Taking good photographs of people is a combination of many factors: What is the best light for the subject? How should they stand? What aperture should you use for maximum impact? This easy-to-follow, highly visual guide to portraiture explains the technical and aesthetic considerations of creating great images. Step-by-step instruction, tips from an experienced professional photographer, project assignments, and gorgeous photography make learning how to take good photos of people quick and easy. Aimed at beginners or amateurs toting a DSLR and wanting pointers on how to make their people photography really shine, this book offers the basics on composition, lighting, posing, street photography, and post-production techniques in a fun and conversational manner. Highly visual guide to the most popular subject: people Tip boxes, summaries and assignments make learning the techniques easier Not just a photo technique book--advice on posing, backgrounds and lighting to make portraits stand out Amazon Exclusive: A Letter from Haje Jan Kamps on Focus On Photographing People, "Let Me Help You Become a Better Photographer" Haje Jan Kamps Dear Amazon Readers, It probably won't come as a surprise to anyone that I have a longstanding love of photography. The only thing I like more than taking photos myself is encouraging others to develop as photographers and watching their photography come alive. As such, I spend a lot of time writing about photography; I blog over on Pixiq, and I've written and edited dozens of books. (A mostly complete list with handy links to the books here on Amazon is available on my site.) Taking photos of people is one of the most fun things you can do with a camera. You capture personality, emotion, and life in all its glory. You're quite likely to run into me roaming the streets of London with my camera, hunting for another slice of life, captured through the art of street photography. People are one of my favorite subjects for photography, whether I've captured their essence in a studio or out in the streets. In this book, I'm sharing everything I've learned about photographing people, step by step. It doesn't matter if you're not that self-confident as a photographer; I'll take you right through from the basics to the nitty-gritty of getting portraits that dazzle, amaze, and inspire. If I could, I'd love to teach you everything I've learned over the years in person. It turns out, however, that if I want to teach photography to 50,000 people, writing a book is a teensy-weensy bit more efficient. So, you should buy the book here on Amazon, but I also promise that if you have any questions, I'd be more than happy to take a good stab at answering them for you. Send me an e-mail or come find me on Flickr. I'm always happy to give feedback to help you along. Oh, and two quick tips to make your photos better even before you order the book: get closer, and get the eyes in focus every time. Keep snapping, ~Haje An example of a high key photo taken with improvised lighting. This portrait was taken in a pub, if you would believe it. The book shows you how to retouch images to get the most from your portraits. Using a shallow depth of field is a great technique to get rid of messy backgrounds. A self-portrait with my trusty old Olympus Trip camera. Street photography is fun and rewarding--there's a whole chapter dedicated to this art form in Focus On Photographing People!
Author(s): Haje Jan Kamps
Series: Focus On Series
Edition: 1
Publisher: Focal Press (Elsevier)
Year: 2011
Language: English
Commentary: ToC missing.
Pages: 155
Tags: Библиотека;Досуг;Фотография;Основы фотографии для начинающих;
Focus On Photographing People......Page 4
The Focus On Series......Page 3
Copyright Page......Page 5
Dedication......Page 6
About the Author......Page 7
Introduction......Page 11
What is portraiture?......Page 13
How to use this book......Page 15
Why take pictures of people?......Page 16
Six steps to taking better portraits......Page 17
Equipment......Page 23
Choosing a camera body......Page 24
Buying lenses......Page 26
Great lenses for portraiture......Page 28
Flashes and lighting......Page 31
Reflectors and diffusers......Page 34
Outfitting a simple portrait studio......Page 36
Photography Basics......Page 39
What affects an exposure?......Page 40
Overriding the camera’s decisions: Manual mode......Page 42
Moving away from automatic camera modes......Page 45
Shutter and aperture priority......Page 47
Focusing properly......Page 49
Shutter speed......Page 50
Aperture explained......Page 52
Aperture and creative effects......Page 55
How ISO works......Page 57
Pros and cons of using ISO......Page 58
Shutter, aperture, and ISO: Putting it all together......Page 60
Picking the right lens......Page 62
White balance......Page 64
Shooting in RAW......Page 66
Composition and Making People Look Good......Page 69
It’s all about the eyes......Page 70
Focusing and composing your portraits......Page 71
Putting your models at ease......Page 74
Directing models......Page 75
Catchlights......Page 76
Shooting from below......Page 78
Composition rules......Page 80
Keep an eye on your background......Page 81
The Rule of Thirds......Page 85
Negative space for a positive impact......Page 87
Rules are meant to be broken......Page 89
Getting Creative......Page 93
High-key portraiture......Page 94
Low-key portraiture......Page 95
Back-lighting......Page 96
Side-lighting......Page 97
Get in close … no, closer......Page 98
Creative use of colors......Page 100
Black and white......Page 101
Street Photography......Page 105
Choose your weapons......Page 106
Taking photos on the sly......Page 107
Street photography farther afield......Page 111
Etiquette on the street......Page 113
Focus on: Street photography......Page 115
Photo Editing......Page 117
Digital workflow......Page 118
Free software......Page 120
Nonfree software......Page 121
Adjusting your exposure......Page 124
Saving an overexposed image......Page 125
Contrast......Page 127
Cropping and rotating your photos......Page 128
Fixing your colors......Page 130
Cleaning up the images......Page 133
Fixing skin blemishes......Page 135
From color to black and white......Page 137
Pulling it all together......Page 139
How to Learn More......Page 143
Getting out of a rut......Page 144
Learning from others’ photos......Page 146
Reconstructing a photograph......Page 147
Learning from your own photos......Page 149
Where to turn for inspiration......Page 152
M......Page 154
W......Page 155
