Just whatever you do, don’t use digital zoom. Try it without Portrait Mode Most modern smartphones have a “Portrait Mode” that will try and blur the background in your photos.

For this challenge, any outdoor scene is a good one as long as it’s a setting for a portrait. Record photographer Clifford Oto has photographed Stockton and San Joaquin County for more than 36 ...

The photog gurus at weblog Digital Photography School offer up 13 tips for improving your outdoor portraits, several of which explain how to best take advantage of whatever lighting conditions you ...