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Index
Front Cover
Title Page
Contents
PHOTOGRAPHY BASICS
001 Meet Your DSLR
002 Get to Know Your Camera Functions
003 Understand the Basics of Exposure
004 Meter Your Light to Determine Exposure
005 Choose the Best Aperture Size
006 Pick an Appropriate ISO
007 Set Shutter Speed
008 Better Your Exposure
009 Wrap Your Head Around Focal Length
010 Comprehend Lens Speed
011 Match Your Lens to Your Camera’s Sensor Size
012 See Hard and Soft Light
013 Keep Lighting Natural
014 Master the Flash
015 Know When to Go with Strobe or Continuous Lighting
016 Communicate with Color
017 Go Black and White
018 Work Your White Balance
019 Fill the Frame for Dramatic Composition
020 Ace the Rule of Thirds
021 Make the Most of Leading Lines
022 Give Images Depth
023 Shift Your Point of View
024 See the Beauty in Repetition
025 Learn About Basic Software Tools
POSING AND WORKING WITH SUBJECTS
026 Put Subjects at Ease
027 Establish Control
028 Work Around Insecurities
029 Get Familiar with Standard Portrait Types
030 Get on a Subject’s Good Side
031 Experiment with Camera Angles
032 Pose to Conceal So-Called Flaws
033 Encourage Amazing Expressions
034 Advise on Wardrobe Choices
035 Coordinate Colors
036 Layer Patterns for Intrigue
037 Consider Hair and Makeup
038 Bring in Simple Props
039 Gather Inspiration from the World Around You
040 Set off a Smoke Bomb
041 Surprise with Props
042 Choose a Good Standing Pose for Male Subjects
043 Pick Appealing Standing Poses for Women
044 Relax into Reclining Positions
045 Hit the Deck with Kneeling Poses
046 Watch Weight Distribution
047 Flatter with Seated Poses for Women
048 Pick Seated Poses that Work for Males
049 Get the Drop on Backdrops
050 Scout for Locations
051 Reveal with a Cutaway Set
052 Curate a Human Wall Display
053 Direct Some Dynamic Duos
054 Embrace Awkward Kid Candids
055 Keep Shooting During In-Between Moments
056 Convince Couples to Cozy Up for the Camera
057 Pose Lone Rangers
058 Beat the Blink
059 Line Them up Right
060 Arrange Kids in a Triangle
061 Compose a Crowd
062 Show Some Shoes
063 Capture a Rear View
064 Make a Pocket Portrait
065 Shoot Festivities in the Street
066 Shake up Urban Scenes
067 Make Portraits of Buskers
068 Use a Series to Tell the Masses’ Story
069 Sneak a Smartphone Snap
070 Look in from the Outside
071 Crowdsource a Portrait
072 Cover the Bases in a Kid’s Life
073 Keep a Child Subject Happy
074 Make Kid Shots Take Flight
075 Take a New Angle on Children
076 Work with Too-Cool Teens
077 Coax Seniors Before the Lens
078 Frame the Fam in Candid Snapshots
079 Capture Global Celebrations
080 Create a Clever Holiday Card
081 Keep Your Gear Safe on the Road
082 See Vanishing Ways of Life
083 Shoot Like a Local
084 Join the Working Class
085 Honor an Everyday Hero in the Field
086 Portray an Artist in the Studio
087 Relax Subjects with the Spa Treatment
088 Highlight Class at the Pool
089 Catch a Frosty Candid
090 Pose a Classics-Inspired Nude
091 Build Rapport for a Nude Shoot
092 Craft a Model Release
093 Create a Sensual Boudoir Portrait
094 Step into the Picture
095 Take Self-Portraits to the Next Level
096 Document the Selfie Craze
097 Plan a Wedding Shoot
098 Go Behind the Scenes at Nuptials
099 Wrangle at Weddings
100 Pose a Bridal Party
101 Shoot Engaged Lovers
102 Celebrate an Ethnic Wedding
103 Keep Your Cool at Ceremonies
104 Pose a Pooch Portrait
105 Photograph Dogs with Their Humans
106 Snap Beauty with the Beasts
LIGHTING AND GEAR
107 Finesse Exposure for Portraits
108 Bracket for Ideal Exposure
109 Experiment with Depth of Field
110 Blur a Background into a Dream Scene
111 Shoot from Afar
112 Flatter with Different Focal Lengths
113 Exaggerate Daredevils with a Fisheye
114 Blur Planes with a Tilt-Shift Lens
115 Go Long with a Panorama
116 Pick a Prime or a Zoom
117 Warp a Selfie with a Wide-Angle Lens
118 Gear Up for Self-Portraits
119 Set up a Mirror for Self-Portraits
120 Blur with Bokeh
121 Go for Total Defocus
122 Develop a Flair for Flare
123 Create Catchlights in the Eyes
124 Let the Eyes Say It All
125 Harness Sunlight with Found Modifiers
126 Backlight for a Golden Glow
127 Track the Sun with an App
128 Go with the Sunny 16 Rule
129 Boost Eyes with a Reflector
130 Deal with Dappled Light
131 White out with Avedon Lighting
132 Know Your Lighting Ratios
133 Mimic Dutch Masters with Window Light
134 Capture Nightlife with Mixed Light
135 Go with Broad or Short Lighting
136 Shoot in Rave Light
137 Work Image Stabilization
138 Rock a Concert
139 Maximize an Accessory Flash
140 Understand Flash Falloff
141 Wrap Around with a Ring Light
142 Make Your Own Adjustable Snoot
143 Use a Black Marble to Find Catchlights
144 Rig a Flash Grid with Cardboard
145 Assemble a DIY Reflector
146 Decode Reflector Colors
147 Shoot Through a Translucent Umbrella
148 Try a Reflective Umbrella
149 Make It an Even Split
150 Superloop Your Subject
151 Blow Hair Around
152 Flatter Skin
153 Craft a Brooding Low-Key Portrait
154 Go Bright with High Key
155 Diffuse with a Softbox
156 Illuminate with a Beauty Dish
157 Line up Your Beauty Dish
158 Hack Together a Ring Light
159 Make a Salad-Bowl Beauty Dish
160 Power Lights with a Car Battery
161 Take Rembrandt Lighting into the Field
162 Compliment with a Clamshell
163 Go Hollywood with Paramount Lighting
164 Set off a Silhouette
165 Make Ghostly Effects
166 Create Drama with a Rim Light
167 Wave a Black Flag
168 Set Up a Photo Booth
169 Focus Light with a Grid
170 Add Atmosphere with a Cookie
171 Amp It up with Three Lights
172 Max out with Four Lights
173 Highlight Tresses with a Hair Light
174 Inject Color with a Gel
175 Spill Light Artfully with a Snoot
176 Hack a Kitchen Light
177 Make It Rain Light
178 Light a Portrait with Car Headlights
179 Send a Kid on a Spaceman Odyssey
180 Add Mood with Fog
181 Re-Create a Magical Childhood Scene
182 Rock a Pram Cam
183 Photograph Newborns
184 Pick Camera Settings for Kids
185 Jumble Ads and Pedestrians
186 Track Faces with Autofocus
187 Gear up for Pet Shoots
188 Snap a Cat
189 Freeze the Catwalk
190 Pan with Your Camera for Speedy Subjects
191 Capture Sports Stars in Prep
192 Freeze Fast Action with Flash
193 Jostle the Peloton
194 Smear Motion with Shutter Speed
195 Go for Backward Blur with Trailing Sync
196 Capture Edgy Sports with Gritty Light
197 Make an Athlete Pop Off the Field
198 Go Long with a Telephoto Lens
199 Skip the Chimp
200 Take a Compact for a Swim
201 Outfit Your DSLR for Underwater Use
202 Keep Your Underwater Housing in Top Shape
203 Craft Artistic Underwater Views
204 Ride a Wave with a Surfer
205 Illuminate Underwater Portraits
206 Scale Great Heights for a Portrait of a Climber
207 Document a Wild Ride
208 Fake a Rainstorm
209 DIY a Lenshood
210 Shoot Street Scenes in the Snow
211 Gear Up for the Big Day
212 Set Up a Fashion Studio
213 Shoot Street Styles
214 Find New Faces and Fresh Fashion
215 Capture the Catwalk
216 Get Runway Ready
217 Shoot Backstage at a Fashion Show
218 Try Hollywood’s “Horror Lighting”
219 Retouch Wrinkles, Teeth, and Eyes
220 Convert Portraits to B&W
221 Harness Lightroom
222 Pin Your Exposures
223 Experiment with Film
224 Make Lo-Fi Portraits
225 Try a Light Gun for Stroboscopic Effects
226 Lightpaint a Portrait
227 Shoot Through a Prism
228 Do a Double Take with Multiple-Exposure Mode
Index
Art Credits
Copyright
Acknowledgments
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