Capture the Portrait: How to Create Great Digital Photos [Paperback]

Jenni Bidner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2008

It’s every photographer’s dream: to take beautiful, high-quality portraits of family and friends. And with the multitude of easy techniques and tips provided by best-selling author and photographer Jenni Bidner, that goal’s in sight.  She provides an overview of the basics, including how to eliminate distracting backgrounds by decreasing depth of field, and modify the lighting, flash, or white balance settings to flatter your subject and diffuse facial flaws. You’ll discover why changing the camera angle can make a huge difference in someone’s appearance, how to place the subject using the “rule of thirds,” and how to arrange small groups for a big visual impact. Whether you’re photographing children for a holiday card, capturing a friend’s wedding, or taking snapshots to feed your scrapbooking hobby, these strategies will improve your results!

 

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Lark Books (July 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1600592694
• ISBN-13: 978-1600592690
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,487,462 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very basic, but informative and includes nice examples, April 27, 2009

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This review is from: Capture the Portrait: How to Create Great Digital Photos (Paperback)

This is an easy to read, conversational book aimed at the amateur who is interesting in improving his/her portrait photography. The book includes lots of photographs, including some before/after/correct/incorrect examples. While there are a few paragraphs dedicated to SLRs, this book will be very relevant to point-and-shoot users who want to get better pictures of their families and friends. I learned a number of very useful ideas that I expect to help me in the future.

There are ten chapters, including:

"Portrait Basics" - eye level, fill the frame, etc...,

"Composition" - rule of thirds, horizon line, tilting the frame, framing,etc...

"Light and Portraits" - direction of light, hard/soft lighting, color of light, etc...

"Portrait Styles" - Candids, slice of life, funny faces, props, etc...

"Posing" - Body position, hands, eye contact, groups, etc...

"Image Processing Software" - red eye reduction, sharpening, color correction, cropping, etc....

While I would have preferred a little more meat, all in all I found this book worth reading.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!, November 7, 2011

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This review is from: Capture the Portrait: How to Create Great Digital Photos (Paperback)

I've purchased 3 of these books. Two were gifts and one for myself. Guess that speaks volumes in and of itself!

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice Idea book and Basic How To..., April 6, 2009

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This review is from: Capture the Portrait: How to Create Great Digital Photos (Paperback)

Simply put, I like this book for its simplicity and the examples of work the author puts forth. I am a mere novice, looking to improve my photography skills when it comes to including people. This book is not really in depth, but since I am more of a visual learner, it appealed to me with its use of examples.