Jeff Smith's Guide to Head and Shoulders Portrait Photography

street to reduce the recorded size of the building (or other object) so that it will fit into the small space of the background ...

To further enhance the look of a head and shoulders pose, look for fore- ground elements to add more depth to the image. The for ...

tographers (or so they would say!) using an on-camera flash. Let me say it again—even louder:on-camera flash is not a profession ...

ambient light is controlled bybothshutter speed and f-stop, you have a great deal of control; you can darken or lighten the back ...

When working with a reflector, you should always work with the sun to the subject’s back. This illuminates the foliage from behi ...

Look at the Subject’s Eyes.Outdoor lighting can be very complex, which is why many photographers resort to on-camera flash or re ...

I n this chapter, we are going to briefly discuss the many factors that affect the relationship between you and your clients (or ...

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may not have me take their portraits,” they think. Or, “If I tell them how to dress and what to plan for their session, they may ...

Customer service starts by educating your clients about your business. That’s the only way they can make the decision to come to ...

Your business needs to be as clearly defined to your potential clients as any of these businesses are to you and me. Everything ...

Wedocharge more than most studios. We have a Dodge Viper, a Harley, and a huge variety of very large, very expensive sets, so of ...

their studios are not separate. One only works as well as the other. I receive e- mails from photographers who go on about their ...

I believe that the enhancements done to each ordered portrait are a part of the creation of each of my images. That being said,t ...

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complished on computers is amazing—so hire some talented young people and pay them to create it for you. You have three jobs in ...

other methods, this is the look I prefer and how each image from my studio is produced. The Eyes.Once the skin is retouched, we ...

slightly from top to bottom. (Note:This direction will obviously depend on the orientation being vertical or horizontal, as well ...

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tion by softening or eliminating lines that lead outside of the frame. Vignettes aren’t used on every image, but they give a fin ...