Beyond Portraiture : Creative People Photography
by Bryan PetersonFormat: Trade Paper
Pub. Date: 2006-09-01
Publisher(s): Amphoto Books
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Summary
Whether you are intimidated by the idea of photographing human subjects or simply want to improve the quality of your portraits, this latest book from well-known author and photographer Bryan Peterson is for you. A natural "people person," Peterson offers guidance on approaching potential subjects, putting them at ease, and then improving the creativity of the results you get with them. Examples include images taken both with digital and with film cameras, so regardless of your camera, you can make use of all the techniques provided. Through the author's unique way of seeing, you will learn how to transform your people photography into something beyond the everyday-something beyond just portraiture. Book jacket.
Author Biography
Bryan Peterson is a well-known photographer, writer, and teacher. In addition to his many books for Amphoto, he writes a column that appears in Popular Photography and contributes to prominent magazines. His workshops and online photo course at PPSOP.com are invariably sold out. He divides his time between Seattle, WA and Lyon, France, and New York City.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. 8 |
| Understanding People | p. 12 |
| Psychology 101 | p. 14 |
| Approaching People | p. 16 |
| Observing People | p. 22 |
| People and Their Environment | p. 24 |
| People and Their Clothing | p. 26 |
| Working With People | p. 30 |
| Choosing the Right People | p. 32 |
| Breaking through the Shyness Barrier | p. 34 |
| Posed vs. Candid | p. 36 |
| Photographing People in Foreign Lands | p. 42 |
| People as Themes | p. 44 |
| People at Work | p. 50 |
| People at Play | p. 54 |
| Children | p. 56 |
| Hiring "Models" | p. 58 |
| Light | p. 60 |
| The Importance of Light | p. 62 |
| Frontlight | p. 64 |
| Sidelight | p. 66 |
| Backlight | p. 68 |
| Dappled Light and Diffused Light | p. 76 |
| Composing Powerful Portraits | p. 78 |
| What Is Composition? | p. 80 |
| Fill the Frame | p. 82 |
| The Vertical Format | p. 84 |
| The Rule of Thirds | p. 86 |
| Point of View | p. 90 |
| Working Your Subject | p. 92 |
| Scale | p. 94 |
| Backgrounds | p. 98 |
| Movement and Shutter Speed | p. 102 |
| Choosing the Right Aperture | p. 110 |
| Lens Choice | p. 114 |
| Photo-Editing Techniques | p. 118 |
| No One's Perfect | p. 120 |
| What Wrinkles? | p. 122 |
| Tweaking Color | p. 124 |
| Major Color Changes | p. 126 |
| Mixing Color with Black and White | p. 128 |
| "Painting" Different Colors | p. 132 |
| Adding Drama | p. 134 |
| High-Tech Cutting and Pasting | p. 136 |
| Sandwiching Images | p. 140 |
| Adding Atmosphere | p. 144 |
| Selective Atmosphere | p. 148 |
| Cropping and Resizing | p. 152 |
| Sharpening | p. 154 |
| Selling Your Photos as Stock | p. 156 |
| Workflow | p. 158 |
| Index | p. 159 |
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