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The Best of Portrait Photography: Techniques and Images from the Pros


  • ISBN13: 9781584282235
  • Condition: NEW
  • Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

Product Description
Featuring techniques and images from more than 40 of the industry’s top photographers, this resource shows the best methods for lighting and posing individuals, couples, and groups, both on location and in the studio. Details are included on how to pose subjects, elicit expressions, create dynamic compositions, and utilize traditional lighting setups. Whether a photographer shoots weddings, group portraits, executive images or a little bit of everything, this boo… More >>

The Best of Portrait Photography: Techniques and Images from the Pros

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  1. #1 by Photog Angel on July 1, 2010 - 6:48 am

    I had this book on my wish list with Amazon.com..when I placed it there the price was $23.99…I went in to update my wish list and purchase a few items and the price was listed as $130.00…Wow..obviously the economy is much worse than anyone has anticipated.
    Rating: 1 / 5

  2. #2 by Marcus Edwards on July 1, 2010 - 7:57 am

    I found this book very helpful. The author is very knowledgable and offers great ideas, tips, and advice on how to properly pose and illuminate your subjects.

    Many great examples throughout the book.

    If you’re stumped on “how to” in general, this is a GREAT place to start.

    I would, without hesitation, give two thumbs up on this book.

    Rating: 4 / 5

  3. #3 by Doting Dad of a Toddler on July 1, 2010 - 9:11 am

    I am an amateur photographer with a skill level between hobbist and a skilled amateur. I found this book verry

    helpful and informative. I used this to polish my skills that specifically apply to portraiture. It covers all

    basics and some very useful tips specific to this field – including lighting, poses, relative position of camera,

    and many more… I would highly recommend it.
    Rating: 5 / 5

  4. #4 by Midwest Book Review on July 1, 2010 - 9:13 am

    Bill Hurter’s BEST OF PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY is packed with techniques and images from a range of professionals who make their living through portrait photography, so any would-be pro will want to have this. It covers both technical and aesthetic qualities of portrait photography, provides image examples in sepia and color, and is filled with professional insights.

    Rating: 5 / 5

  5. #5 by John Guilbault on July 1, 2010 - 12:07 pm

    Bill Hurter has put together a book that is very unusual for a professional photographer. Instead of packing the volume with his own photos, he’s gone out and gotten the works of some of our generation’s best portrait photographers (not that he couldn’t be among them). The result is that the reader gets to see many different interpretations of lighting and posing set-ups, instead of just one. It’s nice to see a photographer who is secure enough in his own accomplishments to fill a book with other people’s work instead of his own.

    No book on portrait photography could hope to cover every aspect in one tome. This one concentrates on lighting and posing, to the virtual exclusion of technical settings for the lens and camera. This is how it should be. There are plenty of books which cover those, and Hurter concentrates on the subtle nuances of things like the pose of the hand, the tilt of the head, the turn of the shoulders, etc.

    All-in-all, this is a well-done book which any aspiring portrait photographer will appreciate.
    Rating: 5 / 5