thesearethephotographersthatwillmakethecamera‘sing
and dance’ rather than just take photographs.
Youhavewithinthisvolumealltheinformationandadvice
needed to producestunning high-qualityand meaningful
portraitsofyour clientsand toapproacha portrait shoot
with confidence.
CHAPTER BY CHAPTER...
The guide is set out in chronological order, as a
photographer would approach a shoot, from the initial
contactwiththeclientrightthroughtopostproductionand
printing of the final piece.
1 The Photographer
Itisoftensaidthatitisthephotographer,notthecamera,
that takes the image. The first chapter discusses the
necessary qualities and abilities needed to become a
successfulportraitphotographer,payingparticularattention
to theneedfor professionalismand developing thevital
communicationskills.Thecentraltaskishowtocreatethe
rightimpressionanddelivertothesubject’sexpectationsso
that they become long-term clients.
TheMasterclassinthischapter isdesignedtoencourage
the photographer to develop a unique styleand way of
workingsothattheymaysettheirworkapartfromother
portrait photographers.