Mastering Portrait Photography - Paul Wilkinson & Sarah Plater

Description

Mastering Portrait Photography provides a modern and fresh outlook on portrait phootgraphy. This authoritative guide contains clear, concise and jargon-busting text that discusses the essential technical aspects of photography from choosing a camera and equipment to an appreciation of exposure, aperture, metering, shutter speed, depth of field and white balance settings in addition to how natural light, colour and movement affect a photograph. A guide to posing helps to ensure dynamic and arresting images. Along with advice on setting up a small studio at home, choice of backgrounds and using artifical light. Provides hints and tips on pre-shoot preparations such as make-up, hair styling and suitable clothing for the subject of the portrait. Post-production techniques incolude skin retouching and colour correction plus a guide to printing options and presentation.