A good Portrait can say a thousand words, but your portrait can easily be ruined by overlooking one of the following:

• Don’t shot with a wide angle lens.

• Make sure you are focusing on the whole face, including the eyes.

• Pay attention to what your background is, you don’t want it to be distracting from the Subject.

• Shot at the Subject’s eye level.

• Lighting – try not to shot in direct harsh sunlight.

• Depth of Field – don’t go too shallow or deep.

• Don’t zoom in – Step closer to the Subject.

• Posing – Make sure to direct the Subject as most people find posing unnatural.

• Taking too many photos, quality over quantity.

• Don’t overtweak the photo in editing after you have decided it’s done trust yourself.

• Use PortraitPro for your editing to get the most flattering image of your subject within minutes.

Sursa: http://blog.portraitprofessional.com