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easy to read (look at pics)
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Author(s): Bill Hurter
Publisher: Amherst Media, Inc.
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 130
About The Author......Page 3
Table of Contents......Page 4
Focusing......Page 6
Wedding Photography: Then and Now......Page 8
David Williams......Page 11
Martin Schembri......Page 12
A Final Note......Page 13
Make Friends......Page 14
Facial Analysis......Page 15
Get to Know the Event......Page 16
Do an Engagement Portrait......Page 18
Have Master Schedule......Page 20
Learn Everybody’s Names......Page 21
Dress for Success......Page 22
Posing Basics......Page 23
Standing Poses......Page 24
Seated Poses......Page 25
In Seated Poses......Page 26
The Shoulders......Page 27
The Hands......Page 28
Basic Principles......Page 29
Men’s Hands......Page 30
Three-Quarters View......Page 31
Profile View
......Page 32
Head Tilt......Page 33
The Eyes......Page 34
Chin Height......Page 35
Expression......Page 36
Laugh Lines......Page 38
Makeup......Page 39
The Train......Page 40
The Veil......Page 42
Controlling the Perspective......Page 43
Correcting Specific Problems......Page 44
Overweight Subjects......Page 45
Elderly Subjects......Page 46
Double Chins......Page 47
Long Chins and Stubby Chins......Page 48
Composition......Page 49
Direction......Page 50
Real Lines......Page 51
Diagonal Lines......Page 52
Pleasing Compositional Forms......Page 53
Tension and Balance......Page 54
Subject Tone......Page 56
Tilting the Camera......Page 57
Try Something Unique......Page 58
Head and Shoulders Axis......Page 59
Expressions......Page 61
Hands in Group Portraits......Page 62
Designing Group Portraits......Page 64
Creating Lines and Shapes......Page 65
Armchairs, Love Seats, and Sofas......Page 68
The Posing Process......Page 69
Start with Two......Page 70
Add a Third......Page 73
Adding a Fourth......Page 74
From Five On Up......Page 75
Building Bigger Groups......Page 76
Building Really Big Groups......Page 77
Shifting the Focus Field......Page 78
A Final Check......Page 80
Subtle Direction......Page 82
Staging Tips from Marcus Bell......Page 83
Prompting Tips from Jerry Ghionis......Page 87
Tom Muñoz Has Respect for Tradition......Page 90
At the Bride’s House......Page 92
The Groom......Page 93
The Ceremony......Page 94
Family Groups......Page 95
Portraits of the Bride and Groom......Page 96
Formals of the Bride......Page 97
Leaving the Church......Page 100
The Reception......Page 101
The First Dance......Page 104
Little Kids......Page 105
Focal-Length Factors......Page 106
Short to Medium Telephotos......Page 107
Long Telephotos......Page 108
Optimal Lens Choices......Page 109
Zoom Lenses vs. Prime Lenses......Page 112
Shooting Apertures......Page 115
Shutter Speeds......Page 116
Image Stabilization Lenses......Page 117
Conclusion......Page 118
The Photographers......Page 119
Index......Page 124
Other Books From Amherst Media......Page 126
Other Books by Bill Hurter......Page 127
