Photography FAQs: Portraits
eBook - ePub

Photography FAQs: Portraits

  1. 144 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Photography FAQs: Portraits

About this book

Photography FAQs: Portraits is an introduction to the school of photography concerned with the most engaging of subjects: other people.Formulated as an encyclopaedia of questions and answers across 50 topics, this book covers every aspect of portrait photography, from hardware to lighting, composition to software.It offers detailed responses to key, reader-defined questions drawn from photographic workshops, consumer press and Internet forums. As such, it is an invaluable and handy reference.The Photography FAQs series is a comprehensive, pocket-size reference for the amateur photographer in the field (or the studio). Each title is formulated as an encyclopaedia of 50 questions and answers covering every aspect of the key photography subjects that come up again and again, including genres such as landscape, portraiture and travel and shooting in monochrome. Each topic is supported by lively, accessible text, inspirational images and clear, easy-to-navigate design that makes this series a quick-and easy reference.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2020
Print ISBN
9782884791045
eBook ISBN
9781000212914
Edition
1
Topic
Art
Subtopic
Digital Media

SUBJECT INDEX

35mm film15, 22-4
50mm lenses22, 23
abstract work60
accessories/props100,110-11
action portraits113,120-3
see also dynamic shots
ambient lighting40, 57, 71, 73, 79
angled shots101-3
apertures22,130
depth of field92,109
diffused light36
flash68, 71, 79
key lights80
lens types24, 28,106
metering41, 44, 47, 51
outdoor lighting64-5
panning shots123
arms, positioning98
artificial lighting33-4, 54
see also flash; tungsten lamps
auto-flash pictures93
automatic white balance (AWB)34, 55, 57, 70, 117
awkward subjects104
babies102
backarounds37,130-1,133
depth of field92-3
group shots105
lighting75, 86-7, 88
metering50-1
backlighting45, 50-1,116
barn doors37
black, meanings58-9
black and white20-1, 60-1,136-7
see also monochrome
blemish removal134
blonde hair49
blown-out highlights46,128-9
blurring72,115,123,130
bouncing flash66, 68-9, 93,106
bra straps102
bracketing44-5
brightness39-42,...

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. HOW TO GET THE MOST FROM THIS BOOK
  5. Contents
  6. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
  7. INTRODUCTION
  8. ESSENTIAL HARDWARE
  9. METERING
  10. USING COLOUR AND MONOCHROME
  11. NATURAL LIGHTING AND SUPPLEMENTARY FLASH
  12. STUDIO LIGHTING
  13. COMPOSITION AND POSING
  14. SHOOTING ON LOCATION
  15. THE DIGITAL DARKROOM
  16. SUBJECT INDEX
  17. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND CREDITS