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Faces

Photography and the Art of Portraiture

Book2010

Authors:

Paul Fuqua and Steven Biver

Faces

Photography and the Art of Portraiture

Book2010

 

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Authors:

Paul Fuqua and Steven Biver

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There is so much detail to be captured in a face. Cicero (106-43 BC) said: "The face is a picture of the mind as the eyes are its interpreter." To capture a person's personality, t ... read full description

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    Portraits From the Past

    Pages 1-14

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    Making Portraits

    Pages 15-113

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    Street Shooting

    Pages 115-125

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    Getting Ready: A Guide to Preproduction

    Pages 127-132

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    Modifying Light

    Pages 133-147

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    And Finally…

    Pages 149-151

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    Appendix - Tools and Techniques

    Pages 153-159

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    Index

    Pages 161-167

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Publisher's Note: Transferred to Taylor & Francis as of 2012

Description

There is so much detail to be captured in a face. Cicero (106-43 BC) said: "The face is a picture of the mind as the eyes are its interpreter." To capture a person's personality, there are many things to keep in mind, and the authors of FACES show us how to match up a personality with lighting, posing, and composition. Portraiture is truly an art, and this book dives deep into the details so that you end up with a gorgeous portrait that both you and your subject love.

Not only is this book the most comprehensive title available on portraiture, but it contains stunning images. Each image is paired with a lighting diagram, a description of why the type of image was chosen, and then takes you through postproduction to put the finishing touches on. The authors also showcase a gallery of portraits by renowned photographers.

There is so much detail to be captured in a face. Cicero (106-43 BC) said: "The face is a picture of the mind as the eyes are its interpreter." To capture a person's personality, there are many things to keep in mind, and the authors of FACES show us how to match up a personality with lighting, posing, and composition. Portraiture is truly an art, and this book dives deep into the details so that you end up with a gorgeous portrait that both you and your subject love.

Not only is this book the most comprehensive title available on portraiture, but it contains stunning images. Each image is paired with a lighting diagram, a description of why the type of image was chosen, and then takes you through postproduction to put the finishing touches on. The authors also showcase a gallery of portraits by renowned photographers.

Key Features

*Written by Paul Fuqua and Steven Biver, two of the authors of Light-Science and Magic
* gallery of celebrity photographs by Nadav Kander, Joyce Tenneson, Sandro Miller, George Holz, Brent Stirton, and Dan Winters showcases both the studio and photojounalistic styles of portraiture
* wide breadth of portraits -- from street shots to studio shots, with a lighting diagram to accompany most of these 
* the most gorgeous book for one of the most sought after photographic genres - people and portraits

*Written by Paul Fuqua and Steven Biver, two of the authors of Light-Science and Magic
* gallery of celebrity photographs by Nadav Kander, Joyce Tenneson, Sandro Miller, George Holz, Brent Stirton, and Dan Winters showcases both the studio and photojounalistic styles of portraiture
* wide breadth of portraits -- from street shots to studio shots, with a lighting diagram to accompany most of these 
* the most gorgeous book for one of the most sought after photographic genres - people and portraits

Details

ISBN

978-0-240-81168-0

Language

English

Published

2010

Copyright

Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved

Imprint

Focal Press

Authors

Paul Fuqua

Steven Biver