R.LOWE

Many things can ,and should be considered when taking portraits, in-fact 20 main things should be considered to achieve stunning portraits : Alter your perspective, Play with the eye, Break rules of composition, Use lighting , Move out of comfort zone, Shoot candidly, Use a prop, Focus on 1 body part, Obscure part of your subject, Take a series, Frame the subject, Use a wide angle, Play with backgrounds, Change the format of the framing, hold camera on an angle, Try unfocused shots, Intro Movement, Changes subjects expression, fill the frame, Have an interesting subject!
Taking a GREAT photo is hard, but if you try to consider all of these tips to stunning photos, the magic will happen!- the one i fight with the most is LIGHTING!