BOOK – The Enthusiast’s Guide to Portraiture

The Enthusiast’s Guide to Portraiture: 59 Photographic Principles You Need to KnowfromRocky Nookteaches you the skills necessary to shoot great portraits in natural light. Photographer and author Jerod Foster covers equipment, setup, light, composition, posing, color, storytelling, post-processing, and more. Each chapter is broken down into a series of numbered lessons, with each lesson providing you with knowledge and techniques to improve your photography. This book is illustrated with examples and offers an effective, friendly, and fun way to improve your portrait photography. Whether you read an entire chapter at once or one topic at a time, this guide will help you learn important lessons so you can get out in the world and start taking great portraits.

Example Lessons

• Choosing a Lens and Focal Length
• Minimum Sustaining Shutter Speed
• The Three Degrees of Diffusion
• Modifying Natural Light
• Framing Your Subject
• Composing for Design
• The Nose and Cheek Line
• Working with Groups
• Letting Color Direct the Eye
• Creating Shot Lists

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. The Genre
3. Equipment and Setup
4. Working with Natural Light
5. Composition
6. Posing and Working with the Subject
7. Color
8. Storytelling
9. Post-Production
10. Index