Monte Zucker’s Portrait Photography Handbook
Monte Zucker’s Portrait Photography Handbook
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- ISBN13: 9781584282136
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Monte Zucker’s Portrait Photography Handbook
Product Description
Master of portraiture Monte Zucker presents page after page of essential photographic lessons to enable photographers to achieve and exceed their financial and artistic goals. Providing instructions on how to conduct a well-crafted client consultation, readers will learn which angles of the face to photograph, how to pose the body, where to place the camera, and the proper positioning of lighting equipment in order to cultivate an emotional connection with clients to produce an ideal image. Chapters with expert advice on digital imaging cleanup and finishing techniques, clothing and makeup selection, and location and studio backdrop options to reinforce portrait concepts are also included.
Monte Zucker’s Portrait Photography Handbook
March 2nd, 2010 at 6:34 pm
My photographer daughter-in-law was pleased with this book she had on her wish list. She would have to be the one to rate because she is the “expert”
Product score: 3 / 5 stars
March 2nd, 2010 at 7:17 pm
I know everybody loves this book, but I don’t and will explain why. In the beginning of the book, a couple of points are made. One of them is that he’s done his job if you look at his pictures and feel emotionally connected. Another one is something like “this book will be helpful to photojournalist style shooting too”. To me, it didn’t really exceed on either level. I think the pictures look so forced and unnatural. I didn’t really connect to any of them. There’s so many rules to his pictures, it’s just very technical rather than relaxed. This goes against a statement made that shooting should be the other way around in the book. It is mostly about studio shooting too, there really isn’t anything else. And in the lightning section, the only style that’s mentioned is the only one he uses! This book tells how to a create Monte Zuckerman portrait and only a Monte Zuckerman portrait. It won’t give tips that work but aren’t his style, and that’s why I’m scoring it low. A good portrait photography handbook would be more rounded.
Product score: 1 / 5 stars
March 2nd, 2010 at 7:17 pm
We will all miss Monte’s photo magazine articles, his workshops and most of all, his portraits. This book is a lasting testament to his work and his wit. The examples and explanations are informative and straightforward. Monte is gone but his work lives on in this book.
Product score: 5 / 5 stars
March 2nd, 2010 at 8:07 pm
I thought when i ordered this book it would be about portraits, and there are a few pages on taking portraits, but it is more about the digital camera. If you are looking for a book on how to take good portraits, or taking portraits at all, by pass this one.
The reason i gave it two stars instead of one, is that the information that he gives is good, just nothing on what the title suggests.
Product score: 2 / 5 stars
March 2nd, 2010 at 11:03 pm
I’ve read this book twice, just to make sure it sinks in. I’ll most likely use it as a reference as well. Monte Zucker explains everything you need to know in basic terms. It’s a must have for every photographer.
Product score: 5 / 5 stars