{"id":1253,"date":"2021-03-30T17:58:55","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T17:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.photobooker.com\/blog\/?p=1253"},"modified":"2021-04-22T22:18:39","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T22:18:39","slug":"7-photoshoot-concepts-to-add-to-your-portfolio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.photobooker.com\/blog\/7-photoshoot-concepts-to-add-to-your-portfolio\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Inspiring Photoshoot Concepts to Up Your Style"},"content":{"rendered":"

Changing up your style is important to keep things fresh in your photography endeavors. Curating new photoshoot ideas and concepts is one way to liven up your style and attract a new clientele. Try it out in your spare time before testing it out on your clients to see what fits for you. Practice makes perfect and you\u2019ll be able to master a new concept to add to your portfolio in no time!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are seven creative photoshoot ideas to up your style and enhance your techniques to keep things from getting too boring!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Playing with Motion and Light<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Test out slower shutter speeds and capture the motion of the world around you. While many may think of photographs as static and objects are caught frozen in time, capturing the movement of wind whipping through the trees and water rippling on the surface of the ocean is a unique photoshoot concept to play with.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Consider the speed at which your subject is moving. Are you capturing cars traveling on the highway? Or can it be the ripple effects when a fish bobs to the surface of a pond? Leaving your shutter open for a more exposed amount of time will photograph your subject, but taking note of the speed will either help or hurt the effect you\u2019re going for with this theme. Find the balance between the speed of your subject and the speed of your shutter. The longer the shutter exposure, the blurrier the effect will be. You may not need a slow shutter speed if your subject is moving quickly – say cars on the highway. Leaving the shutter on too long might leave your subject without appearing in your photo at all.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Testing Out Shadows\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Direct exposure to sunlight tends to be a photographer\u2019s worst nightmare for lighting. But you can use it to your advantage and play around with shadows to contrast the lighting. Shadows direct attention to a specific point in the composition. They can also draw as much attention to the light, highlighting the subject. Look at the contrast in the light and focus on the shadow in your compositions. Shadows add depth and dimension, emphasizing upon distance that is great for both landscape and close-up shots. As you\u2019re testing this photography concept out, keep in mind at what point in the day shadows will be longer and how they contrast between indoors and out.<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Using Different Perspectives<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Adding different perspectives apart from the conventional straight-on shots offers another interesting focus. For this new photoshoot idea, play around with pointing your camera always up or always down to capture a new angle. Use an interesting subject as the focal point in your experiment. You will eventually notice compositions in places you may never have considered. A wide-angle lens may help when capturing points of interest from above, while laying on the ground or photographing tall subjects can reveal an interesting perspective. Shooting downwards creates a strong image Photographing something upwards offers something more dramatic, unique and interesting, such as shooting the tops of tall trees in a forest.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Perspective photography adds a new concept to your portfolio that can be achieved via different angles that you take. Shooting upwards or downwards are a couple of ideas, but also consider:<\/span><\/p>\n