Photographing Children Photo Workshop: Develop Your Digital Photography Talent

by Ginny Felch, Allison Tyler Jones (Editor)

Overview

While digital technology has made acceptable photos easy to achieve, this book is about taking exceptional photos that preserve the essence of childhood.You'll learn to trust your instincts and your own unique vision and discover how to create beautiful photographs in a variety of lighting situations, all while sharpening your observation skills and learning how to involve your subjects. Plus, insightful tips on understanding what equipment is right for you will help you get great results when working with any age group.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780470335581
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	06/22/2012
Series:	Photo Workshop , #5
Sold by:	JOHN WILEY & SONS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	237
File size:	41 MB
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About the Author

Ginny Felch received a Brownie camera as a child, and her fascination with photography was born. She has earned acclaim for her children's portraits, several outstanding exhibitions, lectures, and magazine photos.

Allison Tyler Jones specializes in portraits of children and family relationships at her Arizona studio. She has co-authored two other photography books and is a respected lecturer on photography.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: The Art of Photographing Children.

Chapter 2: The Look of a Photograph.

Chapter 3: Seeing the Light.

Chapter 4: Manipulating the Light.

Chapter 5: Composing Photographs.

Chapter 6: What's Your Style?

Chapter 7: Evoking Expression and Emotion.

Chapter 8: Ages, Stages, and Groups.

Chapter 9: Equipment for the Children's Photographer.

Chapter 10: Post-Production and Presentation.

Glossary.

Index.

Editorial Reviews

A former editor of the magazines Peterson's Photographic, Outdoor & Travel Photography, and Studio Photography, Bidner (The Kodak Most Basic Book of Digital Printing) here offers a winning volume on portraiture for novice photographers. She begins with a few simple rules, e.g., "Photograph people at their own eye level," "Turn the camera 90 degrees and shoot vertical," and "Choose simple, uncomplicated backgrounds," then advises breaking these rules by shooting up or down at people, creating intentional distortions, and tilting the camera at unusual angles. Bidner's chapter on photo fundamentals is one of the best available for those new to digital cameras.

Photographers Felch and Jones provide a more detailed examination of portraiture. Though the book focuses on photographing children from infants to teens (the authors' specialty), the pedagogy is of such depth and clarity that the volume can inspire the portraiture of any age group. In-depth chapters cover light manipulation, the historic styles of portrait photography, composition, equipment, and postproduction work. These two volumes are highly recommended, the first for novices, the second for intermediate photographers. Libraries serving advanced photographers should add Lou Jacobs's Professional Children's Portrait Photography: Techniques and Images from Master Photographer s.
—Daniel Lombardo

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