Photographing business portraits: Tips for portrait photography

In this video, Arek gives an overview of his training. Here you can find out the key points you can expect.

Before an appointment for a photo shoot with a client, there are a few points that should be clarified in advance to avoid any surprises. Find out what these are and what you should look out for here from Arek at the meeting with Gabor.

For the first business portrait, Arek works with a dark background, which will later be equipped with a light spot. Arek also builds up the lighting setup piece by piece and explains the individual functions.

Preparation is everything. Many little things usually make a big impact. To put this into perspective, Arek checks before the shoot how the lighting suits the model and whether the clothes make a good visual impression.

Simply placing a person between the studio lights and releasing the shutter won't work with Arek. The decisive factor for a good portrait is the right presentation, which in turn also suits the customer/model. In this video, Arek explains how to find out the best way to photograph a person visually.

In this video, Arek looks at the technical aspects of a studio camera. What is important and what do you need to pay attention to if you want to take professional photos in the studio?

Each light source has its own characteristics. In this video, Arek shows how the light sources affect people individually and what advantages and disadvantages they have.

The posture of the model/client is incredibly important for the final effect of a motif. But how do you get a model into the right pose? Especially in a way that makes her feel comfortable? In this film, you can find out how Arek goes about it and what tricks he uses to make his clients look good in front of the camera.

After a shoot, there are usually several pictures to choose from. Especially if the communication went well and the memory card is full. In this video, you can see how Arek selects his pictures after this part and which criteria play a role for him.

In a business portrait, it is always important to portray the person naturally. Therefore, Arek will show in his Photoshop workflow how he retouches his pictures and what he pays attention to so that the subject does not look artificial.

Casual business portraits are also always in demand. In this film, Arek shows you which clothes are best for this and which buttons can be undone.

For the casual shots, Arek switches to a white background. To keep the background exciting, he adds a gradient to the whole thing. You can see how the lighting setup is set up and which light sources come into play in this video.

In this lighting setup, the client is photographed against a very white background. Arek explains how the special lighting setup is set up to place the person in a clean and sterile environment.

Which picture fits the customer and which one does the customer get? Arek again shows and explains how he goes about selecting his images.

Portraits have many different uses. This can be for a website or for a brochure, for example. In this video, Arek gives an insight into which crops he usually uses and how he tweaks them.

In this video, you accompany Arek outside to take photos. A modern architectural building was used as the location. In this video you can find out how the whole thing is staged with the model and which light sources are used here.

There are gray concrete walls almost everywhere that you can use to your advantage for a shoot. Here Arek gives an insight into how you can use such a location to take advantageous business portraits.

In this video, Arek shows how he sorts out his images from the on-location set and which images make it into the final. He will develop two of these images in Camera Raw and also explain which controls he uses to get the best out of them for his taste.

Last words, personal farewell and short summary.