Portrait Photography Tip

What’s the most important feature in the majority of portraits?
The eyes!
We tend to want to see the eyes.
We naturally need to connect with them or at least see them in the subject.
Too many times, photographers don’t consider the eyes and place them in non-interesting areas.
This quick portrait was made while I was waiting for my subject to arrive.
My assistant and I were killing time, just resting our feet(We had already shot for another client earlier that day.)
The open shade that we were sitting in was perfect lighting for this portrait.
The direction is slightly side light with enough fill from the front to illuminate the subject’s face perfectly.
I cropped in tightly, losing the top of her head and one of her shoulders, but that is okay because it places the eyes, perfectly in the upper horizontal of the grid.
The eyes are the first thing you notice in this image.
Because of their placement, they demand that you address the subject.
And that, is exactly what you want your portrait to do.
Make people look.
Concentrate on the placement of your subject’s eyes and viewer’s will spend more time on your images.
Be inspired!