http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/10-ways-to-take-stunning-portraits/
And if you're too lazy to click: 1. Alter Your Perspective
2. Play with Eye Contact
3. Break the Rules of Composition
4. Experiment with Lighting
5. Move Your Subject Out of their Comfort Zone
6. Shoot Candidly
7. Introduce a Prop
8. Focus Upon One Body Part - Get Close Up
9. Obscure Part of your Subject
10. Take a Series of Shots
There, now you can stop asking if your crappy photographs are good or not.
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