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Gloucestershire Portrait Photographer – Couples Portraits

Dave — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:47:06 +0000

Couple of different processing styles for these 2 Portraits of a Couple.

Couples Portraits

Which do you prefer ?

Friday Freebie #3 – Sensual Couple Portraits

Dave — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:11:26 +0000

Every couple would love to have a sensual photograph of themselves. Here’s a very simple pose that is perfect for a couples portrait, or wedding shoot.

Ask the man to stand behind the lady, just to the side slightly. Now ask the lady to rest her head backwards, close her eyes & think romantic thoughts . Now the gentleman is asked to place a soft kiss on the open neck, again with his eyes closed. As long as the couple are truly in love, you should find you capture a very special moment

& then with a bit of work you can create a more dramatic shot like this

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Friday Freebie #2 – Shallow DOF for Couples Portrait

Dave — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:01:30 +0000

Bored of the same Couple poses ? Then why not try using your Depth of Field for a more artistic shot.

Place one model back approx 4-6 feet from the the front model. Pose them accordingly. Now ensure camera is on F4 (or wider) & focus on front model. Take your shot. Some examples below :-

Notice in the 1st shot how I had to shoot from a higher position to ensure back model was high enough in shot. In addition with Studio lighting you can control how well lit each subject is, to add further variations.

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