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The Perfect Portrait Guide: How to Photograph People Paperback – January 1, 2006

by Michael Busselle (Author)
3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 11 ratings
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People are by far the most popular photographic subject. From taking informal shots to using backgrounds, colours and studio lighting, this book contains advice on how to get the best from models, whether posed or candid portraits. Lenses, film, light, composition and exposure are covered.
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  1. Print length
    208 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Rotovision
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 2006
  5. Dimensions
    7.5 x 0.5 x 8.6 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    2940361290
  7. ISBN-13
    978-2940361298
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rotovision (January 1, 2006)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 2940361290
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-2940361298
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 0.5 x 8.6 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 11 ratings

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Sean R. Mclean
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding book. Absolutely relevant.
Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2014
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Outstanding book. The edition that I have may seem dated but the fact that the notes refer to film are irrelevant. It's framing the subject, lighting, setting the mode at ease... The descriptions of shots are often accompanied by diagrams with some "what if..." scenarios. Great book.
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Mark
1.0 out of 5 stars Not worth the time
Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2013
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This is a really terrible book that looks at snapshots of a few photographers and then goes back over them describing why they were good. It had very, very little to do with thinking or planning about how to pose a person, or what kind of light to put them in to create a certain mood. I do not recommend this to even a beginner photographer.
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Enche Tjin
5.0 out of 5 stars Great portrait book for intermediate portrait photographer
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2010
This is a dream book for experienced amateur portrait photographer. The book discussed almost every elements of creating great looking portraits. The examples are great. Description of behind the scene thought are provided along with illustration of lighting diagram especially if artificial lighting setup is used. You will also find useful no-nonsense tips in almost every page.

All photos in this book are shot by film SLR camera. The camera type, film and lens type is provided but no aperture / shutter speed setting. However, it does not mean that digital SLR camera users won't get advantage of the information. Film / digital photography shares the same concept anyway.

So.. It is highly recommended for aspiring portrait shooters. Solid material for experienced photographer that want to move one step closer to become expert in portrait photography.

For beginner, you might want to strengthen your basic photography knowledge first, especially about photography equipments and terms. Knowledge about lighting are very helpful as well.

note: the design and layout are very artistic :)

For more book review, please check out my blog. You can find the address from my profile. Thanks for reading.
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muyiwa
2.0 out of 5 stars Pity
Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2005
This book came highly recommended, and while it does have very good photos and decent examples to guide the beginner into taking better portraits, the typography is actually quite bad. Half the time, when there is more than 1 picture on a page, the way it's designed it's hard to tell which photo is being referred to. Also, ever couple of words they change sizes to emphasize a word or two in a sentence. while this is cool for say chapter introductions, when this is done on every single page, it makes for very difficult and slow reading. I am very dissappointed.
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oortcloud
3.0 out of 5 stars Limited Usefulness
Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2012
It's all about film photography. So in the world of the digital photography and creative use of artificial light, the book has only some limited use.
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Anne-Marie Clark
5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly what I was looking for!
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2006
This book is exactly what I was looking for when searching the shelves for a good portrait photography how-to. I am an ameteur photographer with a digital slr camera and wanted something to help me with lighting, lens and filter choices for various scenarios to help me expand on the quality of my portrait photography. The primary thing I was looking for when choosing a book was that it had to be a photographic guide (not just a bunch of text) and contain lots of beautiful and inspiring pictures.

This book definitely delivers. The book contains page after page of gorgeous, glossy full-color photos, with brief how-tos for each.

As far as the complexity of the book: I believe both beginners and amateurs can get a lot out of this book. I think it is best if one has a basic knack for composition, but even if you don't you can get some great ideas here. The books is very easy to understand, shows lots of examples in different lighting scenarios, and is beautiful just to peruse and get ideas for your own photography.

I absolutely love it and would most definitely purchase it again. In fact, I am going to give a copy as a gift to my father when he gets his digital slr next month.
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Armen Jamkotchian
5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely useful and very professional
Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2003
This is an excellent book for all levels. Every single page of it contains at least one wonderful photograph with very useful "creative" and "technical" comments on what was the artistic intention of the author and how the picture was done technically including the type of lens, film, lighting, etc. Many of the "technical" comments also include schematic view of the scene and the sources of lighting. I have read many similar books on this subject and consider this one to be the best. Honestly, I was looking for such a book for very long time. The photos in the book are depicted with great taste and each represents a unique approach and vision in portrait photography.
11 people found this helpful
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