1. Tips for Taking Portraits Photojournalism

2. Tip #1: Take photos outside Bushra Ghafoor, R.B. Hayes High School Taking photos outside will help your subject to stand out from its surroundings.

3. Tip #2: Move away from the wall Bushra Ghafoor, R.B. Hayes High School This creates distance between your subject and any distracting backgrounds

4. Tip #3: Avoid flash Bushra Ghafoor, R.B. Hayes High School (Flash washes out a subject)

5. Tip #4: Lean against a wall R.B. Hayes High School Emphasizes your subject, rather than the fact that he/she is just standing there.

6. Tip #5: Use a subject’s environment Monique Martinez, R.B. Hayes High School Your viewers will get a clearer idea of what the individual is like if you photograph him/her in a natural environment.

7. R.B. Hayes High School Don’t photograph a subject in front of windows. Instead, stand near windows to utilize their natural light. However, be aware of how that light may wash out your subject and adjust other camera settings accordingly. Tip #6: Near windows

8. Sample photos Evaluate these portraits and the techniques the photographers use for taking portraits

9. Bushra Ghafoor, R.B. Hayes High School

10. The Pix Yearbook - Little Rock, Arkansas

11. Bushra Ghafoor, R.B. Hayes High School

12. The Pix Yearbook - Little Rock, Arkansas

13. Lore Staff

14. The Pix Yearbook - Little Rock, Arkansas