For beginners looking to master the portrait or lifelong photographers looking to try a new twist on the classic genre, this is your photo book. The Complete Portrait Manual provides over 200 tips techniques to help you successfully capture the portrait you want.The editors of Popular Photography pooled all their knowledge from their 70+ years
For beginners looking to master the portrait or lifelong photographers looking to try a new twist on the classic genre, this is your photo book. The Complete Portrait Manual provides over 200 tips techniques to help you successfully capture the portrait you want.
The editors of Popular Photography pooled all their knowledge from their 70+ years of experience to bring you the most comprehensive guide to portraits on the market: The Complete Portrait Manual. Whether you’re after snapshots of loved ones laughing, impressive studio headshots, fun yet tasteful selfies on your smartphone, or lightning-fast captures of athletes doing the thing they love, this guide will help you produce the perfect portrait.
In chapters on how to flatter your subjects with poses and angles, light them just right, and retouch your photos in post-production, you’ll learn how to:
Get to Know Your Subjects Pick Props that Show Personality
Snap a Nice Seflie Craft Environmental Portraits
Hide Flaws with Clever Angles Take Candid Street Shots
Pick Poses that Flatter Zoom In on Telling Details
Shoot Truly Joyful Holiday Portraits Freeze a Subject’s Fleeting Reflection
Set Up Avedon Lighting Know Your Light Sources
Flatter with a Ring Light Mimic Film Noir Shadows
Slow a Spinning Ballerina with Long Exposure Combine Natural and Studio Light
Select Light Modifiers Capture Musicians with Limited Lighting
Make Nostalgic Portraits with Film Understand Retouching Tools
Go Classic with Black and White Conversion Craft Whimsical Composites
Repair Old Photos of Loved Ones Minimize Lines and Skin Flaws
Whiten Teeth and Eyes Make Cautious Use of the Liquify Tool
Brighten Exposure for Breezier Snapshots
For amateur photographers, there is no better resource. With high-quality design, intricate detail, and a durable flexicover—this manual is the perfect gift!
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Not for advance photographers, minimal diagrams, not really helpful for seasoned photographers Product arrive early, 5 stars for seller. The book itself receives 2 stars. The book is nicely presented with the information however, the information provided little to no diagrams, details on lighting, camera, metering setups. Unlike other books that provide technique and methods, this book presents examples with a free style approach in writing. The language is informal, non-technical and comes across as two friends talking about an idea of shooting rather than the skills. The book…
Probably a good book for beginner to intermediate photographers Probably a good book for beginner to intermediate photographers. There’s a nice collection of tips and ideas but the same information is freely available on many of the popular photography websites like fstoppers. For advanced or pro shooters I would look elsewhere.
A useful beginner book – this is a revision to give Paper_Tiger_Books a much higher rating. I had previously given Paper_Tiger_Books a two star rating, but I have revised this to four stars. The book is good enough for me to use for preparing a beginning course – I like it. I had awarded only two stars because, due to my own error, I had complained that Paper_Tiger_Books had failed to deliver the book as ordered. It turns out that they did, indeed, deliver ahead of schedule. I will not hesitate to order books from this company.