Focus Carefully See page 4 and 379. Once you have decided on your framing, line up the focusing split image vertically on the model's eye and focus it exactly. Do not jab or jam the shutter release. Squeeze it gently so the camera is rock steady. Setting and Tone Select outdoor settings with complimentary backgrounds on no backgrounds at all.
Simple settings make it easier to compose an orderly arrangement.
Look for tonal contrast between the model's face and the background. Think black and white, so color contrast does not count. You need a dark tone next to a front-lit face, or something light next to a dimly lit face. Make the face have tonal emphasis in you picture. Try locations and camera angles to achieve dark-light relationships.