Portraits

This manual covers shooting a portrait; from viewing the subject to lighting, composition, backgrounds and techniques involved in recording the image for maximum impact.

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Part of the hugely successful Better Picture Guide series, this latest book takes the reader through every stage of shooting a portrait - from viewing the subject to considering the use of lighting, composition, backgrounds and techniques involved in recording the image for maximum impact. The author focuses on the formal, informal, candid, character and mood of picture. In the quest to create better pictures, the practical information together with the enlightened seeing, thinking and acting processes of shooting a perfect portrait makes this title invaluable for the serious amateur.