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Dinner with Tony

Tweet My friend, Tony met Erin, Nicole and me at a random Puerto Rican restaurant. He is an actor in NYC. You may have seen him in the last episode of the Sopranos, Rescue Me, or Law and Order. He was also in a national commercial where he ran around a gym and then was [...]

Portrait help – but what do I know? I can’t even get this picture to fit on my blog.

A friend asked me for tips on how to make her portrait photography better. I am learning just like she is, but I thought I would pass on some tips I have learned along the way. Above is an example of a great shot. You did everything right here, and it is a good example of how what I will write below can come together to make a good portrait. Your color is good, your composition is pretty good, you are at a flattering distance from your subject, the sun is behind her, and you used fill flash. Good job. It looks like you tried different things until you got here. I want you to take consistently great portraits without happening upon one. So let’s start with the basics.

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