Creating a dramatic portrait can be a very simple task when you use the right tools.

In many cases shooting a portrait with drama can be much easier than a traditional portrait.

First off, generally you use less light to create a dramatic feeling in a portrait, and when shooting this type of shot the subject tends to give you more to work with.

These types of portraits tend to be more expressive, and may have to tell more of a story in a single image.

This very true when you shoot for a record company; the cover art on the CD is the eye catching element that the marketing folks rely on to help sell the music.

For this lesson we will create a mock portrait to be used on a CD cover, with the emotion and the feeling of the music apparent in the art we use on the cover.

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