5 Portrait HACKS Everyone Wishes They Knew Sooner (2020 Edition)

[@MiguelQuilesJr]

Hope you all enjoy part 2 of this series, now with improved audio! :) Also, don't forget that the first 500 people who click the link in the description will get 2 free months of Skillshare Premium: skl.sh/miguelquiles8

[@nilofido411]

I regularly use 3 out of 5, continuous focus tracking, shooting tethered, giving the models a character to play, as for the eyes looking unnatural I tell them to close their eyes and open them when I tell them and look at the lens or another subject, my expressions... never thought about it, but I have been told numerous times that I have an infectious personality so I guess that I don’t need to worry about it so much... My link for Instagram is NiloFido, actually just google NiloFido and you will find all the links... actually for the role play I have a slide show done for fun for an actor here on KZbin..

[@earthwalker4538]

I love the tip on continuous drive. I have gotten so many pictures that way which otherwise would have never turned out. I am learning and growing daily and love portrait photography. Https://instagram.com/Shane_everett_henry Let me know what you think brother, I have some self portraits in there that I think are some of my best. I am trying to eventually grow my social media and get out there soon and to be available and always on the creative path is where I am now. I love your work and you heavily inspire me. Thank you so much brother! Your techniques and style along with your transparency is so beneficial and helpful along my journey.

[@auntnorahshouse3262]

Miguel Quiles #1...Where do I get that Gold Liquid? IG: flyonthewall117

[@vortexmer]

instagram.com/sergevisionnyc?igshid=go3zbo038yu4 that's my page link I would love to hear from you to evolve as a photographer big fan of your work and channel, the poker face might be the one that I have to work on...🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@silver54783]

I must say, what I liked the best about this is that you said for your subject to get into character! I really like this, because I personally love a candid shot over a staged one. This method allows you to still get the essence of what you are trying to get, without "directing" your subject to the point of being mechanical.

[@Garbid]

When first tried portrait at home, asked my wife to imagin that she is standing near the red carpet and her idol is going to pass near. She has only one second to impress him or her when the object will pass through... she gave a look that I didn't see in all my 15 years of marriage😂

[@cncmedia1461]

Brilliant! Who was her idol?😂😂😂

[@Garbid]

@@cncmedia1461 benedict cumberbatch😂 sure he would notice that expression))

[@cncmedia1461]

@@Garbid lucky you...not Brad Pitt then. . Your marriage would have been over lol🤣🤣🤣

[@Garbid]

@@cncmedia1461 )))

[@chuck2703]

Tsk tsk... Biggest mistake a photographer can do... Sleep with his model.

[@longliveclassicmusic]

OMIGOSH… One of the most helpful videos I've watched in AGES. The eye chart technique is ABSOLUTE GOLD.

[@annieglendinning9827]

Thank you for speaking clearly and to the point! Great hints! I used the Role Play on a 7yr old as she was giving me the staring eyes + cheese smile. Getting her to role play a fashion model worked brilliantly!

[@MiguelQuilesJr]

So happy to hear it!! 🙌

[@locoderemate]

Hi. Miguel. Thank you. They are all great tips but the last 2 are my favorite. This will help me a lot. Thanks

[@vs.creativestudios]

"Which portrait tip was your favorite?" Me: Your Jacket.

[@MiguelQuilesJr]

😂✌️

[@LeandroOliveira-hs6su]

I loved the idea for the "eye chart" technique. It is kinda expandable to any situation regarding positioning the eye of the model.

[@ronspi]

Playing a role is my favorite. I always ask to show emotion, but playing a role is much more relevant and people can relate to it faster. Thank you very much for this suggestion.

[@robertoch8558]

Really nice work, love your technique

[@hugay1]

OMG i am just amazed by the last photo and it is taken at an environment that is not good at all with just a single light but really the eye of the "detactiv" can talk!

[@idigbrevard9907]

I loved the acting as a character. Before you showed the man playing a detective, when you stated "Say with your eyes only, your going to catch him," I did the same face expression he did. Ill for sure be using this method.

[@jelenadrago2458]

Thank you, Miguel, for great tips! They are all usefull, but I liked the best one that make the subject to play a character!

[@toocoded]

DITH and role play are two powerful tips. Thanks man.

[@GiovannaGrueiro33]

I loved the character role playing hack. That's a good one!! Thank you.

[@paulbernardi2597]

I like the eye chart hack Miguel! Great advice thanks for sharing.

[@mohdnuriqwan301]

the eyes chart and the roleplay! for sure will try this out in my next photoshoot!

[@jacobchristianglover3655]

Hello from Tampa Florida Miguel! Just became a Subscriber after catching a few of your tutorials, glad to be part of Team Miguel. Great information and tips in this video and the others that I've viewed. Be well, stay encouraged, and I will be watching!!!

[@rayshaunw26]

The tethering and role playing tips are my favorite!

[@joanmedina2886]

The eyes chart! phenomenal

[@bls622]

I loved this! Thank you.

[@huyledanh]

Loved all the tips!! But the jacket and t-shirt doe.. fire!!

[@francenemoya2099]

Finally a photographer i can relate too. I enjoyed all your techniques. Fellow photographers say i cant rely on natural but i would love to learn natural lighting.

[@JamesLavish]

Eye Chart! Love this idea, Miguel. Will definitely help communicate the idea of closing their gaze without squinting! Can't wait to us this one.😉✌

[@JamesLavish]

Oh yeah, I'm @jameslavish on IG. Travis Keyes introduced me to portrait and fashion a year and a half ago at Kando, and I've been at it ever since. Looking forward to your next vid!

[@mikaeelabdualwadood3168]

Just getting into photography, but my favorite was getting the person to play a character. I've thought about this ever since I saw your first demonstration of it. I believe this will help me move from street photography to portraits. Keep the videos coming. Also....continuous drive was another excellent tip.....No....ALL of them were excellent tips.

[@_suhaib_a]

Along with the tips, loving the Kakashi T-shirt and hoodie 👌🏽

[@kaywayneflor89]

Great tips, my favorite is to ask them to imagine themselves as something 🔥. My tip is to ask the person to close their eyes and just before I take the pic I'll tell them 'open' it causes their eyes to have a fresh focus look.

[@winterhenshaw]

Your videos are quick and loaded with information. Time well spent, thank you.

[@rolandsaunphotography]

That D.I.T.H. hack was on point. I'm always looking for ways to get the best from my models.

[@danielvanvliet8999]

The last one, acting a character. Focus of the model will be sky rocketing. Thanks Miguel :)

[@mull3915]

Loved the eye chart tip...will definitely give it a go.

[@baileysphotography1582]

My fav tip is having the client play a role! Great idea!

[@theyetiinoz1478]

Thanks Miguel, great tips yet again!

[@kevinkerwin4949]

Really liked the eye tracker, and @kevinkerwinphotography

[@DevonLad]

The eye-chart tip is genius!

[@MiguelQuilesJr]

Thanks!

[@matthewjeffres1289]

Playing a character was and is my favourite hack. It seems easy for people to step into a role. Thanks for all your great videos!

[@teejaycey]

I love your channel, you're easy to listen to and watch and you make everything so simple. I think the hack from this one I got the most out of is probably three of them..the DITH, tethering, and shooting on continuous. thanks so much!

[@HaimGreen]

Like always ,Great video and info ,I enjoyed the way you edited this video .

[@MiguelQuilesJr]

Thank you! Tried something a little different with how I shot and edited this. Glad you liked it!

[@BuckWicker]

Being on stage in plays in High School and presently singing in a Barbershop Quartet, I resonated with Role Play. That is my favorite tip

[@2000konnie]

Getting subjects to play a role. I tend to get more like "I am a hostage with no hope of escape" rather than "deer in the headlight" looks. Will definitely try this technique.

[@bigmojones]

Leaf Village Photog thanks for dropping the all jewels!

[@MiguelQuilesJr]

Thanks for watching bro! Trying to share my best portrait jutsus 😁📸

[@pvpphotography]

I liked the tip of eye chart one and giving a character 👍

[@kathleendesiderio2869]

Another great video Miguel. Thanks for sharing all you’ve learned over the years. All great tips but love the ‘character’ tip.

[@RyanLImagery]

The eye chart analogy is perfect. Good stuff

[@MiguelQuilesJr]

Thank you!

[@aguevara79]

The DITH tip was especially helpful! Thank you and great video as always!

[@rudyquezada7088]

Great video and tips !!! The models you photograph are amazing, I was like "Florida" on "Goodtimes" (old tv show) "Dam,Dam,Dam !!" 😆

[@Keefikus]

Oh man those shots of Ekaterina are amazing! We met randomly last year in AC at an event and we ended up shooting, such a great vibe and look she has! great work and advice.

[@aldrindetablan4358]

man hope you get 100k soon enough.. thanks for this..

[@JedCordwell]

The eye chart tip was my favorite.

[@MF.Productions]

These are all great hacks that every photographer needs to have in their 'magic' hat! Two more easy hacks: I found having a joke or two ready at the right moment will create a natural smile and loosens up the atmosphere. Invest in a good bluetooth speaker! Try playing the correct music for the shoot and ask the talent what they like. 'Create the mood' just like they do in Movies.

[@longliveclassicmusic]

Mark Faust I'm honestly not a fan of corny jokes especially where they're expected, like with photography… But I actually find if you simply ask a person to laugh you can unleash a huge amount of joy and smiling and even loosen them up overall! It's surprising how easy laughter is even without something a person is legitimately amused at! Not everyone finds the same stuff funny, even if they may pretend for your sake. And if they're just going to pretend, might as well just simply ask them to laugh. Most of us have lived long enough to hear so many jokes that they're mostly all old at this point.

[@MF.Productions]

@@longliveclassicmusic I should not bore you with a reply then.

[@samirthapa6145]

Role playing and asking the subject to read letters as if e is in an optometrist office are my favorite ones.

[@patrickwest9049]

Poker face was my favourite tip. Something i have noticed a lot from other peoples shoots when done badly. Thanks again.

[@jneiberger]

I would have to seriously upgrade my strobes to get one that could handle high speed drive mode. But that liquid gold shot is awesome!

[@mikezupancic2182]

I think it depends on what flash power you are using and how fast your camera snaps. You can use low speed continuous and if you have something like an AD600 and like 1/4 or lower power the cycle should be instantly and work fine. With a speedlight, good luck.

[@jneiberger]

@@mikezupancic2182 I only have AD200s at the moment, which definitely couldn't handle it. But someday I'll likely upgrade.

[@mikezupancic2182]

@@jneiberger you'd be surprised at the recycle times if you keep the flash power low enough. Get an ADB2 so you can mount two together. Then you have the benefit of two strobes working as one and can fire each on a lower power.

[@rickeyallen]

Eye Chart is dope !!! Never thought of that.

[@ekjyotchahal1214]

Very good tips. The best one I liked is the role play one. Surely going to try this. Thanks !!!

[@croamok]

Love your junin outfit. Though you should have wear an hokage outdit in your next vid! Awesome tips and video as always

[@oli9804]

The story tip was really cool ♥️

[@AmirKaljikovic]

Oh my gosh, you nailed it! I do a lot of headshots and I "grew" up with the "squinch" form Peter Hurley. But I had quite a difficult time to explain it to my german customers as there is no adequate translation for squinch. The eye chart technique is so perfect! By far one of the best hacks I´ve seen for a long time.

[@leongachuiri3626]

never thought of telling my subject to act out for a photoshoot. Nice tip

[@izzykampro3098]

Hey Miguel first time I watch your video and it’s a truly great content 👍🏻Definitely best 5 hacks I see and I loved the last one “the character “ Tnx a lot and I just sub to your channel:)

[@stevenhebron816]

I loved the role play and eye chart. I loved this video and the what not to buy video. Obviously I bought everything I didn’t need. I will be using all these techniques on my next shoot.

[@jasonpressly9452]

D.I.T.H. for me was the tip that put this one over the top. GREAT content.

[@chmeditations]

Lolol at the face while reviewing the pic, I can totally relate

[@truthsayers8725]

ive watched several of your videos and you are so unassuming! i love your presentation because youre no talking AT us, but to us. yeah, i know im 3 years late here but every hack makes sense. of course the one hack i need to know, is how to take a random person from the street, who's NEVER modeled before and teach them how to pose. most models who have worked a couple of gigs, know the simple "macarina" moves at least. not sure how to teach that to someone who's never modeled before thanks!

[@itsMido2]

This guy is so legit and genuine❤️

[@henryduncan8966]

Getting the subject to become a character from a movie or TV is one I think is most important.

[@nicolasvalenciasierra1455]

great video man! def gonna be using #5, that's a great idea

[@BboyGraphicx]

Thank you , this was extremely well explained

[@jordanturner1260]

Loved the tips. Stayed for your jacket and shirt! 🍃🦊🥷🏾

[@Bazzasphotolife]

As usual, incredible advice that I will try soon.

[@chryseass.5143]

All the tips were great but I shall remember the "eye chart" one in particular!

[@RogerAQSLtd]

I thought the hack where you get your subject to act out a character. Brilliant!

[@B-FOTO]

All the tips are fire for me!!! i was actually avoiding somethings like continuous drive. the poker face though i think i need to develop more confidence to avoid it. Thank you Sir

[@stephenjohnson5147]

Having them play a character is probably my favorite!

[@LotusMindset88]

Eye chart was great advice! I have tried role play and its a bit difficult coming up with different roles

[@clintwoosley9512]

Fantastic tips!

[@senior_ranger]

Continuous, but I'm usually doing candid portraits, so it's natural light -- and easy! One more advantage of the digital age. I could do it with film, but that could get expensive and time consuming. Thanks for a good vid.

[@theeseananthony]

Miguel! Great Video! For me it was the eye chart! That one is going to help big time!

[@christopherbarney4137]

Some really helpful tips, and I really love the naruto sweater.

[@sportturismo_4s]

Hmmm that Eye chart technique is very interesting and something I would've never thought of!

[@donnawetter1513]

I have a big old TV in portrait mode in my studio, and old Android phone is connected by MHL cable and streaming whats on the screen on my PC. There Lightroom is receiving the JPGs from the camera by wifi. I like the large previews. With a bluetooth keyboard I can even scroll through them. :)

[@odarrien]

I haven’t started taking portraits as yet but this is super helpful for when I do. Really liked the tip on role playing to get interesting expressions! And also having a poker face. Thanks a bunch.

[@vngas7]

Play a character is a great tip 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽

[@stevtris]

For me I loved the idea of getting them to imagine they're a character. Wonderful! I'm definately going to be trying it out and probably using it a fair bit. Thanks for your videos.

[@rndmprsns]

Role Playing Tip... Bravo

[@stevelmoon]

I really liked the eye chart hack

[@gleh86]

Purple lightning! 💜⚡

[@edh9237]

Miguel, the woman in chain mail looks wicked awesome! I know some of your tips from Creative Live. The one that I never considered before was "Poker Face" . Guilty! I have a tendency to smile easily at first the beginning of a shoot to make the model comfortable, but as the session goes, so does my smile. A model seeing that begins to feel more pressure as the shoot progresses, or possibly feeling tired from what appears to be "our" loss of energy. Such a timely coincidence because I noticed a change I just didn't have the proper name for it. Having a Poker Face will bring a bit of consistency to my shoots. Thanks!

[@hazardstorms226]

Great video! Do you back button focus? Wondering of that helps, along with continuous drive, to get more sharp focus shots?

[@kevincrachian8600]

Tethering is something that I am excited to try!

[@MiguelQuilesJr]

You'll see that over time it can be a huge game changer for your work!

[@mikeabcable]

What I do maybe irrelevant but the moment I engage in street portrait photography is almost always when I am traveling. This means I am always curious about people do live in the city I visited. This means I emotionally engage the person and establish the connection over a conversation. Asking a photo shoot is always the last.

[@zaidmuscle80]

Well we keep learning from the portrait King 👆

[@manolothe115]

All ideas was good for me thanks for sharing

[@Reviveftp]

Continuous ! Ty! Gunna convert

[@edjachimowicz8462]

The continuous mode might sound good but you would need strobes that can keep up with the speed of the camera. Not all of us have the resources to get the high end material. When shooting outdoors with available light it's up to anybody's reach so good advice.

[@o.aldenproductions.9858]

Poker face was awesome. I laughed out loud 😂 That one is probably the most important for me 😂

[@glennangelesphotography]

The role play tip was my favorite & I would like to try it on the next shoot!

[@ananalhussainy6617]

Love your tips 👍👍👍👍

[@simonsmith8783]

Absolutely acting the role. I’m doing that in my shoot this weekend

[@tauri32]

last one was the best tip!!! im going to use it for sure!

[@FayetteAeon]

I have watched what I think are a LOT of photography tips and "tricks" Yours were actually very helpful to me. Some of them were common sense, and I just didn't know how to find that information before. I wondered about tethering but never really heard anyone that I have seen say it. I like the continuous drive mode. I do use burst shots, but there is a lack of consistency on my part and maybe a camera. My poker face isn't bad, I actually some times thought I should make a face in case someone looked over my shoulder at what may have been a shot, and took in too many opinions of others. I appreciated this video, and it was super helpful. Thank you. I am glad I have been always improving for the past year, but this will shoot me forward.