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Jeff Smith's Posing Techniques for Location Portrait Photography

Jeff Smith's Posing Techniques for Location Portrait Photography
By Jeff Smith

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Product Description

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.

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #151055 in Books
  • Published on: 2007-12-01
  • Original language: English
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 128 pages

Editorial Reviews

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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

About the Author

Jeff Smith is a professional photographer and the owner of two successful photography studios in central California. He has written numerous articles for Professional Photographer, Rangefinder, and Studio Photography & Design magazines. He is the author of seven books on photography, including Corrective Lighting, Posing, and Retouching for Digital Portrait Photographers; Outdoor and Location Portrait Photography; and Posing for Portrait Photography. He lives in Fresno, California.

Customer Reviews

P. Geoffroy's review translated3
His review sounded quite helpful to me, so I decided to translate it for all of you non-french speakers.

The models all look stressed and unnatural... all except the cover photo!
I noticed many errors on the pictures such as: bad hand position, fingers stuck together, crossed arms or hands balled in a fist for women... oww! Centered subjects, poor lighting, clothing that does not fit the setting (high heels and a suit in the forest!), badly lighted or closed eyes. No technical information on the shots.

You want a good book, get Bill Hurter's "The Portrait Photographer's Guide to Posing"

Average.....3
Les modèles ont l'air stressés et/ou non naturels....sauf celle sur la couverture!

J'ai remarqué sur plusieurs "erreurs" sur les photos telles que: mauvaise position des mains, doigts collés, bras croisés ou poing fermé chez une femme...ouf ! Sujet centré, éclairage ordinaire, vêtement hors contexte avec l'environnement (en complet ou talon haut dans la foret!), yeux fermés ou mal éclairés. Aucune information technique sur les prises de vues.

Vous voulez un bon livre...."The Portrait Photographer's Guide to Posing" de Bill Hurter