Combining time-tested practices with contemporary methods, this guidebook details the fine art of capturing formal and casual posed images. With advice and guidance from the finest and most decorated portrait and wedding photographers in the country, this instructional discusses subjects such as lighting in the studio and on location, improving improvisational shooting techniques, and how to retouch images in the post-production process to create truly flawless looks. A chapter addressing the common problems in taking portraitures—from working with subjects with glasses to subjects that vary in size, facial features, and skin tone—is also included.
Author(s): Bill Hurter
Edition: 3rd
Year: 2007
Language: English
Pages: 128
Tags: Библиотека;Досуг;Фотография;Жанры фотосъемки;Портрет;
TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 4
INTRODUCTION......Page 8
Digital 35mm......Page 11
Focal Length......Page 12
Digital Cameras and Focal Length......Page 14
Focusing......Page 15
Shooting Apertures......Page 16
Shutter Speeds......Page 18
Black & White......Page 19
ISO Settings......Page 20
White Balance......Page 21
Reflected-Light Meters......Page 22
Continuous Light vs. Strobe......Page 23
Light Modifiers......Page 24
Determining Your Camera’s E.I......Page 25
JPEG......Page 26
RAW......Page 27
RAW Converters......Page 28
Color Space......Page 31
Back Up Your Files......Page 32
Printing Options......Page 33
3. POSING......Page 34
The Seven-Eighths View......Page 35
Tilting the Head......Page 36
Gap Between the Lips......Page 37
Arms......Page 38
Hands......Page 42
Three-Quarter-Length Portraits......Page 41
Hands......Page 39
The Rule of Thirds......Page 43
The Golden Mean......Page 44
Direction......Page 45
Subject Tone......Page 46
Lines......Page 47
The Lights......Page 49
Key and Fill Lights......Page 50
Short Lighting......Page 51
Loop Lighting......Page 52
Rembrandt Lighting......Page 53
Profile Lighting......Page 54
Feathering......Page 55
Fill Light Placement......Page 56
Unique Personalities......Page 57
Setting the Lights......Page 59
Metering for Exposure......Page 62
Reflectors......Page 63
Window Light......Page 64
Metering......Page 65
White Balance......Page 66
Fill-in Illuminations......Page 67
Diffusing Window Light......Page 68
Portable Flash......Page 69
On-Camera Flash......Page 71
Shade......Page 72
Fill-in Light......Page 73
Flash Fill Light......Page 74
Subtractive Lighting......Page 75
Eliminating Overhead Light......Page 76
Background Control......Page 77
Backlighting......Page 78
Flash Key......Page 79
Employ a Tripod......Page 80
Watch the Color in the Shadows......Page 81
Observing the Subject......Page 82
Master Your Camera Controls......Page 85
Facial Analysis......Page 87
Soft Focus and Diffusion......Page 88
Camera Height and Perspective......Page 89
Overweight Subjects......Page 90
Eyeglasses......Page 91
Thin Faces......Page 92
Long Necks and Short Necks......Page 93
Skin Defects......Page 94
Be Discriminating......Page 95
Retouching Then......Page 96
Retouching Now......Page 97
Background Copy Layer......Page 98
Soft Focus......Page 99
Removing Blemishes......Page 101
Teeth and Eyes......Page 102
Actions......Page 103
Good Color Management......Page 104
Camera Profiles......Page 105
Printer Profiles......Page 106
Dodging and Burning-In......Page 107
Contrast Control......Page 108
Color Correction......Page 109
Toning......Page 110
Vignettes......Page 111
Sharpening......Page 112
CONCLUSION......Page 114
THE PHOTOGRAPHERS......Page 115
GLOSSARY......Page 119
INDEX......Page 123
