Review: Great guide and explanation of tools
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 12, 2013
Looking back over my photo albums, I have some great photos of people... and some not-so-great photos of people. I wish I had this book back when I was taking some of those photos. This book is an excellent guide with great explanations on how to photograph people for maximum flattering effect and "pop". The book explains how to photograph people in a lot of different situations (indoors, outdoors, posed, moving, etc.) and provides a lot of great tips on how to get the effect you want (such as putting your light source above a person to create a certain look). The tools needed are listed and explained in great detail, and the glossary is a must-have for anyone really interested in learning to be a better photographer. I plan on keeping this book on my phone so that I can look up stuff as I photograph people. I have a camera in my hand a lot, so this ebook is really handy. I love the section on photographing women well (in a flattering way) -- very simple tips like moving the arms away from the body and shifting the hips to one side to produce a slimming look. How cool is that? I have another book (on photographing architecture) by this author and highly recommend both. I will be buying more books in this series as soon as I have absorbed all there is to learn in the two books I have. This photographer is obviously deeply experienced, and writes great guides!