Combining time-tested practices with contemporary methods, this guidebook details the fine art of capturing formal and casual posed images. With advice and guidance from the finest and most decorated portrait and wedding photographers in the country, this instructional discusses subjects such as lighting in the studio and on location, improving improvisational shooting techniques, and how to retouch images in the post-production process to create truly flawless looks. A chapter addressing the common problems in taking portraitures—from working with subjects with glasses to subjects that vary in size, facial features, and skin tone—is also included.

这本指南结合了久经考验的做法和现代方法，详细介绍了捕捉正式和休闲摆拍图像的精细艺术。这本指导书中包含了来自全国最优秀的人像和婚礼摄影师的建议和指导，讨论的主题包括工作室和现场的照明，改进即兴拍摄技术，以及如何在后期制作过程中修饰图像以创造真正完美的外观。书中还有一章讨论了拍摄人像时的常见问题--从与戴眼镜的被摄者合作，到尺寸、面部特征和肤色不同的被摄者--也包括在内。