Add color gels to the equation, and you’ll see how the gray backdrop reflects a pleasant and rich velvety color that isn’t blown out. As is often the case in portrait photography, a lot of the ...

If shooting a portrait, have the subject hold the gray card in front of their face for a test shot. When you process your photos later in Photoshop, look at the test shot.

Michael Shane Neal's oil portrait of Civil Rights icon and attorney Fred Gray (Source: Michael Shane Neal). Michael Shane Neal has done over 500 commissioned portraits on display around the world ...