Jeff Smith's Guide to Head and Shoulders Portrait Photography by Smith, Jeff -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

It’s About Them, Not You Meeting Your Clients’ Needs and Desires Business and Communication Creating What the Client Desires Meeting Client Desires Means Making Money

2. Tools of the Trade

Think Creatively Camera Selection Camera Settings

JPEG File Format in the Studio

Custom White Balance Consistent Exposures

Occasions for Shooting RAW Files

Lens Selection Camera Support Subject Seating A Fan Backgrounds Work with an Assistant Beauty Products Food and Beverages More to Come

3. Clothing Selection

Clothing Guidelines

Long Sleeves Black and White Clothing

Common Problems

Poor Fit Wrong Undergarments Unkempt Clothing

Jewelry

4. Background Selection

Two Schools of Thought Coordinating with the Image Design

Contrast Color Lines and Texture

Using Complete Sets Moving Ahead

5. Lighting

Lighting Skills Evolve A Note on Equipment Lighting Descriptions Auxiliary Lights

Low-Key Setups

Background Light Hair Light Additional Accent Hair Lights Reflector Under the Subject

High-Key Setups

Background Light

Fill Light Main Light

Distance to the Subject Height and Angle An Individualized Approach Size of the Light Light Modifiers Feathering the Light

Test Your Lighting Tools Consider Unique Sources

Parabolics Spotlights

Lighting for Close-Ups

Butterfly Lighting Ring Lighting

You’re Selling Memories

6. Posing

The Head and Face

The Face Turned Toward the Main Light Lower the Chin, Lose the Catchlights The Position of the Eyes The Tilt of the Head

The Traditional Rules The Real Rule Long Hair For the Guys

The Neck

The Shoulders and Arms

The Shoulders The Arms

The Hands The Expression

Mirroring The Perfect Smile

Corrective Posing

Don’t Rely on Digital Fixes Explaining Problems with Tact Common Problems and Solutions

Double Chin Wide or Narrow Faces Ears Noses Eyes Eyeglasses Baldness Larger Body Size

Posing Styles

Business or Yearbook Poses Resting Poses Glamorous Poses

Show More of the Background Variations Be Observant

7. Working on Location

Coordinating the Clothing and the Location Including the Background Lighting

Skip the On-Camera Flash Studio Flash Reflectors Look at the Subject’s Eyes

In Short

8. Customer Service

Donkeys and Lapdogs Establish a Mutually Beneficial Relationship Define Your Market Don’t Try to Please Everyone Take Control of Your Business

9. Postproduction

Delegate Postproduction Standardize Your Procedures Our Approach to Enhancement

The Skin The Eyes Shadowing And That’s It!

Our Approach to Correction

Look for Simple Fixes For Heavy Subjects

Liquify Stretching

Vignetting Clients Pay for Other Corrections

Prevent Copying

Add Your Logo Add Texture to the Prints Stop Selling Single Portraits

In Closing Index

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