Portrait photographers use a myriad of different lights and lighting styles to achieve the results they desire. I’ve seen great portraits done with 10 lights, and even greater portraits done with a single light. The best photographers can do both and play around with lights like tools in their toolbox to create something unique.
Capture One has jumped into the preset game with the release of the Beyond Collection: two new 'style packs' that allow you to apply "the feel and character" of various film and black & white "looks" to your photography, with some customization options throw in for good measure.
As the growth of VSCO has shown, analog photo filters are a big business these days, and Phase One wants to get in more on the action. They've just announced a new Film Styles Pack with analog photo filters designed for photographers using Capture One.
Ever since I decided to start learning photography, I’ve been looking for a good catalog of composition ideas. Once you figure out the mechanics of how a DSLR works, getting good at the composition of your photos seems to be the 80/20 of rapidly improving at photography.
Photographer Lucian Hunziker wants to give you a whirlwind tour of the history of portrait photography. For his new photo project and book titled Basel in Portraits, Hunziker photographed 59 celebrities in the iconic styles of 59 different famous photographers from the past 150 years.