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Paperback: 128 pages PDF | Publisher: Amherst Media, Inc.; Original edition (December 1, 2009)
Language: English | ISBN-10: 1584282681 | ISBN-13: 978-1584282686 | 8 MB

• Product Description: Spotlighting a unique service that provides a competitive edge to any professional photographer, this thorough handbook teaches all of the essential skills for creating glamorous portraits. Stressing the importance of facilitating a stronger, healthier sense of self-admiration, tips are provided for emphasizing the subject’s desirable features and downplaying perceived flaws. Offering breakthrough techniques for applying highlight and shadow, corrective posing, camera tricks, and digital enhancements, this superbly illustrated guide also provides 17 makeover sample sessions. Each case documents an untouched starting photo and analyzes desired goals, followed by detailed discussions and step-by-step demonstrations of the varied techniques used for addressing problem areas and creating a masterful image, including an array of Photoshop® time-saving tips and shortcuts. Each final portrait is coupled with a statement from the subject—a touching testimony on the positive personal effects of their session.
• About the Author: Jerry D. is an award-winning professional portrait photographer, a licensed cosmetologist, a hairdresser, and a Photoshop® expert. He is a member of Wedding and Portrait Photographers International and is an active participant in their speaking circuit. He lives in Upland, California. Bill Hurter is the editor of Rangefinder magazine and the author of more than a dozen instruction books for professional photographers, including The Best of Portrait Photography, Children’s Portrait Photography Handbook, Existing Light Techniques for Wedding and Portrait Photography, Portrait Photographer’s Guide to Posing, and Simple Lighting Techniques for Portrait Photographers. He lives in West Covina, California.

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Amherst Media, Inc. | ISBN: 1584280948 | April 1, 2003 | 112 pages | PDF | 3 MB

• The choice of wedding photography styles, packages, and vendors can be overwhelming for brides without a background in photography. This useful guide helps them make smart decisions every step of the way, from determining photo preferences and finding and communicating with the right photographer to choosing dress styles and colors, bouquets, and shades of makeup that positively impact portraits. Suggested time lines help brides stay organized and prepared, and budget advice safeguards the couple against costly mistakes. Tips for displaying images at the reception, creating thank-you albums and framed portraits for parents and bridal parties, proofing and ordering photos, and designing albums are provided.

Amherst Media, Inc. | ISBN: 158428188X | July 1, 2006 | 128 pages | PDF | 4 MB

• The opportunities that digital technology presents are almost limitless, but so are the problems that can arise when trying to retrofit a film-based photography business to the new digital marketplace. This guidebook explores digital imaging technology with some of the world's leading wedding, portrait, and commercial photographers, drawing on the experiences of professionals for practical advice for photographers who are still struggling to perfect their digital work flow. Topics include the selection and purchase of the right equipment, choosing the right business model, and tips on innovations in color management and retouching. Step-by-step instructional images and screen shots are included throughout, allowing for a concrete grasp of the detailed processes and techniques.