Portrait Photographer's Handbook

by Bill Hurter

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.

Genres: Photography

124 pages, Paperback

First published February 28, 2000

Reviews

[Matt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Retouching and printing sections were a little dated, but the rest was exactly what I was looking for. Useful guidance on how to improve portraits in camera, and techniques to help adapt to individual challenges you can encounter with a given subject or shoot

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was able to understand this book and gave just the tips I was looking for.