Blog: FREE Father's Day cards; plus, how do you capture an interesting portrait?

Fall down a rabbit hole of all things portrait with us. [shutterstock]( [IMAGES]( [FOOTAGE]( [MUSIC]( [BLOG]( [Wednesday, June 16, 2021]( [Play for me, dance with me]( [Share this newsletter with a friend! >]( [The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has a retrospective of the work of painter Alice Neel, running through August 1. For those of us who may not have a chance to visit in person, there’s a virtual opening that shows her work and shares her thinking. Neel calls herself "a collector of souls," a chronicler of the twentieth century, describing herself as not only a professional artist, but obsessed by art. To be driven to examine other people--it’s a reminder that portraits compel us, forcing us to enter the world of another person, if only briefly. What do they want? How do they feel? Or even, What are they selling? This week, we take a look at the fashion photography of Arthur Elgort; examine the use of fabric backdrops in outdoor shoots; and teach you how to fine-tune your portraits in Photoshop. And because for many of us, our dads are among our favorite people, we’ve also got Father’s Day freebies to share.]( [Happy creating!]( [jen]( [Jennifer Braunschweiger]( [Senior Director of Content Marketing]( [DREAM IT]( [How to Create Iconic Fashion Portraits: Lessons from Arthur Elgort]( [For me, exploring the Conde Nast archives on Shutterstock (yes, we have them omg omg) is like playing in a candy store on an empty stomach. I want more, more, more. In this post, we collect standout fashion portraits by Arthur Elgort and drool over them for inspiration.]( [Read more]( [MAKE IT]( [How to Retouch Portraits with These Photoshop Tools]( [Done well, the point of retouching isn’t to change how someone looks; it’s to make subtle adjustments that emphasize their natural beauty, helping the camera to replicate the eye. A tutorial on small tweaks that can make an effective difference.]( [Read more]( [SELL IT]( [Incorporating Fabric Backdrops into Outdoor Portrait Photography]( [The light outside can be gorgeous; the background, not always so much. How to use fabric to create the outdoor environment you want for your portrait.]( [Read more]( [TALK ABOUT IT]( [Download These FREE Dad Joke Father's Day Cards]( [Who in your life has the best dad jokes? Silly, sweet, and stupid--you know who you are (hi, Dave!). Send them one of these cards just to say, I see you. Or send one to a male care-giver in your life. Grateful for all of you.]( [Read more]( [shutterstock]( [images]( | [footage]( | [music]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( [Instagram]( [Vimeo]( [YouTube]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. [Unsubscribe or Change Email Preferences]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Terms of Service]( Shutterstock, Inc. | 350 Fifth Avenue, 21st Floor | New York, NY 10118 | USA © 2004-2021 All rights reserved - Shutterstock®