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Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Taking Close Up Photos of People - Digital Photography Tips

By Al Sanez

Taking close up photos of people in digital photography can yield some great results. Close up photos make the person being photographed look more appealing. This article will provide you some simple tips for taking close up photos of people.

First off, unlike what you may think, close up photos taken of people are actually far from the subject. What I mean by this is that the camera is far from the subject. What is done, however, is the camera is zoomed in or a telephoto lens is used to get the photo very close to the subject.

What this does is make the person look more appealing. If you took a close up photo of a person and positioned the camera right in front of them, they would end up looking distorted and unflattering.

They have specific lenses for portrait photos of people, however, all you need to do to take better people close ups is to zoom in. You can do this with your optical zoom. A telephoto lens would work great, however, is not needed to yield great results.

When you use a longer lens what will happen is the background will get out of focus. What will also happen is less light will be let into the camera. This is because the lens is farther from the camera and more light is needed to travel to expose the shot. Because of this, you ought to use a tripod when taking close up shots. This will make sure that the person is fully focused and not blurred at all.

Al Sanez has a Free Photo 101 E-course that teaches digital photography. He also has another free program on how to Sell Your Pictures Online

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