5 Business Portrait Mistakes to Avoid!

[@redwinmedia]

Nice tips. I'd use content-aware fill instead of stretching the background.

[@barkyvonschnauzer2188]

I found this very useful. Sometimes I forget the "little" details in my shots that I see in post, and gives me that "Uggh!" moment. I now stop, take my time and look to see if I have the "shot"

[@adedotunajibade]

This tutorial oozes of excellence - not leaving any detail to chance, especially with lighting. It's wonderful. A good photographer improves with every episode. Thanks!

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Thank you Adedotun - You're very welcome! 📸

[@thethirdman225]

There's another I would add. Many people these days are buying very large aperture lenses and shooting them wide open. Aside from what that does to the face, it obliterates the background. Not much point in having a contextual background if it's unrecognisable. Good tips, BTW. One problem I noticed - and it might be my monitor - in a few of those portraits, there was a noticeable green cast.

[@AlexAguirreC]

In 8:11 the check the continuity line of the blue pullover, thanks for sharing the best tutorials!

[@VisualEducationStudio]

You're very welcome

[@eccod]

Adding space around the subject is even easier now with photoshop’s generative expand

[@cottonbomb8272]

These are what out teacher told us the very first day: enhance the part that deliver the story, don't make audience confused. And you just explained it perfectly. Thank you sir.

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Excellent

[@alnoormeralli]

Great tips! So many photographers feel pressured to crop in-camera when it is so unnecessary with all the megapixels our cameras offer. Cropping as a technique for impactful compositions is worth spending the time on in post - Arnold Newman's work is informative in this respect. Today, of course, there are the social media platforms that enforce certain crop ratios, yet another consideration.

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Thanks Alnoor.

[@virginiafrank317]

Excellent, as usual, Karl. Thank you!

[@VisualEducationStudio]

My pleasure Virginia!

[@MadManTnT]

Thank you Karl is so nice to hear from you.

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Thank you too

[@josephchan4198]

Watching rest of the video. Valuable tips.

[@kennethsebokolodi7817]

thank you

[@dipaksuthar3762]

Very nice information

[@marinagrosling5623]

its really usefull information, thank you

[@satyajitmukhopadya6159]

I am a fan of Karl since long, Thanks Karl

[@visualdiamondstudios]

THANKS VERY MUCH IT VERY USEFUL

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Glad it helped

[@thasy9957]

Thanks you for sharing

[@VisualEducationStudio]

My pleasure

[@isabellethoma6004]

Just stumbeled over your video. Great content and I love the calming effect your way of explaining has. It´s nice to listen to all the interesting points you make. Thank you! Regards from Germany

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Thanks and welcome

[@johnneiberger7311]

That little edit at 7:13 blows my mind. It was immediately obvious to me, but then when I see the "after" version, the difference is pretty dramatic.

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Cheers.

[@johnneiberger7311]

@@VisualEducationStudio I just realized that I meant to say "It was NOT immediately obvious to me." lol

[@NemouseJurado]

To the point and superb quality content, as always.

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Much appreciated Jorge!

[@truthsayers8725]

i try to avoid those issues in camera (i BETTER pay attention, ive been shooting since 1976) but i dont know photoshop. i have PS Elements 10 but was never able to understand layers and masks. so i do all of my edits in Lightroom. i have so much to learn

[@samudra816]

I have learned ... breathing space in.... image's. T.q...mr karl..

[@shinajvlog]

You’re awesome Mr.Karl

[@erwinhenkes933]

Wonderful teaching!

[@mauriciomilenkorodriguezpa617]

As always thank you for the tips. Love your work! :D

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Glad you like them Rolvert!

[@xperimentalone]

At 8:17 @Karl Taylor could make this more to the point he is speaking of by fixing his mistake when he corrected the collar of the girl. Her blue shirt collar somehow makes an upturn instead of straight across. Haha. This shows that we all, including the legend himself, can miss things in our edits.

[@winngh]

Great tips. Something that has been some of my pillars of shooting and editing. Nice to know am on track since coming from an advanced person in the field. 👍

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Cheers Edwin. Glad to help you :-)

[@guelbergoes]

Lots of value here. Thank you.

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Cheers

[@monicadawar7158]

Very helpful. Thank you for guiding.

[@johnl4469]

Really enjoy your videos Karl. Thanks mate.

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Thanks John 👍

[@grndezyns]

Simply brilliant.

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Cheers

[@sindsaw3602]

With love from Bulawayo in Africa

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Thank you Sind! All the best from Channel Islands! 📸

[@evaeriksson9950]

Wow so small adjustments and so big difference! 🙏🤗

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Thank you.

[@marcvloeberghs881]

Thanks Karl to share, I could only advice them to watch your video a few weeks ago about shooting tethered and not to be afraid of using bokeh shots for the hero shooting.

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Cheers Marc.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZSte4CuZbaZr8k

[@Wakodaf]

Thank you! Am sure a will make lots of mistekes :) but i hope i will learn then… even a little

[@RobertMagnussen]

Thank you Karl for this excellent tips.

[@VisualEducationStudio]

My pleasure

[@usernamehandle]

Of course you make this video days after my first corporate gig. Thanks for helping me get there though :)

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Welcome.

[@Govannonart]

As always all your videos are very useful. Thanks for the insights. Best regards from Mother Russia

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Glad you like them Nikolai!

[@DiviPhotos]

great video

[@adamshootsweddings467]

solid tips. Thanks!

[@rocheuro]

great!

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Thanks.

[@GajoRomario]

Top tips

[@maraswatijug]

nice theme great

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Thanks for the visit

[@orlenicecidrao8038]

Excellent! Thank you for sharing.

[@VisualEducationStudio]

My pleasure Orlenice!

[@candissdelcastillo7863]

Very helpful, yes. Thank you. Interested in knowing what technique you use in Photoshop to extend the image out further. Would you share that with me?

[@yasser6484]

Thank you karl🌹

[@VisualEducationStudio]

You are so welcome المنصوري

[@damiancanteros]

Thanks for the insights. I hope you are doing well!

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Thanks Damian, you too!

[@DSLRPixelStudio]

Really good tips, I liked your video a lot. Thanks!c

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@DrJorgeReynal]

LOL!!!!! Dead octopus (2:54). I almost lost my teeth. You are funny my friend!!!

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Thanks Jorge, I hope you are well!

[@lolereynal3555]

@@VisualEducationStudio indeed I am my friend. Started a 9-5 job in marketing. So a bit busy!! Hope you are well too!!!

[@whitepanther785]

I used to be a jpeg noob. But then I start learninig from you, and now im able to wow people with some of my works. And I even sometimes fell in love my own work. And after I shared your videos with my friends,I've noticed they were definitely improving as well. All because we are learning from the best. Thank you my master. You must had learned from the best as well. It will be awesome if you make a video about your master .

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Thanks for your kind words Jeff... Thank you for sharing with your friends, All the best 🙏

[@ImpossibleCreative]

2:57 "No one really cares or knows what that is". I wonder how many dentist were upset with that comment 🤣. Great tips, especially the dodge and burning. Very subtle but it does make a big difference to the image.

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Cheers.

[@kateyelkovan]

That was a REALLY good video. Smart

[@TheWealthyMuslim]

I found this video very veery useful, thank you ❤️

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Glad it was helpful Muhammad!

[@Fifthimagez]

This was great

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Thank you.

[@johnclay7644]

Useful content.

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Glad to hear that

[@tomasdrozd]

Love your videos ;)

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Glad you like them thank you.

[@StudioEmptiness]

How the subject sits on the background is I think one of the most important things to keep in mind. As you said, no distracting background elements like shapes, lines or color values should ever merge with the subject. It reminded me of this lesson by art teacher Myron Barnstone: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5ewo2yLh6qoeKs

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Thank you for sharing Floris :-)

[@animedreammachine7123]

You look slimmer man, great video as well ❤️

[@VisualEducationStudio]

😆 we've had a shortage of biscuits in the studio recently! Thanks for watching and commenting :-)

[@Eachotherklad]

yeah he looks younger! Glad you are well Karl!

[@MrTkamine1]

What program are you using

[@TMM6900]

I feel like im numb. I don't feel any of them

[@VisualEducationStudio]

You is numb.

[@ravindersingh9250]

Amazing video sir. I have learnt a lot from your videos. How can I submit my work to get feedback from you.

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Hi Ravinder, we have a full calendar of Live events and workshops here: karltayloreducation.com/calendar/ Next critique is in August

[@longliveclassicmusic]

I just think people are tending toward not wanting to learn to edit, in general. I think it's a laziness. A full retouching process takes time. People want to take their photos and think they're mostly done. Most photographers are lazy and don't want to spend significant time at a computer afterwards.

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Unfortunately most people want instant or expect instant results because people have become used to automation which makes us lazy. I prefer the enjoyment of the craft and the time it takes to get something right, I actually take pleasure in that and I think that is something that needs to be taught in school again. Craft and time.

[@wra7h]

Are you sponsored by Pretty Green?

[@VisualEducationStudio]

I wish I was it would save me a lot of money in T-shirts and jackets.

[@enigmasept927]

Dead octopus 💀💀💀

[@Call_Me_Mom]

That was very informative. Thank you.

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Glad you enjoyed it CMM😀

[@patriciooc]

I love the “let’s apply some common rules and see if they improve things” approach… it’s great to see how fundamental principles can be explained in such a practical and conversational manner 🙌🙌🙌

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Absolutely and thank you.

[@mojikatofficial]

Insane!! Karl you are the man! Thanks for sharing so much and so clearly even a rock can understand it

[@GiannisVeronis]

I wont comment on the content which has already been praised by the rest but for the time you take to answer all these comments! I thank you for that

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Thank you.

[@theoell2049]

When people ask me, what is the most important to thing to be a very good photographer i answer....to be able to see a picture and understand whats wrong with it.

[@josephchan4198]

Great videos.

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Thank you

[@ahajras1]

You are the reason behind my successful photography of my kids , thank you so much Karl

[@VisualEducationStudio]

An absolute pleasure Ahmad - great to hear you're having success with your images

[@jamilgotcher365]

Thank you Karl Taylor! I'm editing a couple of environmental portraits as I watch this. These reminders and tips make all the difference to take these portraits to the next level. I'm having to remove a few distracting things when I photographed the shorter of my two subjects. I thought about taking the camera off the tripod and photograph him from a lower angel but decided that wouldn't be enough difference to look like the other guy's headshot who was much taller. I had taken test shots of my Dad who is tall and my first subject was tall so the background looked great then my second subject stepped up to be photographed and he was much shorter which totally changed my background composition. Because I actually like other elements of the angle that was captured in camera. All I need to do is remove part of a table and countertop to give the headshot more depth. So glad I watched this!

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Thank you.

[@anewcareerinanewtown]

Nice video and as someone who does design too it's amazing the number of shots you get where they've been cropped in too far - head, arms, hands - so if you want to feature that person in a nice magazine spread with text around them you can't! Nor can you use the image with the corporate colour background to match all the other images with breathing space around them on the website. So as an addition to point 5 - Think - where willl these images be used. Magazines, brochures, spreads, websites, Teams icons, email comms headers, posters, adverts. It's a long list and in the corporate world there's a ton of places where the humble corporate shot can get used. So breathing space please yes!

[@tedming3515]

Thank you, Karl. Your tips are as good as gold. As usual.

[@VisualEducationStudio]

My pleasure!

[@imagenationstudio1095]

Nice session But while showing Dodging n Buring, it looks like it has been done via adjust layer of curves and masking it, without using dodge n burn tool. Pls correct me if i m wrong. If i am right then ols tell me why the activity has done in that way insted of using the tool

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Yes it's better to do by curves adjustment layers, see our classes on Karl Taylor Education.

[@sternschnupper]

gorgeous video, quickly yet effectively showing several big improvements on portrait editing.

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Great to hear!

[@garypeck1559]

Your eye for detail is remarkable. Thank you!

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Thank you too!

[@raydunn3501]

Your so right and so good,,, a little more time getting the composition right saves on editing time,,, Great to watch Karl

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Thanks Ray 👍

[@RoaD_RasH_]

Hello from Turkey Karl. You are great master and teacher 👏

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Thank you özgür, and much appreciated!

[@reallyjoereally4781]

Karl Taylor is the Latin translation for god.

[@VisualEducationStudio]

It's actually a german/saxon translation for Man.

[@KuldeepGhadiali]

You can’t beat this guy in terms of creativity and attention to details.

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Yes I'll agree with that. All modesty trolling agreed with.

[@tubelator]

Great tips. But basically someone with talent will do this by nature :) you can’t teach this.

[@VisualEducationStudio]

When you first start learning Kung Fu you are basically shit, you're not worth the effort of the instructor. After 5 years you're pretty good. After 10 years you could be a master. It's not called talent, it's called skill and it comes with practise.

[@jamilgotcher365]

@@VisualEducationStudio 100 % agree. Love the reminders found in this video to take the headshot to the next level.