Creative Portraits

Go beyond the basic rules of photography to capture stunning portraits Portrait photography is a vital topic for photographers of every level of experience, from amateur to professional. Written by renowned photographer Harold Davis, this inspirational book encourages you to define our own photographic style and capture stunning, creative, and unique portraits. You'll discover tips and techniques for "breaking the rules" of basic digital photography so that you can go beyond the fundamentals such as composition, lighting, and exposure in order to create memorable and incomparable portraits. * Explores the most common subject of most photographers-people-and explains when, why, and how to forgo the fundamentals to capture memorable portraits * Encourages you to define your own unique photographic style and offers information and inspiration to help you do so * Delves into a variety of creative techniques that you can use when exploring ways to take lively and stunning portraits Illustrated with Harold Davis's striking portrait photography, Creative Portraits will both inform and inspire you.

ISBN 0470623268   Pages 240 ISBN13 9780470623268 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 640 Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd   Published in Chichester Imprint John Wiley & Sons Ltd   Height (mm) 229 Format Paperback   Width (mm) 185 Publication date 13 Aug 2010   Spine width (mm) 15 DEWEY 778.92   Academic level Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC22

		Introduction		8
		Window of the Soul		10
		Kinds of Portrait Photos		12
		Why People Sit for a Portrait		14
		Why Photographers Make Portraits		16
		The Psychology of Portraiture		20
		Understanding People		30
		Character is Destiny		30
		Capturing Emotion		34
		Telling the Truth About Someone		38
		Vanity and Narcissism		42
		Artifice and Portraiture		46
		Creating a Self-Portrait		50
		Day in the Life		56
		Assignment: People		58
		Approaching People		61
		Model Releases		61
		Composing Portraits		68
		Street Photography		68
		Environmental Portraiture		72
		People at Work		78
		People at Play		84
		Working with Models		90
		Casting Models		94
		Propping		96
		Clothing		100
		Hair and Make-Up		104
		Portrait Techniques		108
		Posing		110
		Jumping		116
		Backgrounds		120
		Positioning Your Camera		124
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‘…expert guide to the essential tips and tricks for taking better portrait images. It's easy to pick through at leisure.' (Digital Camera Essentials, October 2010).

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