The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery will present “From Shadow to Substance: Grand-Scale Portraits During Photography’s Formative Years” June 20 through . Drawing from the museum’s extensive ...

It's cold and wet so no one wants to take smiling, happy portraits. So ... Use direct, unfiltered lighting for stark and dramatic shadows. For even more drama, use backlighting and set it in ...

One of my favorite ways to utilize shadows is by capturing a silhouette of a person or building; this works particularly well when taking smartphone photos in harsh lighting. I also like using ...