Skip to content
Storyteller

Storyteller

Human Eyes. Honest Stories.

  • StanleyLeary.com
  • More
    • Client Galleries
    • Workshops
    • Private Lessons
    • Client List
    • Testimonials
    • Photo Tips
    • My Mentor
  • College Course
    • Introduction to Photojournalism Syllabus (Spring 2019) UGA
    • Depth of Field & Lens Selection
    • Multimedia Package
    • Audio Package
    • Features
    • News Package
    • One Face, One Story
    • Captions
    • Manual Exposure
    • Copying, Renaming and Batch Captioning in Adobe Lightroom & Bridge
    • Resizing in Adobe Bridge and Compressing Your Folder
  • Lighting Exercises
    • 1) Rembrandt Lighting Assignment
    • 2) Mixing Strobes with Available Light
    • 3) Lighting Assignment 3:1 Lighting Ratio
    • 4) Mastering the Art of Clamshell Lighting
    • 5) Shooting Flambient Real Estate Shots
    • 6) Creative Backgrounds for Tabletop Photography
  • Newsletter
  • Bio
  • Contact

Day: June 10, 2012

  • Home
  • 2012
  • June
  • 10
What clothing works best for a portrait?

What clothing works best for a portrait?

by Stanley LearyJune 10, 2012September 1, 2025

Pick your clothing carefully There are two types of photos when it comes to clothing: 1) For Portraits and 2) For Fashion. If the photo shoot is for portrait you need to be sure that…

June 2012
M T W T F S S
 123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
252627282930  
« May   Jul »

Popular Posts

  • The Hall of Famer in the Next Locker
  • Importance of Getting Together
  • When Preparation Meets Opportunity
  • A Log, a Lathe, and a Life Built by Hand
  • Favorite 4th of July Photos
  • What Made Mother Teresa Different? It Wasn’t Just the Work.
  • Student’s 3:1 Lighting Ratio results
  • Creating a Unique Group Photo: Behind the Scenes of the YWAM School of Photography Class
  • Storytelling?–I don’t think so
  • Why Learn Ratio Lighting?

5 responses to “What clothing works best for a portrait?”

  1. Mark Taylor Avatar
    Mark Taylor
    June 13, 2012

    I think the first photo follows to rule of “your eye is drawn to the lightest/brightest part of the photo”… which is the blouse for the first photo.

    In the second photo the eye is naturally directed to her face, which is what is desired.

    In the third photo, the stripe is distracting.

  2. photoswithfinesse Avatar
    photoswithfinesse
    June 12, 2012

    I actually think the first photo is the best of the three. That pattern is soft and compliments her skin. In the others, the turquoise leaps off the page first and foremost.

  3. Stanley Leary Avatar
    Stanley Leary
    June 12, 2012

    Thanks famous photographer

  4. Famous Photographer Avatar
    Famous Photographer
    June 12, 2012

    There's a very big difference between a portrait to a fashion photoshoot. The emphasize of the portrait shoots is the person while in a fashion shoot is to the one she is wearing. Very nice and simple tip. Thanks!

  5. Sherrlyn Visual Media Photography Avatar
    Sherrlyn Visual Media Photography
    June 12, 2012

    IN this case the pattern 1st picture matches the skin tone of the subject which I think is lovely. I second the turqoi

Copyright © 2026 Storyteller Theme: Blog Ink By Artify Themes.