Natural-Light Portraits & Posing

Who it's for

Hobbyists photographing family, friends, and clients. The photographers whose portraits make you stop scrolling are not shooting better cameras than you. They are standing their subject in better light and making that subject feel at ease. Master those two things — where you put a person and how you make them feel — and a phone in portrait mode will out-shoot a $3,000 camera used carelessly. This guide is entirely about those two things.

What's inside

• The Portrait Is 90% Light and Rapport
• See & Shape Natural Light
• The Bad-Light Fixes
• Gear & Settings for Flattering Portraits
• Backgrounds & Composition
• Directing People So They Relax
• A Posing Library
• Backlighting & Flare Without Blowing It
• Skin-Tone-Friendly Editing
• Run a Smooth 20-Minute Mini Session