- Altering your viewpoint: Portraits are generally captured with the camera at or around the subject’s eye level. So when you change the angle that you shoot from, your portrait acquires a sensational factor. 2. Playing with eye contact: The direction in which your subject looks can have a great effect on the image. Make your subject focus at something which is outside the field of your camera. 3. Breaking the rules of composition: Place your subject either at the dead center or at the edge. Doing this can lead to spectacular results. 4. Experimenting with lighting: There are a number of ways in which you can use light in your portraits. Side-lighting creates mood, backlighting and silhouetting the subject to conceal their features is influential. 5. Shooting candidly: There are people who don’t look good in posed shots. So switch to a candid approach.
