The Portrait: Understanding Portrait Photography

Description

Glenn Rand, longtime photographic educator and Program Director for Graduate Programs at Brooks Institute, and Tim Meyer, Portrait Division Chair at Brooks Institute, have collaborated to create a thorough and balanced textbook on the modern techniques and practice of portrait photography. They have avoided the single-style viewpoint common to so many books on portraiture and have crafted a definitive resource for professionals, as well as students and avid amateurs, wishing to advance their skills in this discipline.

 Topics include:

 Quality of light and the portrait Ambient, continuous, and strobe light sources Understanding light modifiers and enhancers Mastering lighting ratios Importance and selection of backgrounds Extensive coverage of lighting setups Understanding light meters and metering in portraiture Lighting patterns on the human face Facial analysis Composition in portraiture Eliciting the appropriate expression The fine art portrait Portraiture for the masses

CONTENTS:

Introduction; Chapter 1: A Very Brief History of Photographic Portraiture; 1.1 Styles; Chapter 2: Light Dynamics and the Portrait; 2.1 LD... Light Dynamics; 2.2 Specular or Diffuse; 2.3 Intensity; 2.4 Direction; 2.5 Color; Chapter 3: Lighting Sources and Equipment; 3.1 Creating Light; 3.2 Continuous Light; 3.3 Ambient Light; 3.4 Window Light; 3.5 Strobe Light Sources; 3.6 Power Requirements; Chapter 4: Light Modification; 4.1 Modification Optics; 4.2 Basic Reflectors and Domes; 4.3 Soft Light Modifiers; 4.4 Hard Light Modifiers; 4.5 Modifying Intensity; Chapter 5: Exposure and Metering; 5.1 Basic Daylight Exposure; 5.2 Unmetered Electronic Flash Exposure; 5.3 Light Meters and Basic Metering; 5.4 Substitution Metering; 5.5 Tonal Placement; 5.6 Testing for Exposure; 5.7 Speed Testing Negative Film; 5.8 Speed Testing Sequence; 5.9 Speed Testing Digital Photography; Chapter 6: Lighting Ratios; 6.1 Fit; 6.2 Lighting Ratios; Chapter 7: Lighting Patterns on the Human Face; 7.1 Planes of the Face; 7.2 Approach; 7.3 Lighting Direction; 7.4 On Axis Lighting; 7.5 3/4 or 45-45 Lighting; 7.6 Split or 90° Lighting; 7.7 Lighting Patterns; Chapter 8: Lighting Setups; 8.1 One Light; 8.2 Two Lights; 8.3 Three Lights; 8.4 Four Lights; 8.5 Clamshells; 8.6 Form Fill; 8.7 Walking the Light; 8.8 Specular Accent as Fill; 8.9 Glamour Lighting; Chapter 9: Backgrounds; 9.1 Seamless Backgrounds; 9.2 Painted Backgrounds; 9.3 Constructed Indoor and Outdoor Settings; 9.4 Found Backgrounds; Chapter 10: Mixed Ambient and Electronic Flash Lighting and Exposure; 10.1 Outdoor: Lighting and Exposure; 10.2 Backlit Outdoor Situations; 10.3 Expanded Range Situations; 10.4 Indoor Ambient Situations; 10.5 Indoor/Outdoor Situations; Chapter 11: Posing; 11.1 Posing Basics; 11.2 Physical Posing; 11.3 Head Placement and Rotation; Chapter 12: Portrait Compositional Basics; 12.1 Balance; 12.2 Lines; 12.3 Shape; 12.4 Similarity; 12.5 Juxtaposition; 12.6 Color; 12.7 Texture and Pattern; 12.8 Volume; 12.9 Size; 12.10 Symbolism, Content, and Meaning; Chapter 13: Facial Analysis; 13.1 Analyzing the Face; 13.2 After Analysis; 13.3 Round Face; 13.4 Long and Triangular-Shaped Faces; 13.5 Flatter Face; 13.6 Expression; Chapter 14: Relating to the Subject; 14.1 Confidence; 14.2 Comfort; 14.3 Fulfillment; Index of Photographers; ;