!!!

[mitejan]

@gajetjoe

only retards?

i think only retards use cannon and nikon since they don't know too much of a photography but just will choose becouse of the brand

don't underestimate the Lumix it is a lot powerfull

[mataiical666]

@mitejan dude cannon and nikon are leading brands when it comes to DSLR's, both very good and both better then the Lumix, witch ,as far as i know, is not a DSLR...

P.S.

Oh and i know photography and I use a Nikon...

[mitejan]

@mataiical666 well then you better check again the Lumix series couse there are DSLR's

i am not saying that Canon and Nikon are not good (i would probably buy one myself these days)

but the guy probably didn't know nothing about what the lumix is capable neither most of the guys (the Panasonic Lumix is something you never heard of it in photography and that's why it sucksfor you dont ya

[gajetjoe]

@mitejan man i respect all thoughts ! but if nikon and canon werent the best , they wouldnt have been that popular ! and btw they r more expert in that (dslr ) :)

[livviaasykes]

@gajetjoe I have a Nikon;D

[turgore]

@gajetjoe lol

[qqoorr1]

@gajetjoe Get a pro a small compact camera and he will make pro photos ;)

[ELKARASUCIA]

@gajetjoe Come on guys, Lumix??????????? go with the cameras that have established them selves as the work horses for professional photography. Canon and nikons thumbs up.

[gajetjoe]

@ELKARASUCIA  and thats what we r doing :DD

[watermandivecenter]

@gajetjoe Its not the camera who takes the pictures but the Photographer makes the difference!

Even wen you have a hasselblad camera, and you dont understand noting about making pictures.

is the same result wen you are driving a F1 car, but you dont have even a normaal driver license.

[emdaskal]

@watermandivecenter Well it seems that this guy surely doesn't have a "Photographer's Licence"...

[cesarpentax]

Lumix... What a fuckin joke!

[MeAsISeeIt]

watch?v=ItQK_G-PWx8

[hiemmahi1]

um i can not get a 45-200mm, f4.0- 5.6. telephoto lens or a 20mm, f1.7. pancake lens

too much money!

[tartredarrow]

@hiemmahi1

That's ok. You'll want to stick to the lens that comes with your camera. Typically, this is a great lens for landscapes (zoomed out) and portraits (zoomed in)

The lenses suggested here are actually terrible choices.

[hiemmahi1]

@tartredarrow thanks for the help i hope my camera is going to be better thanks to these tips :))

[IgoOrLee]

monkey face 

[jeselmira2]

A shorter focal length is an option with a smaller sensor camera, like the micro four thirds. Where 43-50mm is good for full frame, focal lengths as low as 28mm or lower might be valid for some crop sensor cameras with sensors below APS size.

[pkk777]

Or, you could just shoot with a Nikon, or any camera that knows how to develop it's JPEG's well. M4/3rd cams are a great advancement, just not done poorly, they're over priced, and with slower, lower quality lens choices. What happened to Leica? Otherwise, all they do is shortchange the photographer.

[filipinagurllovesu]

which camera is this? XD

[ashkibala1]

@filipinagurllovesu Luminex G1

[doliharahap]

friends..love ones..pets..hahaha..

[CheesesPeaks2U]

THIS IS ALL VERY WELL BUT A PICTURE OF A SMILING GIRL IS NOTHING MORE THAN A PICTURE OF A SMILING GIRL. THERE IS NO MYSTERY TO BE HAD, NO EMOTION OTHER THAN FAKE HAPPINESS.

A TILTED EYE-LINE AND NO SMILE WILL GIVE YOU THAT MYSTERY.

[88riddlemethis]

@CheesesPeaks2U That is the same thing I was about to say. People smiling in photos is so fake.

[djsDualSound]

taking with lumix, easy my friend, no technique, all set up from the camera xD like a in-build photoshop...sad, cant call it photography!

[lorikano]

nice ...but still I would do her ....just saying

[Kadadj]

Well made video, not really great photos.

[mariam2pink]

thankx 4 the video...great tips

[JonathanBloggs]

I would ruin her (with my phenominal penis)

[YAM2691]

This is a good, helpful, basic video. Thank you!

[jameslcr]

shes beautiful :D

[Punnarniman]

good video and lovely girl

[fotosesijas]

interesting posing video!

[summerdying111]

shes so preatty and interesting looking. I wonder how old she is.

[idrive12]

not the best tutorial for portraits i've ever seen

but damn ;) the girl is hot

[sasa187187]

but the girl is good

[amazingRec]

this is not a bad video! The grid you see is so helpful and I see professionals make the mistake of having the person always in the center and it's not as appealing as it would have been

[HolyEric]

someone used a video copilot after effects tutorial for the exploding titles.

[basteroid]

lame !

[japonst]

thanks guys :--))))

[ellenskittles]

I saw the comments and I assumed she was going to be slightly chubby at least. But she's not at all! She's completely average, I don't know what the fuss is about...

[Velvetstrand1]

Great video for people to begin to understand portrait photography. David at Velvet Strand Photography

[1234DevilKing]

Exactly What I just needed .. Thanku VideoJug ...!!!

[ashesismybabe]

great video ! good tips !! hopefully i will be able to apply them to my photos !

[demonfrog1776]

thumbs up if you think ads on youtube videos are gay and stupid and should be banned forever and ever and ever

[eXStaTiK99]

Can anyone tell me her name :3

[Sanitoeter666]

Her Fat smile looks like Alyson Hannigans' :D

[eXStaTiK99]

@Sanitoeter666 hey man shes actually very beautiful, I mean if she had less meat on her bones she'd be anorexic, and thats a fuckin drag. I dont know how these things came in trend, the thought that extreme thin people are 'hot'.

Bleh.

[Sanitoeter666]

@eXStaTiK99 dude i didn't say she's fat, I said "Her Fat Smile" as in "Her big smile"... i never said she's fat, personally I think she's a little too thin.

[SuperMrToronto]

@Sanitoeter666 is that video about how fat people are or how to take a great portrait picture?

[Sanitoeter666]

@SuperMrToronto I never called anyone fat, wtf O.O' I Just said she reminds me of Alyson Hannigan, look her up before answering..

[mathieuemi666]

She's pretty. You guys live in a world that doesn't exist. It's called "Photoshop".

Why lens have ridiculous name? I knew about "Fisheye" but "Pancake". LOL

BTW, wide angle for portraits is very bad idea. Unless you've got ginormous ears and a very small nose!

[KeijinShiho]

I think I love this chick. like this!

[shobin05]

lol..im not fat..im thick boned...ah, i love that..

[dugy40]

use a zoom lense at around 125 mm for portraits, looks best

[dugy40]

she said to make sure the sun is always on the face, some of my best shots are when the sun in beside or slightly behind the face, using flash, it makes an awesome 3d looking pic.

[richardhierweg]

play with saturation etc.? omg, shoot to RAW.

[MrBundybear1]

great vid tips thanx

[WhitbyStuff]

But these aren't good/interesting portrait photos.  They're just run of the mill snaps.

[lukavivid]

nice

[whearurateetude]

Nice and very ...very helpful.

[shahidmm]

nice 

[erics1959]

she's cute but you could tell that the camera got to close to the subject thus created the classic distorted big nose and wide cheek look. They violate all the rules of composition they mentioned earlier and place the subject dead center in the picture. They're out of their mind suggesting using a wide angle lens for a portrait. It creates facial distortion and its almost impossible to control the depth of field. Probably a class project video made by amatuer photograhers

[Kain987]

@erics1959 A wide angle lens actually is really good for creative (i.e. non-standard) portraits... if you know how to use it. You can distort them on purpose (if that's what you're planning), however, if you're doing it without knowing ... :-" that's a different story. As for most of their advice... their advice is s**t :). It's a marketing pitch (loved the "buy the telephoto zoom!" bit). Their last advice about shooting outside with the sun at your back is the cherry on the cake.

[gajetjoe]

@erics1959 where did they say to use a wide angular??? and ur right its insane using a wide angle lens , and portraits should be taking from 21mm and up !!! less some distortion will be made !! :))

[StelizaAaA]

@erics1959 the video is not for profesionals.. its just a few tips. Besides most of the people dont have different lens so its useles to go in such a details. Also if you know so mush - make your own video ( I say that absolutely friendly because I see u know a lot and if you make one it would be useful for begginers :) ) Sorry for bad english. I am Bulgarian :)) no offence, I really love photography & respect the pro!

[YshWilliam]

She actually talked about the rule of third... That's kind of sarcastic

[takingmypicture]

make sure your batts are charged or new :

[takingmypicture]

make sure your batts are charged or new :0)

[logeba2]

sunáznám

[jimlap777]

Ok, and then in the sun! This is a joke. Get in the shade, not under the sun!

[jimlap777]

20mm for a portrait? come on! LOL, No thanks, I'll stay in 50-85mm range..

[electriktricks]

@jimlap777 that is on a micro 4/3 camera though, so it becomes a 40mm equivalent

[enjoyhappytimes]

What program/software is used at the beginning for titling effects?