A trick to make more relaxed portrait photos

See below the secret of a pro photographer (follow Scott). To get the most natural and relaxed images of people (for example your team) for your presentation, say the photoshoot is over, and then take a few more shots… (Click the arrow to see the next image)

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Today I’m going to share a little photography tip! Often when you ask someone on the street to take their photo (and they say yes) they are flattered but a little tense (especially if the photographer is wearing a mask and during a pandemic) ! I find if I shoot until I get an image I like and then tell the subject “great! I got it!! We’re done!” The subject then relaxes into a pose so much more natural! Quickly I shoot a few more frames of that genuine moment of relief! These two images I captured yesterday of @bashari.ansari are a perfect example of this , both capture a side of her personality in very real but totally different ways. Please don’t use this little trick to replace me!!! I love my job!!

A post shared by Scott Schuman (@thesartorialist) on Jun 11, 2020 at 7:03am PDT

A nice team photo is so much better than a page with headshots in inconsistent formats.

If there is no alternative (traveling to get everyone in one room is hard during this pandemic), there is always SlideMagic with lots of team slide templates that can help you make those headshots look as consistent as possible!

Photo by Uyen Nguyen on Unsplash