Creative iPhone Portraitures

Michael Clawson, Chief Fish, Big Fish Creations

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Challenge yourself to see the world differently everyday . . .

Study the beauty of natural form. Learn the secrets.

Discover the surprises.

Creating beautiful and artistic portraits with your iPhone is something anyone

can do with basic knowledge, exploration, and creative chance.

Relax your subject so they behave naturally. Build a rapport with them. Sometimes humor works best to break the ice.

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Pre-Shot & Preparation

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Pre-Shot & Preparation

Posing

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Help your subject find a natural and/or artistic pose. Study portrait poses. Google. Instagram. Etc. Use a book or posing app to suggest a pose to your model.

Posing App

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Posing

Props

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Props can help relax your subject. Distracts them from that “camera in their face.” Helps them focus on something else.

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Props

Pay attention to the subject and strive to capture that so called “perfect” shot.

Shooting

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Shooting

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Experiment with different angles. Try taking a shot from different heights. Try: At the knees. Mid level at the waste. At the shoulders and head. From above. Etc.

Shooting

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Rule of Thirds 9-part grid to frame your photo for dramatic impact. Align your subject (or what you want to emphasize on your subject) with the intersection of the gridlines.

Shooting

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Close Up Try shooting your subject close-up. Focus on the face,and in particular, the eyes.

“The eyes are the windows of the soul.”William Shakespeare

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Shooting

Accessories

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Lens attachments like Olloclip Telephoto Lens Tripod (Tripod Case Mount)

External Lights (LED) Reflectors to bounce light

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Accessories

Shooting Apps

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Standard iOS 7 Camera App!HDR, Burst Mode, Truetone Flash (5s) Tap focus, AE/AF Lock, filters, non-destructive editing

Camera+!Separate Focus and Exposure, plus focus and exposure lock, timer, burst mode, stabilizer, continuous flashlight, Lightbox, LAB, filters, non-destructive editing

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Shooting Apps

Post Processing

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After you capture your ‘Master Shot’ further enhance the capture with post processing.

Post-processing and editing play a major roll in your end result.

Before!Camera App Burst Mode

After!Facetune App + VSCO CAM App

Post Processing Apps

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Facetune!Simple, yet powerful tools for Face Enhancement + Filters and Depth of Field simulation.

Camera+!Non-destructive editing with a LAB and Lightbox + Filters

VSCO CAM!Powerful, non-destructive editing plus film quality filters.

Snapseed!Powerful image editing and effects.

Big Lens!Depth of Field simulation app. DSLR aperture simulation.

Image Blender!Layer blending and masking.

Just a few of my favorites for portrait photography

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Post Processing Apps

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Creative iPhone Portraitures - Michael Clawson