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Dewey Decimal Number: 778.92 EAN: 9780817453886 ISBN: 0817453881 Label: Amphoto Books Manufacturer: Amphoto Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 144 Publication Date: 1993-12 Publisher: Amphoto Books Studio: Amphoto Books Editorial Review: Product Description: For the shutterbug who wants to shoot better snapshots as well as the professional who wants to take better portraits, Peterson provides expert advice on photographing all kinds of people. Covers technical concerns, creating moods, photographing country and urban life, and more. 160 full-color photos. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Go with "Understanding Exposure" insteadI've read all three of Bryan Peterson's books -- "Understanding Exposure," "Learning to See Creatively," and "People in Focus" -- and "Understanding Exposure" I recommend highly (5 stars). The other two drained me of my passion as I read them, which is the opposite of what Peterson intended, I'm sure. Here's why: Bryan Peterson's images look like what they are -- commercial images sold to stock houses, used to advertise products or services or businesses in one way or another. Little girls in fields ... Read More Rating:  - You won't offend people to ask them a modelHow many times you want to take people photo and you're afraid? How many times you want to take people photo and you don't have camera? This book will answer your first question and give you many good reasons to have camera with you all the time. Many Bryan's photo will inspire you to have your camera for the next best shots. The important of people photography is the communication among "camera", , "situation", "photographer", and "model". Bryan shows you the optimal way to integrate all four factors ... Read More Rating:  - very helpful mainstream portrait photography guidebookThe book is loosely organised in chapters each covering one aspect of people-photography. Chapter introductions are rather mellow. It's really a large collection of example photos. Each one is elaborately discussed, including "the story behind" and technical info. Some of the photos are very good indeed. Most are mainstream pictures, however: technically perfect, but not quite inspiring. (Though I wish I could consistently obtain that level of quality myself.) Good book if you have time to read from A to ... Read More Rating: - A comprehensive courseThis may be the only book you'll ever need to read on the subject of photographing people outside of the formal portrait studio. This is a blessing, because very few books, good or bad, are available on this very important subject to amateurs and professional photojournalists. Peterson covers every aspect of taking pictures of people, including selecting subjects to photograph, approaching subjects, effects of different lighting, equipment and even some of the business aspects like model releases and ... Read More |
