I have read this book cover to cover several times now, and still love it! They go through EVERYTHING you need to know to take senior photos! From equipment, posing, lighting, workspaces, and processing, this book covers it all!
Very up-to-date and very professional! I would recommend this book to anyone interested in taking portraits.
Author(s): Dave Wacker, Jean Wacker, J. D. Wacker
Publisher: Amherst Media, Inc.
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 129
Copyright
......Page 2
Table of Contents
......Page 3
About the Authors......Page 8
Contact......Page 9
New Challenges......Page 10
Determine What Seniors Want......Page 11
Additional Refinements......Page 13
In Closing......Page 14
Evaluate Your Demographics......Page 15
Get Feedback from Your Clients......Page 16
Consider Outsourcing the Design and Production......Page 17
$1000 Shopping Spree......Page 18
Find the Gold......Page 19
High School Senior Idol......Page 20
Lump in the Envelope......Page 21
Our Most Effective Newspaper Ad......Page 22
Multimedia Marketing......Page 23
Handling the Initial Phone Inquiry......Page 26
Show Exciting Products......Page 27
Digital Presentations......Page 28
What Our Clients Had to Say......Page 29
The Sales Session......Page 30
Resolution
......Page 33
High-Key to Low-Key......Page 34
Colored Gels
......Page 35
Director’s Chairs......Page 36
Sets and Props......Page 37
Painted Latch
......Page 38
Tool Kit......Page 39
Smoke Machine......Page 40
The Guys......Page 41
Have Fun
......Page 42
A Systematic Approach to Posing Seniors......Page 43
The Mental Game......Page 44
The Mechanics of Posing......Page 45
Posing Goals......Page 49
Pose for Sale$......Page 50
Hands......Page 51
The Mountain and the Ski Slope......Page 53
The Standing C and C......Page 54
The Head and Shoulders (Version 2)......Page 55
What Girls Want......Page 56
Hats......Page 58
Musical Instruments......Page 61
Sports......Page 63
The Benefits of Outdoor Photography......Page 66
Control the Overhead Light......Page 67
The Old Fence Rail......Page 68
Gazebos......Page 69
The Artist’s Tent......Page 70
Cars, Trucks, and Other Vehicles......Page 71
Interests and Hobbies......Page 73
Camera and Flash Equipment......Page 74
But What If It Rains?......Page 75
What About Overcast Days or Heavy Shade?......Page 76
Planning and Preparation......Page 80
Rural Areas......Page 81
Respect Them and Their Space......Page 82
Analyze the Location......Page 83
Intensity......Page 85
Direction......Page 86
Color......Page 87
Exposure......Page 90
The RAW Mode......Page 91
Consistency......Page 92
Speed......Page 93
J.D.’s Everyday, Easy-Bake, Image-Processing Workflow Recipe......Page 95
The Clone Stamp Tool......Page 96
The History Brush......Page 97
Highlights and Shadows, Step by Step......Page 98
Where to Place the Highlights and Shadows......Page 99
Image Trends’ PearlyWhites......Page 100
Removing Braces......Page 102
Removing Refraction......Page 103
Tinting or Toning......Page 104
Spot Color......Page 106
Painted Portraits in a Snap!......Page 108
Adding Text......Page 111
Borders and Edges......Page 112
Zoom-Blur Border......Page 114
Creative Composites......Page 115
Prepare the Images......Page 117
Get Creative!......Page 119
Why Did We Survive?......Page 120
Make it Easy......Page 121
Update Your Product Lines......Page 122
Don’t Give Up!......Page 123
Supplier Directory......Page 124
Index......Page 125
