Composition Tips for Portrait Photography you Need to Know

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  • Опубліковано 4 лип 2024
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  • @aboynamedjamil
    @aboynamedjamil 3 роки тому +122

    This model really is fantastic. Her movement is on time and effortless. Also your tips are great.

  • @fremzter
    @fremzter 3 роки тому +108

    Gotta love photographers like her who doesn't just glorify themselves while shooting. She goes straight to tips and just clicks away, not too much blabbering.

    • @carljordan4515
      @carljordan4515 3 роки тому +2

      Yes ,also she have so much positive energy which make her videos so appealing!!

    • @Grant_Ferstat
      @Grant_Ferstat Рік тому +1

      Just a genuine, professional person who wants to connect with the model and isn't full of herself.

    • @gyurxi551
      @gyurxi551 Рік тому +1

      I liked what Julia did, but I'm starting to question it. At 3:02 I tought exactly the same what she mentioned later at 6:37 😁 Aand finally she did at 7:35, noway! So , she argued against herself ;P So if she knows what is not worth to do then why is she doing 1 minute later?

  • @ryanpuff
    @ryanpuff 3 роки тому +36

    I love the simple location. Gives it a relatable feel. Make any location beautiful, you don't need something extravagant to capture a moment🙂

  • @ernestagaloos2416
    @ernestagaloos2416 3 роки тому +40

    Love that you’re adding the footage on the bottom right!

  • @ScottRandall
    @ScottRandall 3 роки тому +17

    Tips are helpful to beginners, and serve as reminders to intermediate. I wanted to say that your on camera presence is terrific. Good cadence in your speech, just the right amount of confidence. You are genuinely fun to watch. Not everyone has that.

  • @hasinakassam
    @hasinakassam 3 роки тому +20

    amazing tips and what an amazing model!! i love how she just seamlessly changes her pose after each shot.

  • @mikemorrison3913
    @mikemorrison3913 3 роки тому +12

    The lines through the face is a good point. I feel like not many would notice this!

    • @YariJaluff
      @YariJaluff 2 роки тому

      She said that and then she shows lots of her photos with the garage lines in the back in the middle of the head

  • @Seitenwerk
    @Seitenwerk 3 роки тому

    One of the best tutorials so far. Simple but straight to the point of what actually makes the look of such images stand out

  • @sydneycranford3419
    @sydneycranford3419 3 роки тому +8

    I really loved this video! Thanks for including all the different examples next to each other, it made it so helpful.

  • @MitchLally
    @MitchLally 3 роки тому

    Loved the tips as usual Julia 😍 the photos were bomb!! Love seeing your viewfinder preview too.

  • @dedequintero8833
    @dedequintero8833 3 роки тому +3

    Your model was fantastic. I really love that you add the preview screen at the bottom right, super helpful and amazing!!! I just started following you, so far I'm loving what I see

  • @juliaelizabethjoy
    @juliaelizabethjoy 3 роки тому +2

    This tutorial was AWESOME! And the model constantly moving but not too fast helped me with some posing ideas too 👏🏽🙌🏽 y’all were a perfect match for this vid! Thank you for this ♥️

  • @charlottewilkinson7586
    @charlottewilkinson7586 3 роки тому +3

    Awesome tips; I always found it really hard to make full body shots look good and I never realised where I was going wrong. Thank you!

  • @EnzoGiannotti
    @EnzoGiannotti 3 роки тому

    Out of the common tips! Excellent work and its a plus the fact of seeing such a talented model posing. Thank you both!

  • @photognicholas
    @photognicholas 3 роки тому

    I just bought the 35mm 1.4 for my a7iii last weekend and I love it so much for portraits already. This video is perfect timing and helps me so much! Thank you for another great video Julia!

  • @BillyDhillon
    @BillyDhillon 3 роки тому +1

    Great shots! I specifically liked the crop above the knees over the railing. Looked really good and made a difference.

  • @alexhall9450
    @alexhall9450 3 роки тому +2

    Loved the leading lines shots at the end looked fantastic

  • @deceasedturtle
    @deceasedturtle 3 роки тому +1

    This was a very helpful video. As someone who is just starting off with photography and suck at taking portrait, your tips were practical and too the point.
    Love the side by side comparisons and simple pointers throughout the video 👌📸

  • @bala1000mina
    @bala1000mina 3 місяці тому

    Very helpful tips, added to my knowledge and definitely I'll use them in my next photo session! Good luck Julia!

  • @shotbygem
    @shotbygem 3 роки тому

    I could listen to that voice all day. Great work 👏

  • @blacKKKjesus
    @blacKKKjesus 3 роки тому

    Julia, you are amazing! Your work inspires me so much thank you!

  • @Chris-ez4yt
    @Chris-ez4yt 2 роки тому

    Never in a million years would I have thought about where I'm cropping. Julia you are amazing.

  • @CJ-ls7rk
    @CJ-ls7rk 7 місяців тому

    You are my favorite portrait photographer honestly! Wow !

  • @Th3Shad0W21
    @Th3Shad0W21 3 роки тому +1

    Loved the full body picture tip where you leave more space on the top, really interesting

  • @kimjoseph5668
    @kimjoseph5668 3 роки тому

    Your tips are so helpful! Thank you so much for sharing! BTW, your videos are so relaxing to watch!

  • @audraself192
    @audraself192 2 місяці тому

    The real time footage you added on the screen was SO HELPFUL!

  • @proxyaccount4466
    @proxyaccount4466 9 місяців тому

    I usually take landscapes but I got roped into taking photos of a team building event. Discovered your channel because I wasn't quite sure how, when and where to crop.
    I shied away from taking portraits for the longest time, but thanks to your videos, I think I might give it a shot again.
    Thanks for the tips and cheers!

  • @unabyband1263
    @unabyband1263 3 роки тому +2

    Wow, a lot of videos today, keep it up, Julia!

  • @Sushidrew
    @Sushidrew 3 роки тому +9

    On the second composition, you should mention that the reason you shot from the end of the rail was to get leading lines to add depth!

  • @nicolewilson3886
    @nicolewilson3886 3 роки тому

    Great video, Julia! It was a nice refresher for me and learned new things as well. Also, I really like your model for this shoot. She was very interesting in terms of the emotion and movement she brought to the shoot!

  • @superkevinadventure
    @superkevinadventure 2 роки тому

    The best tip is the one where you talk about getting the model above her knee! Great video Julia!

  • @randomness7053
    @randomness7053 Рік тому

    Thank you Julia!!! 🥰

  • @TutorialsForMom
    @TutorialsForMom 10 місяців тому

    This video was great, and thank you SO much for explaining the "cropped" vs. not when it came to the feet in full body vs. sitting down photos. (Right before you brought it up I was sitting wondering, "Hey, wait a minute...").
    In conjunction with what you were saying about using vs. minimizing Leading Lines, one thing that struck me in the photos is that: 1. In the case of the cropped foot at 5:43, another reason cropping the foot felt like it worked for the composition is that the two legs together created visual lines towards the Docs (rather than the model's face) and as a result tension between where a viewer's focus should be, and 2. By pivoting to reduce the leading lines in the photos at 8:24 you almost play an optical trick - in reality the vanishing point terminates at the (higher luminance) white door in the background, but by pivoting it creates a sense that the lines converge on the models face instead.
    Thank you for putting out all these great composition videos! I feel like I finally understand approaches to composition that have been eluding me for years 🥹

  • @jliang70
    @jliang70 3 роки тому +1

    A lot of excellent composition tips, another enjoyable video.

  • @syamsurisyamsuri8036
    @syamsurisyamsuri8036 2 роки тому

    the model is super beauty and excellent!
    thanks. I will try for your advice👍👍

  • @djreggie7
    @djreggie7 3 роки тому

    Awesome tips... thank you, Julia!

  • @jochembeuke1895
    @jochembeuke1895 3 роки тому

    Great Fotos and great Tipps. Thank you Julia.

  • @bray2079
    @bray2079 3 роки тому +1

    Just discovered your channel and have been loving all of your content

  • @britano
    @britano Рік тому

    Love how the model started smiling as soon as job was done, so sweet

  • @liamphotography4945
    @liamphotography4945 2 роки тому

    Really appreciate your tips Julia! classy work and the model is a dream! My focus is street photography but noted down your tips for my portrait shoot this week. Thanks a lot. Subscribed!

  • @chuligraphy6943
    @chuligraphy6943 3 роки тому

    you're the best Julia! greetings from colombia

  • @scorpionoir4952
    @scorpionoir4952 3 роки тому

    I loved the tip you gave about putting a little negative space in full body shots. I tend to shoot with very little space and it leaves me no room to crop in post.

  • @VintageOutboardMan
    @VintageOutboardMan 3 роки тому +1

    You're shots are really amazing!

  • @chenge5783
    @chenge5783 2 роки тому

    I wish I had seen it long before. I learned by a lot experiment. This helped to reiterate some. I like the comparison shots, easier to see the point. I also like the demonstration of how the model does subtle movement to allow a natural beautiful catch. Thank you for the tips!

  • @jimwlouavl
    @jimwlouavl 3 роки тому

    Great video. I love your editing style and all of the vertical lines in the setting you chose. Your using them as leading and framing lines was educational. I’m now a subscriber.

  • @mercuryrisinginspection9971
    @mercuryrisinginspection9971 3 роки тому +3

    Always great stuff. Just on the spot as I’m doing a shoot today and very helpful. Can you do some more on what the model is thinking to make them comfortable and moving. Kinda like the one with your sister. This model was great but I see young people feel uneasy. Thanks!

  • @amitkrupal1234
    @amitkrupal1234 2 роки тому

    In one of your videos you mentioned you were hesitant to shoot people at closer distance but then went on improving it. I had similar experience in recent shoot. Even I tried it on old dslr with old 18-135 lens. It did much better than i expected & got some awesome shots

  • @philliplivingstone5336
    @philliplivingstone5336 3 роки тому

    Thanks for the great tips Julia. Wonderful model also.

  • @ahmedhussein2053
    @ahmedhussein2053 3 роки тому +1

    I love it.. We need more like that dear.. lovely. ❤️

  • @sathishmonkm1520
    @sathishmonkm1520 3 роки тому

    Thanks Julia.. This is so insightful.. Well, after seeing a lot of your videos, I have fallen in love with 35mm.. Also, the perspective of your compositions is unique to what your style speaks about... However, all your tips are so insightful which I would definitely keep in mind in my upcoming photoshoot.. Thanks a lot for this video

  • @freud_kinescope
    @freud_kinescope 3 роки тому +2

    i need more of this! amazing!)))

  • @Grant_Ferstat
    @Grant_Ferstat Рік тому

    Somehow I'd missed this one Julia. Some really great tips here. Thanks.

  • @jacksonward6769
    @jacksonward6769 3 роки тому

    This is the first video of yours I've watched. I really enjoyed it! I've been thinking for a while about buying a camera and starting to learn photography. Today I've been watching UA-cam tutorials all days and I was so stoked to finally find a woman making some tutorials! And an Australian which is even better. You almost threw me with the American Photography thingo sponsorship and I doubted myself for a minute and assumed I'd been watching too many videos of Americans today haha. Also I'm now regretting being signed in to my partners UA-cam account and not my own because I am in fact a woman, which is why I was stoked to see a video by a woman.

  • @JKSNhdez
    @JKSNhdez 3 роки тому

    heaven on earth this video!!

  • @jamarrushaughton8622
    @jamarrushaughton8622 Рік тому

    This is a great video on portrait photography.

  • @djkratos4453
    @djkratos4453 3 роки тому

    Finally! I found a video like this!

  • @stanleyndu
    @stanleyndu 2 роки тому

    Just stumbled on your page and I absolutely love it...

  • @tatyanapavlova1397
    @tatyanapavlova1397 3 роки тому

    More videos like this please it is such a cool video for beginners like me

  • @YigalDavidHachmon
    @YigalDavidHachmon 2 роки тому

    Yes I would love to see more video like this made by you.
    You're an excellent photographer and great teacher.
    Thank a lot!!!!
    And BTW - you model, SaaraahHenderson is excellent too,

  • @cronopapi
    @cronopapi 3 роки тому +1

    Amo estos videos, Gracias por compartir

  • @punchmontana3425
    @punchmontana3425 2 роки тому

    Phenomenal work…motivational too thanks

  • @Justmakesomenoiz
    @Justmakesomenoiz 2 роки тому

    Both did an awsome job. So fullnof great tips. I'm just getting started in portrait photography but it's so much harder then creative which I've shot before. Beacuse no live objects that must look alive in the shots. But still a ton of fun and already looking forward to getting out and shoot some more portraits 🙏

  • @francisgarcia5201
    @francisgarcia5201 3 роки тому

    This is very helpful. Thanks for the tips!

  • @lauriewahlig2819
    @lauriewahlig2819 3 роки тому

    Excellent and very helpful tips!

  • @dizzybuizzy9347
    @dizzybuizzy9347 2 роки тому

    I feel like such a Pro, after watching your Video!

  • @carinaallende
    @carinaallende 3 роки тому

    excellent as always!!!

  • @michaelmills2926
    @michaelmills2926 3 роки тому +1

    great video, lovely model, liked the shots with leading lines at the end,,i try to do that kind of shot when i out doing my street photography...

  • @user-fi2vs4xp1m
    @user-fi2vs4xp1m 11 місяців тому

    You are great! Thank you ♥️

  • @hally_harcy2310
    @hally_harcy2310 3 роки тому

    Very nice photoshoot and tips , Also your edit , so Awesome 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🥺🥺

  • @nova12332
    @nova12332 3 роки тому

    this video was super helpful! thank you!

  • @joshiprashant7665
    @joshiprashant7665 3 роки тому

    Very nice photoshoot I always see ur vedio magic in ur photography

  • @JosefFoti
    @JosefFoti 3 роки тому +11

    I appreciate the tip with the negative space in the full body shot. I was still wondering why I don't like doing full body shots so much :D And the rest of the tips is something I agree with and I like to use those techniques too. By the way, using a 35 mm for portraits isn't too weird, I just need to buy a 35 mm to do it too ;)

  • @ashesheditz7826
    @ashesheditz7826 3 роки тому

    Thank you so much i am very helpful i don't know how much better composition but this video i am understanding compositing tecniq portrait

  • @stefanusadrian8398
    @stefanusadrian8398 3 роки тому

    thank you for the tips. Im hoping to see 24mm or 28mm portrait tips in the future especially how to control the distortion

  • @sousatada
    @sousatada Рік тому

    Thanks for the content!!

  • @brauliomiranda2825
    @brauliomiranda2825 3 роки тому

    Hi Julia greetings from Brazil! your photos are beautiful! I love your job! success!

  • @fr3dlopez
    @fr3dlopez 2 роки тому

    Really good stuff!

  • @miguelangelfloresduarte7179
    @miguelangelfloresduarte7179 3 роки тому

    Great job and the model excelent. Thanks

  • @jplimages
    @jplimages 3 роки тому

    Amazing tips! Thank you!!

  • @TylerUng
    @TylerUng 3 роки тому

    Love these tips!

  • @andrejalesko
    @andrejalesko 3 роки тому

    loving your video :)) amazing!

  • @michaelrc6282
    @michaelrc6282 3 роки тому

    That was so much fun to watch. I could tell you were having fun cause you were very focused during the shots. Compliments to the model for her posing. I really enjoy watching these videos so thank you so much for sharing your expertise with us 🤗. I would love to know about when to use flash and the difference it makes in photos because I don't use it either unless I'm at a wedding reception haha. Would you say that flash is better suited for studio shoots? Thank you! ❤️

  • @ashslay0105
    @ashslay0105 2 роки тому

    Hi! I love your work, I was just wondering could you make a video of how you keep consistency with using presets in different lighting situations?

  • @hopehoward8607
    @hopehoward8607 Рік тому

    So so good thank you❤

  • @sleepless51
    @sleepless51 Рік тому

    Good. Now I want a 35mm f/1.4. Thanks Julia!
    :)

  • @mernaibrahim6151
    @mernaibrahim6151 2 роки тому +1

    the model is GREAT

  • @klausochs3454
    @klausochs3454 2 роки тому

    Favourite tip was the cut off above the knees. I like to see portrait shoot with a 70..200, 2.8, where you utilize the different classic portrait f-stops 85, 135 and some of your preferences.

  • @antoniologan1851
    @antoniologan1851 2 роки тому

    God, the model is soooo on point with her posing! 😭🙌🏾🔥 Excellent tips! The best tip is the Leading Lines and line through the face. And framing above joints. I am sometimes bad at that 😅

  • @elebroski
    @elebroski 2 роки тому

    First video I’ve seen from you…SUBCRIBED!!!

  • @g-a-oqfish8745
    @g-a-oqfish8745 3 роки тому

    Thanks for your sharing, I’ve learned a lot👍👏

  • @kriistyyanne
    @kriistyyanne 3 роки тому

    Julia I’m loving these presets on all the photos!! I shoot a lot of colour so do you think they would work on my photos or more towards the earth tone photos?

  • @peterguman7298
    @peterguman7298 3 роки тому

    Nice how you show the good vs 'bad' photo side by side to illustrate you portrait tip. thanks.

  • @asmrlon7966
    @asmrlon7966 2 роки тому

    Beautiful work and great tips as usual. I must say, the audio track at 4:34 is lit!

  • @hedyaditia
    @hedyaditia 3 роки тому

    thank you juli!! You are always inspiring. I hope i could get 35mm.

  • @lpark8
    @lpark8 Рік тому

    Very helpful video thank you! I would like to hear about how you think about placing the model and getting them to move. How much do you plan I’m advance or do you rely more on improvisation? 🙏😎

  • @lenninlc
    @lenninlc 3 роки тому

    Awesome video! Thank you!

  • @ayisha7399
    @ayisha7399 3 роки тому

    I like the tip u gave to avoid lines coming in the face👍

  • @christopherfranz_
    @christopherfranz_ 3 роки тому +1

    Hey Julia I would love to see a composition video with a 85mm. Awesome Video!

  • @artemisfowl9002
    @artemisfowl9002 3 роки тому +7

    wow, did the model attend some sort of posing masterclass? her movements were effortlessly on cue, imagine every model with such talent

  • @nindyonandiko6252
    @nindyonandiko6252 2 роки тому

    i love this