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Jeff Smith's Posing Techniques for Location Portrait Photography [Kindle Edition]

Jeff Smith
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"Simple tricks of the trade will enable you to bring out the best in every subject. This comprehensive book will quickly prove its worth." —Shutterbug


“The solid content and remarkable images . . . make this book a must for any photographer considering the portrait profession.”  —Photo-Seminars.com


"Goes into immense detail with respect to techniques."  —Better Photography

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This comprehensive guide to location portraits teaches the basics of good head-to-toe posing, indoors and out, and shows the classical approaches used throughout photographic history to create a pleasing rendition of the human form. Additional introductory chapters detail the four main posing styles and reveal how to determine which will work best with a subject, their clothing, the location, and the purpose of the portrait. Chapters for advanced photographers highlight the creation of a wide variety of individual and group poses—including ground, seated, head-and-shoulders, and standing—to be utilized in tandem with stairs, rocks, and other architectural and natural elements. A chapter devoted to the essential business skills needed to professionally schedule appointments, work through consultations, manage sessions, and present and deliver final prints is also included.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 7065 KB
  • Print Length: 128 pages
  • Publisher: Amherst Media, Inc (December 1, 2007)
  • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B003HO5V32
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Lending: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #311,012 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Not exactly worth it, May 16, 2008
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While text in this book is useful at times, but you can get pretty much same stuff from most of "Posing techniques" (including brilliant books by Gomez on glamour photography) books out there (including few very good ones). There is VERY little specifics about on location posing, which book supposed to be about. Couple of chapters on how to sell your work - dont even understand why they were added, apart from making up for volume. Most of images in book are pretty mediocre, and like 70% of them reminds you of what person who just learned how to apply gaussian blur in Photoshop to smooth skin and make Orton's effect would be keep doing out of sheer excitement (and i kid you not. Image on the cover is one of very few good ones).

On the whole - very few good tips and loads of repetition of other books. And very few good shots , which actually looks professional (sorry for repeating this, but its kind of strikes me. I never saw such a horrible stuff before in a book that pretends to teach people)
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, well written, February 10, 2008
Jeff Smith does a nice job of conveying the strategy behind photography outside of the studio. Not only informative but also teaches the reader to sharpen his/her skill. Posing techniques for both individuals and groups as well as maximizing environmental surroundings to work for your photographs are discussed in detail. An invaluable book for any photographer's library.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Well Done, March 22, 2008
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Jeff Smith is certainly one of my favorite authors in the field of photography. This book, like his many other texts, is well written and illustrated. Jeff breaks down posing into the simplest of terms so that anyone can follow his step by step instruction. His examples of group portraits are especially helpful and beautifully executed.
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By posing the person reclining slightly backwards or leaning slightly forward, the shoulders and spine go diagonally through the frame and achieve a more relaxed look. &quote;
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The first thing is to turn the body toward the shadow side of the frame to make sure the subject appears as trim possible. The arms will be posed away from the waist, slimming its appearance, and the legs will be posed so that one leg supports the body and the other creates an accent. &quote;
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four posing styles to work with: traditional posing, casual posing, journalistic posing, and glamorous posing. &quote;
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