Offers practical suggestions for capturing powerful images of human subjects with a film or digital camera, including what makes a photograph memorable; how to spot universal themes that everyone can identify with; using lighting, setting, and exposure; mastering portraiture on …
"Capture the perfect portrait--even if it's with a selfie--in this updated edition of a trusted classic, now with all-new photography"--
Capture the perfect portrait'even if it's with a selfie'in this updated edition of a trusted classic, now with all-new photography. Great portraits go beyond a mere record of a face. They reveal one of the millions of intimate human moments that make up a life. In Understanding …
"Great portraits go beyond a mere record of a face. They reveal one of the millions of intimate human moments that make up a life. In Understanding Portrait Photography, renowned photographer Bryan Peterson shows how to spot those "aha!" moments and capture them forever, rather …
A pocket guide to composing images with impact, outlines new tips and techniques designed to help amateurs in the field to compose stronger and more compelling photographs.
"Follow-up to bestselling Bryan Peterson's Understanding Photography Field Guide. Bryan Peterson is able to explain complex concepts in understandable and even humorous language. It includes stunning and colourful images that will wow the reader. Beginning photographers and seri…
A pocket guide to composing images with impact, outlines new tips and techniques designed to help amateurs in the field to compose stronger and more compelling photographs.
Veteran photographer Bryan Peterson demystifies complex concepts of exposure in photography by explaining the fundamentals of light, aperture, shutter speed, and how they interact with and influence one another. This book explains how to get or lose sharpness and contrast in ima…