Fashion Photography 101

by Lara Jade

From award-winning photographer Lara Jade comes this hip how-to guide geared to the aspiring fashion shooter. Lara shares her experience of fashion photography in the digital age, including dedicated sections on retouching, genres of fashion photography, and making the best use of social media. Whether you're taking your first-ever shot, working with a professional model for the first time, or pitching to new clients, here is everything you need to produce moody, magical images that leap from the page straight into the viewer's imagination.  

Genres: Photography, Art, Reference

160 pages, Paperback

First published September 4, 2012

Reviews

[Eva Zeman · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was expecting something else. This book should be rather named "photography 101", as there are approximately 6 pages that say something relevant for fashion photography, the rest is just absolute beginner stuff for people who had never held a camera in their hand, or never heard about any image editing software.
For someone who is already familiar with their camera and wants to learn more, this book is not suitable.

[Neil · Rating 2 out of 5]

Of course the title lets us know this book is aimed squarely at beginners so it should be no shock but I found the content basic in the extreme sense. I can't imagine many photographers would find much of this material new. Some of the images were inspirational and the layout made for an easy read. It seems publishers always force sections on digital editing and photography equipment, parts of any paper book which are almost instantly out of date upon publication. This is a good boom to borrow and flip through. I wouldn't buy it as a permanent reference.

[Reena · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lara Jade cubre en este libro todos los puntos a tener en cuenta a la hora de planear una sesión de fotos, centrándose en la moda, en la historia y en la ropa, pero aplicable a cualquier sesión de fotos. Tiene un par de capítulos medianamente técnicos sin ser muy densos (iluminación, Lightroom y Photoshop) mientra que el resto cubre la parte organizativa, administrativa y creativa de la sesión de fotos. Muy recomendado, me ha sorprendido.

[Amber Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gives great tips on more than fashion photography.

[Rebecca · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was not as helpful as I hoped it would be and did not really help with how to take fashion photos, like it seems it would from the title.