Children's Portrait Photography Handbook

their life—with all their accomplishments and personality traits. Parents cherish these albums as reminders of a childhood that ...

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Patti shoots in RAW format because it is like a nega- tive. She can go back to the unaltered original anytime, which is not the ...

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ABOVE AND NEXT THREE PAGES—The Fairis an adventure that Patti Andre and husband Tom created for their kids Tristen and Vanessa. ...

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ABOVE AND NEXT TWO PAGES—Patti does a lot of albums that celebrate a year of a child’s life—in this case, six-year old Parker. T ...

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Page Design and Layout. While design is a critical component of any well com- posed photograph, good design is even more essenti ...

Angle of incidence.The angle of incidence is the original axis on which light travels. The angle of reflection is the secondary ...

Depth of field.The distance that is sharp beyond and in front of the focus point at a given f-stop. Depth of focus.The amount of ...

Kicker.A backlight (a light coming from behind the subject) that highlights the hair, side of the face or con- tour of the body. ...

Rembrandt lighting.Same as 45-degree lighting. Rim lighting. Portrait lighting pattern where the main light is behind the subjec ...

White balance. The camera’s ability to correct color and tint when shooting under different lighting condi- tions including dayl ...