Creative portraiture doesn’t happen by accident. You’ve got to understand the tools: light, lens choice, posing, so they’re second nature. Once those basics are locked in, you’ll free up mental space to actually create. That’s when the good stuff starts to happen. So if you ever feel “stuck” creatively, don’t assume you’re out of ideas. Maybe it's just time to learn something new. Like a technique, a concept, or a skill. Maybe that'll open the creative floodgates up again.
IMAGE: I noticed a bright area of sunlight coming in through the studio windows. Asked the model to position herself there on the floor, shot through a metal ladder (with an intriguing stain on one of the steps). Make up your own story. That's the idea.
Ed Verosky
Creative portraiture doesn’t happen by accident. You’ve got to understand the tools: light, lens choice, posing, so they’re second nature. Once those basics are locked in, you’ll free up mental space to actually create. That’s when the good stuff starts to happen. So if you ever feel “stuck” creatively, don’t assume you’re out of ideas. Maybe it's just time to learn something new. Like a technique, a concept, or a skill. Maybe that'll open the creative floodgates up again.
IMAGE: I noticed a bright area of sunlight coming in through the studio windows. Asked the model to position herself there on the floor, shot through a metal ladder (with an intriguing stain on one of the steps). Make up your own story. That's the idea.
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