The Portrait Photography Course by Jenkinson, Mark

ISBN: 0321766660

Author: Jenkinson, Mark

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The ability to create an effective portrait is probably the single most important skill any aspiring photographer must master. Few professional photographers, whatever their area of specialization, can hope to have a successful career without ever being called upon to create a likeness of another person.The Portrait Photography Course is designed to build a student photographers experience and get him or her started on a rewarding career. Detailed tutorials cover every aspect of studio and location work, from composition and psychology to complex lighting schemes, equipment options, and digital retouching. Portfolios of exemplary images showcase individual photographers work and demonstrate techniques explored in the tutorials, while interviews with top portrait photographers shed insight into their methodologies and philosophies.Presented and written by a leading portrait photographer, this book is an indispensable guide to taking professional pictures.