Portrait photography, also called portraiture, involves taking a picture of a person or group of people – showcasing expression, personality and mood. While the main focus is the person’s face, the entire body and background could be included as well. Portrait photography has existed since the invention of camera. Good quality portraits can be taken through the control of light in a studio or outdoors. To produce realistic portraiture a lens of between 80mm and 135mm is recommended. The lighting set up could be three-point lighting, key-light, fill light, kicker, accent-light, accessory light or others.
Presenting the works of photographer AMGAD FAHMI
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PLACE: Abu Dhabi
TITLE: I see you
LOCATION: Abu Dhabi , UAE
SETTING: Manual Mode
PURPOSE OF THE SHOT: “What makes a difference between a good portrait and a bad one is that your image should tell a story; there has to be a bit of mystery which changes how the audience feel when they look at the picture. I like to elicit emotion and let them see a side they hadn’t imagined before.”
CAMERA MODEL: Nikon D610
F-STOP/APERTURE: f/2.8
ISO: 100
SHUTTER SPEED: 1/200 sec
INSPIRATION: The negative is the equivalent of the composer’s score, and the print the performance. (Ansel Adams)
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PLACE: Dubai
TITLE: Fashion
LOCATION: Dubai, UAE
SETTING: Manual Mode
PURPOSE OF THE SHOT: “Being a passionate portrait and people photographer I see a shoot as team work between the makeup artist, designer, hair stylist, assistants and photographer.”
CAMERA MODEL: Fujifilm X100
F-STOP/APERTURE: f/2.0
ISO: 200
SHUTTER SPEED: 1/125 sec
INSPIRATION: I tried to keep both arts alive, but the camera won. I found that while the camera does not express the soul, perhaps a photograph can! (Ansel Adams)
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PLACE: Egypt
TITLE: Sweet moments
LOCATION: Egypt
SETTING: Manual Mode
PURPOSE OF THE SHOT: “When it comes to family portraits; capturing a smile is magical. The most important thing is to capture a sweet moment which remains forever.”
CAMERA MODEL: NIKON D3100
F-STOP/APERTURE: f/8.0
ISO: 100
SHUTTER SPEED: 1/500 sec
INSPIRATION: Photography, as a powerful medium of expression and communications, offers an infinite variety of perception, interpretation and execution. (Ansel Adams)
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PLACE: Abu Dhabi
TITLE: Commercial
LOCATION: Abu Dhabi, UAE
SETTING: Manual Mode
PURPOSE OF THE SHOT: “A portrait takes a different direction when it is used in an advertisement. I have tried to achieve a picture that can be used for different products’ advertising (makeup, shampoo etc.)”
CAMERA MODEL: NIKON D610
F-STOP/APERTURE: f/2.0
ISO: 100
SHUTTER SPEED: 1/200 sec
INSPIRATION: A photograph is usually looked at – seldom looked into. (Ansel Adams)
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PLACE: Dubai
TITLE: The challenge
LOCATION: Dubai, UAE
SETTING: Manual Mode
PURPOSE OF THE SHOT: “Taking a man’s portrait is not an easy job because most men don’t like to pose – they’re usually stubborn and they usually they don’t like cameras. In this shot I have tried to produce a shot which can also be used for commercial purposes.”
CAMERA MODEL: NIKON D3100
F-STOP/APERTURE: f/2.8
ISO: 100
SHUTTER SPEED: 1/200 sec
INSPIRATION: Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs. (Ansel Adams)
By Shahid Saeed
