Digital Portrait Photography: Art, Business & Style
Digital Portrait Photography: Art, Business & Style
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- ISBN13: 9781600593352
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Digital Portrait Photography: Art, Business & Style
Product Description
Most amateurs dream of taking professional-quality portraits; Steve Sint can show them how. After shooting over a million portraits, he has a wealth of knowledge to share, on everything from the basics of good composition to the fine details of advanced lighting techniques. Sint simply delivers a complete course in digital portrait photography: he discusses set-ups and backdrops; the most flattering ways to pose both individuals and groups; tips on making the sessions fun and comfortable for everyone; and insider info on using electronic flash, both indoors and out.
For those hoping to go pro, an entire chapter offers all the nuts and bolts information needed to turn your passion into a career!
For those hoping to go pro, an entire chapter offers all the nuts and bolts information needed to turn your passion into a career!
March 12th, 2010 at 5:25 pm
The book concentrates on the traditional portrait photography business in all senses and seems ill-suited for contemporary business and photography style.
There are some good tips, but you really have to search hard for them – Steve sometimes forgets that the book is meant to be a reference, not a memoir: he spends many pages in each chapter comparing film to digital and telling stories about his early years. But the worst is his tone and style of writing – there’s constant irony about “other photographers” who do everything wrong, while he does it right. For example, the book starts with “As I scan the portrait photography titles at Barnes&Nobles store or online, I often laugh to myself”. The book could be 1/5th of its size, if only he would skip all the uncalled-for chatter.
Last but not least – photographs featured in the book are horrible – un-inspiring, dated and way over-processed. Although he seems to be the author only to the posing examples featuring one model and pictures of the lightning equipment, how could you select something of this sort to be published (including a back-focused image on the cover!)?!
I did not enjoy the book and wouldn’t recommend it to anyone.
Product score: 2 / 5 stars
March 12th, 2010 at 6:55 pm
I say purchase this book, if for no other reason than I’m on the cover!
But if you need more, Steve Sint is obviously a well-established authority in this field, and if you really want to take your digital photography business to a higher level, he is the ingenius photographer to help you do so! I promise that you won’t be disappointed!
Product score: 5 / 5 stars
March 12th, 2010 at 8:10 pm
This book is one I purchased with Monte Zucker’s book. I like them both. I find this one has a lot more information in it, but some aspects of the book are not done well. For value, this book beats Monte’s book because it has so much information. For quality of presentation, editing and imagery, Monte’s book makes this one turn red.
The cover photo, as someone else said, is rather obviously back focused… he focused on her ear, apparently, and the highlights are blown out. On top of that, it’s not a portrait so much as it’s a model portfolio pic. What’s the difference? A portrait is showing you the person, and giving you some idea pf who they are. The portfolio pic is giving you an idea of how pretty they can be made up, but not showing you WHO they are. The difference is emotion versus looks, and this image is not a portrait by this (my) definition. It doesn’t speak well of a book, in my opinion, when the cover image isn’t properly focused, exposed or defined.
But it doesn’t end there. Oddly enough, I can’t find very many images at all in the book that were done by the author except for illustrative purposes… for instance, showing you what a highlight looks like when you’re photographing a reflective surface using diffuser A, B or C. Huh? Why are the images from everyone else?
The text of the book is good. Meaty and informative. The book is definitely worth having for that, but several things about the book leave you wondering if it wasn’t just rushed out the door without really paying much attention and doing it right.
So I have given this book 4 stars, because the information is good and well worthwhile, but the book as a whole isn’t quite up to the level of polish and professionalism I would expect.
Product score: 4 / 5 stars
March 12th, 2010 at 10:15 pm
I am constantly looking for information to aid my photography skills. This book does a a tremendous job in reaching my goal. I am a Semi-Professional photographer who believes in the values of the experienced and seasoned photographers opening up to share their information. This is one such icon whom I value his knowledge and work to the point that his tips are priceless. Steve Sint is that person so much so that I am ordering another book as a giftDigital Portrait Photography: Art, Business & Style (A Lark Photography Book).
Product score: 5 / 5 stars
March 12th, 2010 at 10:38 pm
I am a avid hobbyist and wanted to learn more about portrait photography. After looking through numerous book at local bookstores, this one stood out from the rest! Very easy to read and digest. I’m not a pro, but Steve obviously is, so I’d imagine just about any level of photographer could get something from this book. I’d highly recommend it for any skill level. But since no two people are alike, I’d recommend flipping through it a your local bookstore to make sure it’s for you.
Product score: 5 / 5 stars