Corrective Lighting, Posing & Retouching for Digital Portrait Photographers (Paperback)

by Jeff Smith (Author) "Almost every person has something in their appearance that they would change if they could..." (more)
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Product Description

Updated with a new focus on digital imaging technologies, the new edition of this guide for photography professionals discusses how to improve lighting, digital capture, and client posturing techniques in the camera room so that less time is spent making computerized corrections in the digital darkroom. Posing and lighting strategies for minimizing perceived faults in the client's appearance, such as under-eye circles, bald spots, and tummy bulges, are provided, along with techniques for gracefully addressing and resolving potential appearance problems without demoralizing the client. Pointers are also given for effectively using Adobe Photoshop for the image problems that remain, including information on digitally removing braces and smoothing stray hairs.

About the Author

Jeff Smith is a professional photographer and the author of Outdoor and Location Portrait Photography, Posing for Portrait Photography, and Professional Digital Portrait Photography. He lives in Fresno, California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Amherst Media, Inc.; 2nd edition (May 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 158428157X
• ISBN-13: 978-1584281573
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #116,825 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great advice for the business photographer., October 30, 2005

By	Patrick Holt "txdragon" (San Antonio, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This is a very good book. It is advice aimed at say the town photographer who is taking senior portraits. Its aimed at photographer who are running a business and are a tight deadline where time is money. You won't find any super fancy photoshop techinques in here- instead you will find techniques that quickly let you produce a marketable print to your customers. He also spend a good deal of time on how to cover up problems when your taking the photo, rather then trying to cover them up in photoshop later. While I may not agree with everything in the book I think it a good primer on how a business side studio would have to run, as opposed to a more artistic based studio, where you could perhaps work at a more relaxed pace.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Corrective Lighting Posing & Retouching for Digital Portrait Photographers, September 20, 2007

By	T. Dew (Texas) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is wonderfully written. It answered most of my questions and some I had not thought of. I would recommend this book to anyone having trouble getting that perfect shot.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book for getting the best photos of your subjects, June 30, 2006

By	Randall G. Rich (Orlando, FL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Great book not so much on lighting as it is on positioning your subjects so when you do snap the shutter they are posied to look their best. This can be hard for folks overweight, this book explains how you can position just about anyone to make their photos look better and they will feel better about it.