Summer portraits

Simple lessons to expose by schoolfotograaf, light and compose stunning summery shots

A portrait is a shot that you can take at any time of the year. However, using the summer's bright, colorful locations is an opportunity not to be missed.

The most important aspect with any portrait shot is the light. This is what allows you to capture the scene in front of you, it dictates how the shot is going to look and what camera settings to use. By making the most of the light at this time of year, you're sure to get some portraits to be proud of. As well as the lighting, the colours that are present within the summer months are generally a lot brighter and more noticeable. Make the most of this and include them into your shots for interesting compositions.

Another huge advantage of the summer season is that you can carry on photographing right into evening. The shortened days in winter months halt the shooting process of capturing outdoor portraits. However, during the summer it's possible to take full advantage of the bright natural light in the daytime which trasforms in to the warm, dusky tones of the evening.



Although the sunshine can make portraits appealing, it can also become your worst enemy with summer shooting. In this guide we show you how to taking control of the lighting you have available can be easy and very effective, allowing you to capture some brethtaking summer portraits. Visit us at schoolfotograaf to learn some more photograph tricks.