Composition Tips for Portrait Photography you Need to Know

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@fremzter 3 жыл бұрын

Gotta love photographers like her who doesn't just glorify themselves while shooting. She goes straight to tips and just clicks away, not too much blabbering.

@carljordan4515 3 жыл бұрын

Yes ,also she have so much positive energy which make her videos so appealing!!

@Grant_Ferstat Жыл бұрын

Just a genuine, professional person who wants to connect with the model and isn't full of herself.

@gyurxi551 Жыл бұрын

I liked what Julia did, but I'm starting to question it. At 3:02 I tought exactly the same what she mentioned later at 6:37 😁 Aand finally she did at 7:35, noway! So , she argued against herself ;P So if she knows what is not worth to do then why is she doing 1 minute later?

@aboynamedjamil 3 жыл бұрын

This model really is fantastic. Her movement is on time and effortless. Also your tips are great.

@ernestagaloos2416 3 жыл бұрын

Love that you’re adding the footage on the bottom right!

@lucasgottardi9905 3 жыл бұрын

Do you know what’s the name of this machine?

@ryanpuff 3 жыл бұрын

I love the simple location. Gives it a relatable feel. Make any location beautiful, you don't need something extravagant to capture a moment🙂

@ScottRandall 3 жыл бұрын

Tips are helpful to beginners, and serve as reminders to intermediate. I wanted to say that your on camera presence is terrific. Good cadence in your speech, just the right amount of confidence. You are genuinely fun to watch. Not everyone has that.

@hasinakassam 3 жыл бұрын

amazing tips and what an amazing model!! i love how she just seamlessly changes her pose after each shot.

@alanalain4884 3 жыл бұрын

"Flow posing"...

@mikemorrison3913 3 жыл бұрын

The lines through the face is a good point. I feel like not many would notice this!

@YariJaluff 2 жыл бұрын

She said that and then she shows lots of her photos with the garage lines in the back in the middle of the head

@sydneycranford3419 3 жыл бұрын

I really loved this video! Thanks for including all the different examples next to each other, it made it so helpful.

@dedequintero8833 3 жыл бұрын

Your model was fantastic. I really love that you add the preview screen at the bottom right, super helpful and amazing!!! I just started following you, so far I'm loving what I see

@juliaelizabethjoy 3 жыл бұрын

This tutorial was AWESOME! And the model constantly moving but not too fast helped me with some posing ideas too 👏🏽🙌🏽 y’all were a perfect match for this vid! Thank you for this ♥️

@Seitenwerk 3 жыл бұрын

One of the best tutorials so far. Simple but straight to the point of what actually makes the look of such images stand out

@charlottewilkinson7586 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome tips; I always found it really hard to make full body shots look good and I never realised where I was going wrong. Thank you!

@photognicholas 3 жыл бұрын

I just bought the 35mm 1.4 for my a7iii last weekend and I love it so much for portraits already. This video is perfect timing and helps me so much! Thank you for another great video Julia!

@BillyDhillon 3 жыл бұрын

Great shots! I specifically liked the crop above the knees over the railing. Looked really good and made a difference.

@MitchLally 3 жыл бұрын

Loved the tips as usual Julia 😍 the photos were bomb!! Love seeing your viewfinder preview too.

@deceasedturtle 3 жыл бұрын

This was a very helpful video. As someone who is just starting off with photography and suck at taking portrait, your tips were practical and too the point. Love the side by side comparisons and simple pointers throughout the video 👌📸

@EnzoGiannotti 3 жыл бұрын

Out of the common tips! Excellent work and its a plus the fact of seeing such a talented model posing. Thank you both!

@alexhall9450 3 жыл бұрын

Loved the leading lines shots at the end looked fantastic

@bala1000mina 2 ай бұрын

Very helpful tips, added to my knowledge and definitely I'll use them in my next photo session! Good luck Julia!

@Th3Shad0W21 3 жыл бұрын

Loved the full body picture tip where you leave more space on the top, really interesting

@kimjoseph5668 3 жыл бұрын

Your tips are so helpful! Thank you so much for sharing! BTW, your videos are so relaxing to watch!

@blacKKKjesus 3 жыл бұрын

Julia, you are amazing! Your work inspires me so much thank you!

@proxyaccount4466 9 ай бұрын

I usually take landscapes but I got roped into taking photos of a team building event. Discovered your channel because I wasn't quite sure how, when and where to crop. I shied away from taking portraits for the longest time, but thanks to your videos, I think I might give it a shot again. Thanks for the tips and cheers!

@shotbygem 2 жыл бұрын

I could listen to that voice all day. Great work 👏

@Chris-ez4yt 2 жыл бұрын

Never in a million years would I have thought about where I'm cropping. Julia you are amazing.

@scorpionoir4952 3 жыл бұрын

I loved the tip you gave about putting a little negative space in full body shots. I tend to shoot with very little space and it leaves me no room to crop in post.

@CJ-ls7rk 7 ай бұрын

You are my favorite portrait photographer honestly! Wow !

@mercuryrisinginspection9971 3 жыл бұрын

Always great stuff. Just on the spot as I’m doing a shoot today and very helpful. Can you do some more on what the model is thinking to make them comfortable and moving. Kinda like the one with your sister. This model was great but I see young people feel uneasy. Thanks!

@unabyband1263 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, a lot of videos today, keep it up, Julia!

@TutorialsForMom 10 ай бұрын

This video was great, and thank you SO much for explaining the "cropped" vs. not when it came to the feet in full body vs. sitting down photos. (Right before you brought it up I was sitting wondering, "Hey, wait a minute..."). In conjunction with what you were saying about using vs. minimizing Leading Lines, one thing that struck me in the photos is that: 1. In the case of the cropped foot at 5:43, another reason cropping the foot felt like it worked for the composition is that the two legs together created visual lines towards the Docs (rather than the model's face) and as a result tension between where a viewer's focus should be, and 2. By pivoting to reduce the leading lines in the photos at 8:24 you almost play an optical trick - in reality the vanishing point terminates at the (higher luminance) white door in the background, but by pivoting it creates a sense that the lines converge on the models face instead. Thank you for putting out all these great composition videos! I feel like I finally understand approaches to composition that have been eluding me for years 🥹

@randomness7053 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Julia!!! 🥰

@sathishmonkm1520 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Julia.. This is so insightful.. Well, after seeing a lot of your videos, I have fallen in love with 35mm.. Also, the perspective of your compositions is unique to what your style speaks about... However, all your tips are so insightful which I would definitely keep in mind in my upcoming photoshoot.. Thanks a lot for this video

@chenge5783 2 жыл бұрын

I wish I had seen it long before. I learned by a lot experiment. This helped to reiterate some. I like the comparison shots, easier to see the point. I also like the demonstration of how the model does subtle movement to allow a natural beautiful catch. Thank you for the tips!

@nicolewilson3886 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, Julia! It was a nice refresher for me and learned new things as well. Also, I really like your model for this shoot. She was very interesting in terms of the emotion and movement she brought to the shoot!

@bray2079 3 жыл бұрын

Just discovered your channel and have been loving all of your content

@audraself192 2 ай бұрын

The real time footage you added on the screen was SO HELPFUL!

@liamphotography4945 2 жыл бұрын

Really appreciate your tips Julia! classy work and the model is a dream! My focus is street photography but noted down your tips for my portrait shoot this week. Thanks a lot. Subscribed!

@jliang70 3 жыл бұрын

A lot of excellent composition tips, another enjoyable video.

@Sushidrew 3 жыл бұрын

On the second composition, you should mention that the reason you shot from the end of the rail was to get leading lines to add depth!

@syamsurisyamsuri8036 2 жыл бұрын

the model is super beauty and excellent! thanks. I will try for your advice👍👍

@jochembeuke1895 3 жыл бұрын

Great Fotos and great Tipps. Thank you Julia.

@djreggie7 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome tips... thank you, Julia!

@JosefFoti 3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate the tip with the negative space in the full body shot. I was still wondering why I don't like doing full body shots so much :D And the rest of the tips is something I agree with and I like to use those techniques too. By the way, using a 35 mm for portraits isn't too weird, I just need to buy a 35 mm to do it too ;)

@jimwlouavl 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. I love your editing style and all of the vertical lines in the setting you chose. Your using them as leading and framing lines was educational. I’m now a subscriber.

@juliatrotti 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@ahmedhussein2053 3 жыл бұрын

I love it.. We need more like that dear.. lovely. ❤️

@amitkrupal1234 2 жыл бұрын

In one of your videos you mentioned you were hesitant to shoot people at closer distance but then went on improving it. I had similar experience in recent shoot. Even I tried it on old dslr with old 18-135 lens. It did much better than i expected & got some awesome shots

@VintageOutboardMan 3 жыл бұрын

You're shots are really amazing!

@Justmakesomenoiz 2 жыл бұрын

Both did an awsome job. So fullnof great tips. I'm just getting started in portrait photography but it's so much harder then creative which I've shot before. Beacuse no live objects that must look alive in the shots. But still a ton of fun and already looking forward to getting out and shoot some more portraits 🙏

@superkevinadventure 2 жыл бұрын

The best tip is the one where you talk about getting the model above her knee! Great video Julia!

@philliplivingstone5336 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great tips Julia. Wonderful model also.

@chuligraphy6943 3 жыл бұрын

you're the best Julia! greetings from colombia

@YigalDavidHachmon 2 жыл бұрын

Yes I would love to see more video like this made by you. You're an excellent photographer and great teacher. Thank a lot!!!! And BTW - you model, SaaraahHenderson is excellent too,

@punchmontana3425 2 жыл бұрын

Phenomenal work…motivational too thanks

@jamarrushaughton8622 Жыл бұрын

This is a great video on portrait photography.

@JKSNhdez 3 жыл бұрын

heaven on earth this video!!

@michaelmills2926 3 жыл бұрын

great video, lovely model, liked the shots with leading lines at the end,,i try to do that kind of shot when i out doing my street photography...

@Grant_Ferstat Жыл бұрын

Somehow I'd missed this one Julia. Some really great tips here. Thanks.

@britano Жыл бұрын

Love how the model started smiling as soon as job was done, so sweet

@stefanusadrian8398 3 жыл бұрын

thank you for the tips. Im hoping to see 24mm or 28mm portrait tips in the future especially how to control the distortion

@cronopapi 3 жыл бұрын

Amo estos videos, Gracias por compartir

@user-fi2vs4xp1m 11 ай бұрын

You are great! Thank you ♥️

@carinaallende 3 жыл бұрын

excellent as always!!!

@klausochs3454 2 жыл бұрын

Favourite tip was the cut off above the knees. I like to see portrait shoot with a 70..200, 2.8, where you utilize the different classic portrait f-stops 85, 135 and some of your preferences.

@stanleyndu 2 жыл бұрын

Just stumbled on your page and I absolutely love it...

@freud_kinescope 3 жыл бұрын

i need more of this! amazing!)))

@hally_harcy2310 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice photoshoot and tips , Also your edit , so Awesome 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🥺🥺

@dizzybuizzy9347 2 жыл бұрын

I feel like such a Pro, after watching your Video!

@brauliomiranda2825 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Julia greetings from Brazil! your photos are beautiful! I love your job! success!

@sousatada Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the content!!

@TylerUng 3 жыл бұрын

Love these tips!

@francisgarcia5201 3 жыл бұрын

This is very helpful. Thanks for the tips!

@ashesheditz7826 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much i am very helpful i don't know how much better composition but this video i am understanding compositing tecniq portrait

@jacksonward6769 3 жыл бұрын

This is the first video of yours I've watched. I really enjoyed it! I've been thinking for a while about buying a camera and starting to learn photography. Today I've been watching KZfaq tutorials all days and I was so stoked to finally find a woman making some tutorials! And an Australian which is even better. You almost threw me with the American Photography thingo sponsorship and I doubted myself for a minute and assumed I'd been watching too many videos of Americans today haha. Also I'm now regretting being signed in to my partners KZfaq account and not my own because I am in fact a woman, which is why I was stoked to see a video by a woman.

@nova12332 3 жыл бұрын

this video was super helpful! thank you!

@lauriewahlig2819 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent and very helpful tips!

@hopehoward8607 Жыл бұрын

So so good thank you❤

@ashslay0105 2 жыл бұрын

Hi! I love your work, I was just wondering could you make a video of how you keep consistency with using presets in different lighting situations?

@fr3dlopez 2 жыл бұрын

Really good stuff!

@christopherfranz_ 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Julia I would love to see a composition video with a 85mm. Awesome Video!

@michaelrc6282 3 жыл бұрын

That was so much fun to watch. I could tell you were having fun cause you were very focused during the shots. Compliments to the model for her posing. I really enjoy watching these videos so thank you so much for sharing your expertise with us 🤗. I would love to know about when to use flash and the difference it makes in photos because I don't use it either unless I'm at a wedding reception haha. Would you say that flash is better suited for studio shoots? Thank you! ❤️

@tatyanapavlova1397 3 жыл бұрын

More videos like this please it is such a cool video for beginners like me

@jplimages 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing tips! Thank you!!

@miguelangelfloresduarte7179 3 жыл бұрын

Great job and the model excelent. Thanks

@elebroski 2 жыл бұрын

First video I’ve seen from you…SUBCRIBED!!!

@antoniologan1851 2 жыл бұрын

God, the model is soooo on point with her posing! 😭🙌🏾🔥 Excellent tips! The best tip is the Leading Lines and line through the face. And framing above joints. I am sometimes bad at that 😅

@asmrlon7966 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful work and great tips as usual. I must say, the audio track at 4:34 is lit!

@juliatrotti 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@joshiprashant7665 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice photoshoot I always see ur vedio magic in ur photography

@andrejalesko 3 жыл бұрын

loving your video :)) amazing!

@djkratos4453 3 жыл бұрын

Finally! I found a video like this!

@hedyaditia 3 жыл бұрын

thank you juli!! You are always inspiring. I hope i could get 35mm.

@sleepless51 Жыл бұрын

Good. Now I want a 35mm f/1.4. Thanks Julia! :)

@nindyonandiko6252 2 жыл бұрын

i love this

@ayisha7399 3 жыл бұрын

I like the tip u gave to avoid lines coming in the face👍

@leonardjandeloso3631 2 жыл бұрын

i like all the tips but overall i really like you.. 😍❤

@ChristianCampo 3 жыл бұрын

thanks Julia, really helpful since I started to take portrait shots every week now if I can. How about a video about 85mm since that is a regular portrait lense that is used a lot currently. the video helped me some tips but also confirmed my existing knowledge. and then kudos to the model that really knows her way which is always a plus on a shoot.

@juliatrotti 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I just uploaded my 85mm composition tips video this week after so many requests here 😄