Special Interest: Portrait Photography
| Mentor: | Larry Cowles, APSA, EPSA |  |
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| Definition: | Portrait photography is challenging and you need to have a personality that is upbeat, lively, and sensitive. Top models get paid so much because they know how to provide the expressions that sell products and services. The best technique and print quality; however, cannot guarantee a great expression. Since many people are shy in front of a camera, a photographer's skill at establishing a rapport with the subject is crucial. People photography is as much about human relation skills as it is about camera knowledge. To get good expressions, you must create rapport with the subject. | |
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Gaze Angle in Portrait Photography by Jim Hawkins, June 2010, PSA Journal
Body Painting by Ayman Lotfy (as published in the July 2009, PSA Journal). Intimate Portraits by Linda Hollinger (as published in the February 2009, PSA Journal). Distinctive Image by Larry Cowles, APSA, EPSA (as published in the March 2008, PSA Journal). Portraits in Broad Daylight by Moshe Geizler, PPSA (as published in the August 2007, PSA Journal). Kodak: Portrait Photography Living Being Media - Portrait photography tips Portrait Lightning - Names for different portrait lighting set-ups in photography Portrait Lighting by Chuck McKern Benji's Studio Lighting and Posing Tutorial Portrait Tips Portrait Photography |
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Examples of Portrait Photography by Larry Cowles, APSA, EPSA:
