In doing so, Ie noticed that photographers who are just starting out tend to make a lot of the same mistakes: Their portraiture gets caught in a olding pattern,�making it difficult for them to start taking good photos of people untilthey have solved some basic issues. So, before you start on anything else in this book, have a look at the following six tips. Learn them by heart, and continue to run through them like achecklist in your head the next time youe taking pictures of people. You don have to use all of them all the time, but keep them in mind, and youl see your portraits improve immediately.1Get in closer: Whether youe working creatively or documentary style, youl often find that you want to get in very close. If that not possible, take advantage of the silly amount of megapixels that come with your camera: Crop the photo in Photoshop (more about that in Chapter 7) to get in closer. It gives a feeling of intimacy, and it means you don have to worry as much about the background either.10Focus On Photographing People
