Portrait Photographer's Handbook, Third Edition by Hurter, Bill -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1. EQUIPMENT AND BASIC TECHNIQUES

Camera Format/Size

Large Format Digital 35mm

Lenses

Image Stabilization Focal Length Digital Cameras and Focal Length Focusing Depth of Field Shooting Apertures

Shutter Speeds Film

Film Families Black & White

Digital Capture

ISO Settings Contrast Black & White Mode File Format White Balance Noise Reduction Sharpness

Exposure Metering

Reflected-Light Meters Incident-Light Meters Incident Flashmeters

Lights and Light Modifiers

Continuous Light vs. Strobe Light Modifiers

2. GOOD DIGITAL WORKING TECHNIQUES

Exposure Determining Your Camera’s E.I Metadata File Formats

JPEG RAW RAW Converters

Color Space Back Up Your Files Reformat Your Cards Printing Options

3. POSING

Subject Comfort The Shoulders Head Positions

The Seven-Eighths View The Three-Quarters View The Profile View

Tilting the Head The Eyes The Mouth

Natural Smiles Moistening the Lips Avoiding Tension Gap Between the Lips Laugh Lines

Chin Height Arms Hands Three-Quarter- and Full-Length Poses

Feet and Legs Full-Length Portraits Three-Quarter-Length Portraits Hands

4. COMPOSITION

The Rule of Thirds The Golden Mean Direction Compositional Forms Subject Tone Focus Lines

5. BASIC PORTRAIT LIGHTING

The Lights

Key and Fill Lights Hair Light Background Light Kicker Lights

Lighting Types

Broad Lighting Short Lighting

Basic Lighting Setups

Paramount Lighting Loop Lighting Rembrandt Lighting Split Lighting Profile Lighting

The Finer Points

Feathering Fill Light Placement

Lighting Ratios

Calculating Unique Personalities

Setting the Lights Metering for Exposure Flags or Gobos Reflectors

6. LIGHTING VARIATIONS

Window Light

Subject Positioning Metering White Balance Fill-in Illuminations Diffusing Window Light

One-Light Portraits

Portable Flash TTL Flash Exposure On-Camera Flash

7. OUTDOOR LIGHTING

Shade Fill-in Light

Reflected Fill Light Flash Fill Light

Subtractive Lighting Eliminating Overhead Light Scrims Background Control Direct Sunlight

Skimming the Light Cross Lighting Backlighting

Using Flash Outdoors

Flash Fill Flash Key

Additional Tips for Outdoor Lighting

Create Separation Use Care in Subject Positioning Employ a Tripod Watch the Color in the Shadows

8. SPONTANEOUS PORTRAITS

Observing the Subject Shooting Techniques

Composition Shutter Speed Don’t Skimp Master Your Camera Controls

9. CORRECTIVE TECHNIQUES

Facial Analysis Soft Focus and Diffusion Camera Height and Perspective Correcting Specific Problems

Overweight Subjects Thin or Underweight Subjects Elderly Subjects Eyeglasses One Eye Smaller than the Other Baldness Double Chins Wide Faces Thin Faces Broad Foreheads Deep-Set and Protruding Eyes Large Ears Very Dark Skin Tones Uneven Mouths Long Loses and Pug Noses Long Necks and Short Necks Wide Mouths and Narrow Mouths Long Chins and Stubby Chins Oily Skin Dry Skin Skin Defects

Be Discriminating

10. PHOTOSHOP RETOUCHING TECHNIQUES

Retouching Then Retouching Now Working with Layers

Linking Layers Layer Sets Background Copy Layer

Retouching

Soft Focus Selective Focus Removing Blemishes Shininess and Wrinkles Teeth and Eyes Glare on Glasses Contouring with the Liquify Filter

Actions

11. FINE PRINTS

What is a Fine Print? Good Color Management

Camera Profiles Monitor Profiles Printer Profiles

Archival Permanence Enlarging Images

Stair Interpolation Alien Skin’s Blow Up

Print Finishing

Dodging and Burning-In Contrast Control Color Correction Toning Handcoloring Effects Vignettes

Sharpening

CONCLUSION THE PHOTOGRAPHERS GLOSSARY INDEX

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