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By Steven Kennedy


Throughout the course of its history, humankind has always looked for something greater than itself. Mankind looked to the stars and to each other, trying to find a measure of meaning in a cold, unfeeling universe. Well, the universe responded. It gave man each other. People found meaning in each other. Some people rose above and became stars. But before they became stars, they had to pay their dues and they had to make use of woman portrait photography Los Angeles.

Photography is the taking of pictures. But simply saying that it is picture taking is overly simplistic and reduces one of the most versatile art forms to a mere hobby. Yes, there are people who take it up as a hobby. But the professionals in the field are true artists who manipulate angles and lights in order to best capture the essence of a subject. It is often said that a picture is worth a thousand words. A good photographer can do more than that and tell a whole story in a single frame.

But portrait photography is particularly necessary in certain cities. Would be entertainers have to audition, they have to get their face out there to casting directors. That requires the use of headshots, portraits of themselves that they circulate in hopes that they have the right look for a certain part and that their look will help land them the job that could change the course of their careers and finally throw them into the stratosphere they so wish to fly in.

In photography, lighting is an extremely important factor. A good photographer wants to show the subject in their best light. Sometimes that can mean waiting for a certain time of day and thus only having a very limited window in which to shoot. In a studio, a photographer will often have several different lights in order to best flatter the subject.

In a photo shoot, the photographer is not the only artist on set. Before the shots are taken, the subject must be carefully prepared. This is done by a makeup artist skillfully plying their trade, altering the features of a subject ever so slightly in order to bring out the best of them, while still keeping them undeniably them, enough that they are not completely unrecognizable.

A smart phone that is on the market will more than likely come equipped with a camera. This camera will be high definition and be more than capable of taking crisp, clear photos. In fact, some photographers use their phones with some extra lenses for some low key, more casual shoots. But the truly big shoots will still require a good camera.

The artists of old commissioned to paint portraits were often compensated handsomely for their work. The artists of today are also compensated handsomely for their work. As such, getting a few headshots may come at a significant cost, especially if the photographer in question is not just some picture taker at a box store, but a true professional with a studio.

An artist needs to have talent. Anyone with a camera can call themselves a photographer. But only a true artists will be able to do more with a camera than just take a picture.

There are many ways in which to tell a story. Some people write it down. The most profitable is probably the motion picture. But it takes a level of skill in order to tell a whole story with a single image.




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