Portraits

Photography FAQs #4

by Duncan Evans

Wherever there's a camera, someone's probably taking a portrait. This small-format resource in the successful "Photography FAQs" series deals with that most involving of subjects: other people. Whether you're looking to photograph kids at parties, groups at weddings, or models in studios, this guide helps you take control of the camera functions, arrange the lighting, compose the subject, and get the final results you want. Here's the answer to every conceivable questions, from the technicalities of the equipment to location options to the post-production stage, where you can correct and enhance images with software to produce a picture-perfect photo. Beautifully-presented photographs, diagrams, and tables throughout support the text to help readers grasp the explanations easily.

144 pages, Paperback

First published January 29, 2009

About the author

Duncan Evans is an author and photographer living in the most northerly part of the UK. He edited Digital Photo User for over four years, and his pictures have been published in magazines and newspapers such as The Daily Mail and The Scotsman. He is a member of the Royal Photographic Society, currently with a licentiateship distinction (LRPS). Duncan has written several photography books including the hugely popular A Comprehensive Guide to Digital Portrait Photography.