Monte Zucker's Portrait Photography Handbook

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I class this photographic book as one of the best I have read, easy to follow no nonsense lighting and posing.
I highly recommend this book from a legend. TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 4 About the Author......Page 6 How Far Will You Go?......Page 7 Setting Goals......Page 8 Consultation......Page 10 Necklines......Page 12 Colors and Patterns......Page 14 Coordinating Clothing for Family Groups......Page 16 Hairstyle and Makeup......Page 17 Makeup......Page 18 2. BACKGROUNDS......Page 19 Painted Backgrounds......Page 20 Projected Backgrounds......Page 22 Contemporary Choices......Page 23 Doing a Facial Analysis......Page 28 Two-Thirds View......Page 29 Follow Your Instincts......Page 32 Body at an Angle......Page 33 The Basic Pose......Page 35 The Feminine Pose......Page 37 Back Poses......Page 40 The Eyes......Page 41 Expression......Page 45 Posing Stools......Page 46 Final Adjustments......Page 47 5. GROUP PORTRAITS......Page 48 Posing Strategy......Page 50 Facing Toward Each Other......Page 52 Facing the Same Direction......Page 53 Head Height......Page 55 Buying Lighting Equipment......Page 57 What to Look For......Page 58 My Studio Setup......Page 59 A Secondary Use......Page 61 Continuous Fluorescent......Page 62 7. LIGHTING TECHNIQUES......Page 65 Which Side of the Subject?......Page 66 Full Face, Basic Pose......Page 67 The One and Only Lighting Pattern I Use......Page 68 Emphasizing Detail......Page 70 Reflector as a Secondary Main Light......Page 71 8. WINDOW LIGHTING......Page 73 Camera and Subject Positions......Page 76 Using a Reflector with Window Light......Page 78 Reflector for Main Light......Page 79 Location Selection......Page 80 The Lighting......Page 82 Shade......Page 83 Direct Sunlight......Page 85 Bare Bulb......Page 87 10. CAMERA AND LENS......Page 88 Camera Angle......Page 90 Head and Shoulders Portraits......Page 92 Profiles......Page 93 Hand-Hold or Use a Tripod?......Page 95 Telephoto......Page 96 Wide Angle......Page 97 Include Some Body......Page 98 Use the Rule of Thirds......Page 99 Subject Placement......Page 101 Head Size......Page 104 Film or Digital?......Page 105 Aperture Priority......Page 107 Manual Mode......Page 108 White Balance......Page 110 File Format......Page 112 Soft Focus......Page 114 Black & White......Page 116 Infrared......Page 118 A Final Checklist......Page 120 A List of Things to Avoid......Page 123 In Closing......Page 124 Index......Page 125