High Impact Portrait Photography: Creative Techniques for Dramatic, Fashion-Inspired Portraits [Paperback]

Lori Brystan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2001

Examining the creative process behind portrait photography for media and advertising, this book will help photographers create and sell portraits that look like they were pulled from the latest fashion magazine. Creating portraits of men, women, couples, teens, children, and families, this guide explores a variety of simple techniques for adding a high-impact feel to photography. In some instances, unconventional posing adds the right flair to a shot; in others, alternative processing of the film adds a dramatic blast of color. Creative props, action shots, and clothing selection also help add impact to portraits. Also shown is how these techniques can easily be implemented in either the studio or on location.

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About the Author

Orange County photographer Lori Brystan has earned her reputation as one of the preeminent photographers in Southern California, has the instinctive ability to capture the feeling behind the image, the essence of the person, and the spirit of the soul through her photography. During a successful career as an Elite model, Lori became inspired by the world of photography and the ability to create emotions through images. After modeling, she continued as a professional makeup artist/stylist and rounded out her artistic profile by studying the art of light and film.

Lori's understanding of modeling and her ability to make her portrait subjects comfortable results in breathtaking photographs. Her photography range includes classic nudes, boudoir, modeling, acting, headshots, portrait, commercial, children, couples, wedding and event photography.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Amherst Media (September 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 158428062X
• ISBN-13: 978-1584280620
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,402,691 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book for Inspiration & Ideas, April 3, 2002

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Eric S. Chernenkoff "Graphic Knight" (New Hudson, MI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: High Impact Portrait Photography: Creative Techniques for Dramatic, Fashion-Inspired Portraits (Paperback)

I found Lori Brystan's book very useful. Not a lot of technical data within, but that's not the purpose of the book. There's plenty of those out there. There are lot's of shots within with good descriptions on set up for each picture. I appreciated the her description with the lighting. How it was positioned and where it came from. Mainly a good book to study the pictures and get some inspiration on shooting portraits that don't look like ordinary portraits.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, July 21, 2005

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Charles Zachritz "Photographer" (Miami, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: High Impact Portrait Photography: Creative Techniques for Dramatic, Fashion-Inspired Portraits (Paperback)

This book is amazingly helpful. It covers many types of portrait photography from indoor to outdoor and kids, teens, adults. It adresses twilight, candlelight, highkey and maternity portraits, among others. It discusses about 30-40 different shoots. Each shoot includes a description of the concept, lighting, posing and has all of the technical data from the shoot including camera, lens, filters, film, light source(s), what the scene was metered at-and what it was actually shot at. Brilliant!

This book is an invaluable tool.

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars More of the same, March 22, 2002

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Yaderp (Tennessee, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: High Impact Portrait Photography: Creative Techniques for Dramatic, Fashion-Inspired Portraits (Paperback)

This is an attractive book with attractive shots - in a ho-hum kind of way. I saw nothing "High Imapct" in the images, however. The author simply relates how certain shots were made in the all-to-familiar style of this genre. Would much rather see someone get into the philosophy of lighting in an interesting discussion style book (Not the old mannequin heads of the past). I wish writers would actually let us get inside their thought processes - maybe shooting images for a book rather than compiling images already done into a book.