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Tips for the middle of a shoot.

Short notes you can use without leaving the set. Stored in the tips table.

All Lens Light Posing Shoot

Turn them into the window, not the room

Flat indoor light is usually a facing problem, not a gear problem.

Give the hands a job

Awkward hands freeze a portrait faster than a stiff smile.

Walk, then stop. Do not start stopped.

A slow walk breaks a posed freeze before you ask for a portrait.

85mm for faces, 35mm for the room

Pick the lens for the story, then stay there for a few frames.

Open shade beats noon sun

If you cannot move the couple, move them two metres into shade.

One setup, seven frames

Do not hunt a new location every time you feel stuck.

Talk less, wait more

The usable frame is often the second after your instruction.

Details pay the album

Rings, hands, jewellery, and fabric are not leftovers. They are the story glue.