- Discover the skills you need to move from serious amateur to
professional photographer
- Learn how a snapshot differs from a casual portrait
- Identify what you want your portrait to communicate
- Investigate lighting equipment and how to use it in different
scenarios
- Use natural or mixed light to create unique effects
- Explore composition, posing , and handling challenges
- Handle props, backgrounds, color, location shooting, and
studio shots
- Work with groups, children, and pets
- Perfect image-editing methods and final-touch processes that
produce high-quality, professional images
- Find resources that can help you in setting up your own
portrait business
Chapter 1 Exploring portrait photography
Chapter 2 The tools of the trade
Chapter 3 Lighting primer
Chapter 4 Composing a portrait
Chapter 5 Posing techniques
Chapter 6 The director's chair
Chapter 7 Outdoor portraiture
Chapter 8 Interior existing light portraiture
Chapter 9 Studio portraiture
Chapter 10 The digital darkroom
Chapter 11 Basic image editing
Chapter 12 Finishing touches