The Art of Photographing Children: Techniques for making Better Color, Black and White, Handcolored, and Digital Pictures [Paperback]

Cheryl Machat Dorskind (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2005

Introducing parents and photographers to the equipment, materials, and strategies necessary to begin photographing children, this guide covers color, black and white, digital, hand painted, and other alternative photography techniques popular today. Photographs found throughout the book reinforce the instructions and show how the spirit and individuality of a child can be captured in pictures. In addition to the author's own photography, a number of other photographers' work is included in a gallery section to give the book a diverse, comprehensive look at a number of different styles and approaches to this genre.

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About the Author

Cheryl Machat Dorskind is a noted fine art and portrait photographer whose images appear in newspapers and magazines and on the covers of best-selling novels. Collectors worldwide seek her photography, and her portraits are commissioned by an esteemed clientele. The author of the definitive guide to handcoloring photographs, The Art of Handpainting Photographs, she teaches photography at Suffolk Community College and in workshops across the country. Cheryl Machat Dorskind lives in Westhampton, New York, with her husband and two daughters. She is currently working on her third book.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Amphoto Books (January 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0817435476
• ISBN-13: 978-0817435479
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,164,054 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A guide for amateur and professional photographers alike, March 13, 2005

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This review is from: The Art of Photographing Children: Techniques for making Better Color, Black and White, Handcolored, and Digital Pictures (Paperback)

The Art of Photographing Children: Techniques for Making Better Color, Black and White, Handcolored, and Digital Pictures is a no-nonsense guide for amateur and professional photographers alike. Chapters discuss optimum equipment, lighting, composition, and more, such as how to capture an important moment, and tips for running a smooth photo shoot. The easy-to-follow narration accompanies a wealth of black-and-white and color photographs that keenly illustrate points and principles discussed. Highly recommended for proud parents seeking to succinctly capture their child's milestones on film, family portrait experts striving to improve their craft, and every photographer in between.

12 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Just plain bad, August 19, 2006

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Paul Trunfio (Stow, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Art of Photographing Children: Techniques for making Better Color, Black and White, Handcolored, and Digital Pictures (Paperback)

I will admit that the text is not bad. There is some good advice on every aspect of photographing children. However, what is bad about this book is that the photographs are just horrible. Compositions are poor, lighting is poor, focus is poor. If you are looking to learn a lot about photographing children, you really won't from this book.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally a Great Book on Photographing Children, June 16, 2007

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Glenn Dorskind "Escape From Roslyn" (Hamptons, New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Art of Photographing Children: Techniques for making Better Color, Black and White, Handcolored, and Digital Pictures (Paperback)

Cheryl Machat's sensitivity and unique perspective are wonderfully apparent in this collection of photography lessons. This book is from an artist for an artist. Machat, with technical perfection and a soft heart, sees kids. The pictures are raw and the children are real. This book may not appeal to the frightened beginner who wants/needs to doll-up kids, but parents and artist are going to love it. Check out her work at Cherylmachatdorskind.com. Unbelievable!