Featuring images shot on location, in clients' homes,
and in the studio, the author teaches how to use the unique
qualities of direct sun, window light, porch light, shade,
and the light at sunrise and sunset to create flattering,
natural-looking portraits. Photographers will learn how
to select the right setting, equipment, backdrop, and
props, as well as how to control the balance of light
between subject and background. Each sample portrait is
accompanied by detailed technical information to help
photographers achieve the same results in their own work.
Photographing children can be a challenge, requiring patience
and a healthy dose of playfulness. T his book works through
nearly 60 images, providing lighting diagrams and step-by-step
instructions for using poses, props, and backgrounds that
help make photographing children much easier. Tips are
given on how to choose clothing that best focuses the
viewer's attention on the child, photographic techniques
used to capture images, and psychology used when working
with children, such as never scheduling a portrait session
near nap or mealtimes. Included are tips for use of light
meters and lighting, outdoor situations and special occasion
photography.
Photographers learn how to gauge the needs of their clients
before placing them into a stale, preconceived "women's,"
"men's," or "children's" pose that hardly
fits the client's personality or preferences. Provided with
a two-pronged approach to fail-safe posing, photographers learn
first to determine what the mood of the portrait should be and
how to use an appropriate posing genre-traditional, casual,
glamour, or journalistic. Photographers are then shown how that
genre can be used as a basis to produce a pose that best suits
the client, allowing them to create dynamic yet natural-looking
pose that the subject-and the intended recipient-will love.
Professional
Portraiture by Annabel Williams – Paperback: 144
pages Publisher: Silver Pixel Press (May 1, 2001)
Take the snapshot one step further--give it the professional
touch. Award-winning portrait photographer Annabel Williams
shares her secrets for capturing a moment in time in a way that's
flattering to the subject but still totally natural. Her simple,
effective techniques for developing your eye, shooting on location,
indoor and outdoor lighting, and especially working with children
are invaluable to amateur and professional alike. Discover how
to approach a photo session--set up backgrounds, employ props,
pick the right look for your subjects, and put them at ease
in front of the camera--and how to edit the results. Packed
with practical tips, inspirational advice, and hundreds of dazzling
color and black-and-white portraits, this "shooting course"
will help you make everyone you photograph look and feel like
a model.
This book provides helpful guidelines for selecting the best
lighting equipment and light modifiers for efficiently creating
high key portraits, as well as detailing techniques needed to
select the perfect clothes and props for a high key portrait.
Portraits
by Steve McCurry – Hardcover, 512 pages (June 1999) Phaidon
Press Inc.
In 1985, McCurry photographed
an Afghan girl for the "National Geographic". The
intensity of the subject's eyes and her compelling gaze made
this one of contemporary photography's most celebrated and best-known
portraits. McCurry is now equally famous for his other portrayals
of memorable faces that he has encountered while travelling
throughout the world. Compelling, unforgettable and moving,
McCurry's images are unique street portraits: unstylized and
unposed snapshots of people that reveal the universality of
human emotion.
Outdoor portraiture offers beginning and professional photographers
countless opportunities to create dramatic and beautiful photographs.
In this book readers will learn aspects of identifying light,
finding the perfect scene, taking urban portraits, and producing
heartfelt nightscapes.
Maintaining that good posing is 80 percent mental and only 20
percent technical, this guide stresses the importance of communication
between photographer and subject to creating a portrait that
not only captures the subject's personality but also makes the
subject comfortable, fostering repeat business.
Stu Williamson, an award-winning UK photographer details the
making of the unique images in this book. He discusses where
the inspiration came from, the initial plan for creating the
image,and the lighting, camera, and darkroom techniques that
he used.Each chapter profiles a different portrait and includes
lighting diagrams, elements of compositions, and technical data.
Variations on the final photo are accompanied by explanations
of how the image progressed as gestures, poses, props, and techniques
were changed. This beautifully printed book will help you refine
your photographic skills and enhance your own creative process.
Providing a concise look at the foundations of posing, this
guide illustrates the ways in which key posing strategies flatter
the lines of the body, creating definition, dynamic lines, and
a camera-friendly posture. Photographers learn how to analyze
the facial features of their subjects to ensure the most flattering
positioning, how to finesse fingers for delicate or strong hand
positions, and how to adapt a pose for a man, woman, or child.
Strategies for artfully posing couples, large groups, under-
and overweight clients, the elderly, and everyone in between
are detailed. With techniques and images from nearly 50 of the
industry's most notable artists, this valuable sourcebook offers
something for every film and digital photographer.
Photographer and writer Vik Orenstein owns and operates KidShooters
and Tiny Acorn Studios. Both are nationally recognized photography
studios specializing in hand-colored portraits of children.
She has shot and consulted as a "kidshooter" expert
for Nikon and Pentax and offers her advice in frequent television
appearances. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Photographers of human subjects will appreciate the advice in
this guide for capturing groups on film. From basics such as
posing and composition to technical aspects of focusing and
lighting, this handbook address concerns for both professionals
and amateurs. Indoor and outdoor situations are discussed, as
are tips for working with subjects to capture a variety of emotions
and personalities. From wedding parties to company portraits,
this advice covers a wide range of potential client demands.
Portraits by David Seidner – Hardcover, 80 pages
(October 1999) Assouline
Recommended by Karin Wells. David Seidner's portrait photography is
elegant, lavish and exceptionally wonderful. With their hedonistic
overstones andsumptuous beauty, they always stand on sphere
of their own. Impossible to do them justice, the work must be
seen.
In this extraordinary and beautiful new book, Seidner's work
pays homage to the great portrait painters of the early nineteenth-century.
Fusing history and stylish antiquarianism with a contemporary
sensibility, Seidner creates a distinctive and remarkable array
of images. Modern day actors, actresses, aristocrats and others
who fill the social pages, don the costumes and postures of
their earlier counterparts. Counterparts who were painted by
artists such as Ingres, Boldini and Americans, John Singer Sargent
and John Singleton Copley.
With models such as Jessye Norman, Helena Bonham Carter (this
photograph was selected as one of the top 100 photographs of
the century by the National Portrait Gallery in London), Lord
Glenconner, Princess Alexandra von Furstenburg, Edwina Hicks,
and India Hicks, David Seidner captures the present in the past
and the past in the present. The photographs assume at once
both history painting and portrait. Posing
and Lighting Techniques for Studio Portrait Photography
by J. J. Allen – Paperback, 120 pages (September 2000)
Amherst Media
The analysis of the portraits in this book gives insight into
how they were created and explains to studio photographers of
all skill levels how to get the same great results. Carefully
matching the pose to the subject of a photograph is a central
lesson presented in this guide and ensures that the best portrait
possible will be created to delight both client and photographer.
Lighting setups and appropriate poses for head shots, three-quarter,
and full-length portraits, as well as for specific body parts,
are discussed at length. Works from the author's portfolio are
shown and analyzed to reinforce each of the concepts presented.
Covers the key aspects of the art and practice of professional
portrait photography. Offers expert guidance with chapters by
top professional portrait photographers on topics such as selecting
equipment, refining lighting and exposure techniques, and establishing
and operating a successful portrait business. Also covers specialty
portraits, fashion and glamour photography, plus tips on presenting
portraits to increase sales. 120 pages (over 150 illustrations),
8-1/2 x 11.
Focusing on real people, not models, this book provides practical
solutions to masking common flaws, such as concealing a double
chin, creating a thinner waistline, or masking complexion problems
and wrinkles. Covering both studio and location photography
and everything from head shots to full-length portraits, this
is an essential guide for making every client look his or her
best.
Rather than focusing on one particular aspect of portrait photography,
this book provides complete instructions for every step of producing
portraits with a professional look. From setting up the lighting,
posing the subject, and composing the finished shot to retouching
methods and developing techniques for the darkroom, each process
is fully explored. These proven techniques for producing flattering
portraits in a variety of settings will improve professionals'
portraits and move amateurs' hobby photographs to the next level.
Examples
clearly illustrate every concept presented in the book.
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Professional Secrets of Natural Light Portrait Photography
Professional
Secrets for Photographing Children
Posing for Portrait Photography: A Head-to-Toe Guide
Professional
Portraiture
Lighting
Techniques for High Key Portrait Photography
Portraits
Outdoor
& Location Portrait Photography
Master
Posing Guide for Portrait Photographers
Concept to Print: Advanced Techniques in Creative Portraiture
Basic
Studio Lighting: Photographer's Complete Guide to Professional
Techniques
The
Portrait Photographer's Guide to Posing
Creative Techniques for Photographing Children
Group Portrait Photography Handbook
Portraits
Posing
and Lighting Techniques for Studio Portrait Photography
The
Portrait: Professional Techniques and Practices in Portrait
Photography
Corrective
Lighting and Posing
Portrait
Photographer's Handbook
The Lighting Cookbook: Foolproof Recipes for Perfect Glamour,
Portrait, Still Life, and Corporate Photographs
