In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful formal portrait and discusses the following:

 

- cultivating a habit in the creative process of being bold and going past limits

 

- practicing having a rich emotional life so that you can become a better director of your portrait subjects

 

- loop lighting as a classic portrait lighting pattern

 

- the potential evocative power of gestures and expressions that express sadness

 

- the potential evocative power of having the portrait subject look off camera - using curves and a soft focus filter effect to bring the expression of the face forward in this image