Lighting is crucial to shooting portraits. See how photos of ballet dancer Misty Copeland (left) and model Larissa Schot (right) use creative lighting.

I'm here to prove that you don't need a huge studio full of kit to capture stunning studio portraits. In fact, you can do it ...

If youre trying to get some nice portrait shots, consider shooting a few in portrait mode, but then also shoot a few regular shots with a wide (1x) or telephoto (3x and 5x) lens too.

On iPhone 15, if you take a photo of a person, cat, or dog, the camera detects them in the frame and captures rich depth information automatically — ...

A version of this article appears in print on Nov. 12, 2023, Section A, Page 2 of the New York edition with the headline: Portraits From a Photo Shoot Far, Far Away.