Duncan Evans

Photography FAQs: Portraits (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Photography FAQs: Portraits is an introduction to the school of photography concerned with the most engaging of subjects: other people.Formulated as an encyclopaedia of questions and answers across 50 topics, this book covers every aspect of portrait photography, from hardware to lighting, composition to software.It offers detailed responses to key, reader-defined questions drawn from photographic workshops, consumer press and Internet forums. As such, it is an invaluable and handy reference.The Photography FAQs series is a comprehensive, pocket-size reference for the amateur photographer in the field (or the studio). Each title is formulated as an encyclopaedia of 50 questions and answers covering every aspect of the key photography subjects that come up again and again, including genres such as landscape, portraiture and travel and shooting in monochrome. Each topic is supported by lively, accessible text, inspirational images and clear, easy-to-navigate design that makes this series a quick-and easy reference.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. August 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000212914
• Artikelnr.: 60038681

Autorenporträt

Duncan Evans is an author and photographer living in the most northerly part of the UK. He edited Digital Photo User for over four years, and his pictures have been published in magazines and newspapers such as The Daily Mail and The Scotsman. He is a member of the Royal Photographic Society, currently with a licentiateship distinction (LRPS). Duncan has written several photography books including the hugely popular A Comprehensive Guide to Digital Portrait Photography.

Inhaltsangabe

Frequently asked questions. Introduction. Essential hardware: Digital cameras
Film stocks
Portrait lenses
Wide-angle lenses
Telephoto lenses
Macro lenses
Built-in flash and flashguns
Artificial lighting
Diffusion and reflectors
Studio accessories. Metering: Types of metering modes
Exposure compensation and bracketing
High-key images
Low-key images
Metering challenging lighting. Using colour and monochrome: Colour temperature
Filters
Colour concerns
Black and white. Natural lighting and supplementary flash: Lighting outdoors
Lighting indoors
Bouncing flash
Mixing lighting sources
Long exposures
Reflections and diffusion. Studio lighting: Standard lighting arrangements
Simple lighting arrangements
Classic Hollywood lighting
Lifestyle portraits
Complex lighting and arrangements. Composition and posing: Depth of field in portraits
Rule of thirds for portraits
Portrait lengths
Posing the subject
Unusual angles
Group shots
Parties
Expressions and emotions
Props and accessories. Shooting on location: Finding good locations: Problem lighting
Candid photography
Action portraits
Locations and the law. The digital darkroom: Correcting exposure
Fixing common mistakes
Problems with colour
Cleaning up portraits
Black and white
Toning and tinting. Subject index. Acknowledgements and credits.