Portraits shoot a close - up face details

THE GOAL
*You want a striking macro shot of a facial feature such as a single eye, or a pair of lips.

HOW TO DO IT
1- POSITION YOUR SUBJECT 
Ask your subject to lie down or sit resting their head against the back of a chair : this will help with focusing as they wontbe able to sway in and out of your focusing sweetspot. Its best to do this in a well - lit space, so shoot next to a wondow or in a conservatory, or if its dry, shoot outdoor. Some bright lighting is important so you can get some catchlights reflected in the eye.

2- POSITION YOUR TRIPOD 
its best to fix your camera to a tripod to make focusing easier, and avoid any problems from camera shake. if you can't do this effectively with a chair in the way, use your tripod as a monopod to give extrastability and make sure you can get it close to the facial feature you're shooting.

3- SET UP YOUR CAMERA
This shot is best achieved with a macro lens but if you dont have, use normally 55mm and focus as close as you can. set your camera to aperture priority mode ( A or Av on the mode dial) and dial in a setting of f/8. Switch to manual focus and turn the focus ring until the feature is sharp.

4- SET THE TIMER AND SHOOT
Set your camera's self timer to 2sec to avoid any camera shake when you take the shot. Ask your subject to remain still and take a frame, then check the screen to make sure it's sharp!

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