The Portrait: Understanding Portrait Photography
writer: russell j.t. dyer; posted: sep 2017; readers past month: 467
The Portrait: Understanding Portrait Photography
author: Glenn Rand
edition: 1
published: 2009
publisher: Rocky Nook
isbn: 978-1933952468
pages: 300
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The authors of this have collaborated to create a thorough and balanced textbook on the modern techniques and practice of portrait photography. They have avoided the single-style viewpoint common to so many books on portraiture and have crafted a definitive resource for professionals, as well as students and avid amateurs, wishing to advance their skills in this discipline. Topics include: quality of light and the portrait; ambient, continuous, and strobe light sources; understanding light modifiers and enhancers; mastering lighting ratios; importance and selection of backgrounds; extensive coverage of lighting setups; understanding light meters and metering in portraiture Lighting patterns on the human face; facial analysis; composition in portraiture; eliciting the appropriate expression; the fine art portrait; and portraiture for the masses.