Seeking a good portrait photography course

I recommend you a good book recommended by the portrait edition moderators of major photography websites!

Portrait photography Bible and this author's Bible series.

The following is my book review.

I think this is a boring book similar to new york's. When I brought it back, I found that this book was written for people like me who often take part in portrait photography activities and like to take portraits. I looked at it carefully and gained something, because portrait photography has unique models and scenes, which involve many aspects, such as finding models, posing, props, clothes, shooting scenes, shooting themes, character expressions and so on. Unlike other disciplines, as long as we pay attention to the composition of light, these aspects of knowledge are very complicated, but this book is very pertinent, because the author is also a well-known fashion photographer in China, and it is estimated that there are also psychological experiences from film friends. Unlike some so-called classic books, such as "photos should have a clear theme", this book is completely based on reality. So I can't help but recommend it. Later, I saw that another website also recommended this book, and I saw it occasionally. I can only say that it really lives up to its reputation!

I met the author of this book once and went to his lecture, but I was in a hurry and didn't enjoy myself. What a pity. Buy this for a portrait photographer. I'm telling you, it can't be wrong!

I also want to say a few words about the portrait posing manual attached to this book, which is really useful, especially at the stage of your improvement, because the most important thing in portrait shooting is not to use up the composition, but to pose. With this manual, you can easily follow it, but one day, you have to get rid of this manual, which is a process of continuous improvement. Only by finally mastering it flexibly can we shoot portraits independently. Creativity! This is what I have to do. Practice slowly!

Portrait photography light guide: common for digital and cinematographers

Author: (America) Christopher Greer Translator: Xu Weiguang Publishing House: Hunan Fine Arts Publishing House

This book covers the first-class professional technology of traditional film photography and the latest version of digital images, how to choose high-quality lighting equipment for portrait photography studio, master the concept of light ratio, learn how to use "inverse square law", classic light patterns and how to establish these patterns, design more flexible and practical light cloth combinations for different subjects, how to choose creative background and correct lighting, control skills of high-summoning light and low-summoning light, and skills of simulating sunlight in photography studio to create "Hollywood".

World Portrait Photography: Volume 3

Author: Cui Jun Editorial Press: Press: Jilin Photography Press Date: 2002- 12- 1

This book is collected by authoritative experts, and the selected works are top works in the field of portrait. These excellent portrait works not only faithfully show the appearance of the characters, but also show what is hidden under the appearance, which will make you feel the spiritual communication between the photographer and the subject. A brief comment will help you know more about these masters and disciplines.

Portrait photography skills

Authors: The Textbook Office of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security organized the compilation. Publishing House: China Labor Publishing House. Release date: 2003- 1 1- 1.

This textbook combines the basic theory of photography with modern commercial portrait shooting technology, paying attention to the integrity and simplicity of the basic theory and emphasizing the practicality of shooting technology. The textbook covers the birth of photography, camera types and main devices, photographic exposure, film and darkroom technology, photographic composition, color application, photographic lighting and other basic theories, as well as modern commercial portrait photography technology and studio operation planning, which provides clear guidance for beginners to improve their theoretical knowledge and master shooting skills. Beginners can master the basic knowledge and skills that commercial portrait photographers should have by learning this textbook. Commercial portrait photographers should grasp the pulse of modern fashion, keep up with the pace of the times, keep learning, improve their cultural literacy, deeply experience life, and shoot portraits with characteristics of the times, humanistic atmosphere, aesthetics and artistry.

Portrait photography and graphic design

Author: Yu Zhongan Photography Publishing House: Zhejiang Photography Publishing House Date: 2002- 1- 1

This photo album is very practical. It is different from ordinary fashion photo albums. Its picture has the aesthetic feeling and ornamental value of graphic design. Portrait photography and graphic design combine to make each other interesting. Professionals who pay attention to studio photography will find this album informative and can learn a lot. Only from the creative techniques of studio portraits, there are concubine, straw modeling, lighting, clothing, background, light and color matching, set combination and so on. Among them, the fashion information and shooting skills revealed have more practical guiding significance. In this album, fashion is mainly reflected in two aspects: one is the fashion in the album graphic design, and the other is the fashion in the studio portrait creation. For commercial photography, fashion is the driving force for its survival and development. Specifically, it is a dress, a headdress, a deviation and a style. Everything is related to fashion.

Gilbert portrait photography

Author: Al Gilbert Publishing House: Zhejiang Photography Publishing House Date: May 2002-1

Al Gilbert, a world-class portrait photographer and winner of the Canadian medal, was awarded the projector of the year by the Canadian Professional Photographers Association for three times, the lifetime achievement award by the American Photographic Industry Committee and the international medal by the American Photographers Association. There is still a gap in the portrait photography of senior managers initiated by him at present. He combined the portrait of the studio with the on-site interview, combined the on-site lighting with the flash, combined the long exposure with the instantaneous flash, and shot the portrait with a wide-angle lens.

Masterpieces of photography deconstruct portrait photography

Author: (English) Wilson D. Liao Liang Publishing House: Shanghai Calligraphy and Painting Publishing House Date: June 2002-1

This book selects a large number of Sharon's works, and analyzes the creative motivation, specific technical details, composition points and matters needing attention when dealing with different scenes and themes under different lighting conditions. There are many excellent books, don't be complicated, just say the main points of shooting. The book Deconstructing Masterpieces of Photography answers this question for us. The author is a famous professional photographer in Europe and has published many photographs. In this set of books, they selected a large number of different kinds of Sharon's works, and analyzed the creative motivation, specific technical details, composition points and matters needing attention when dealing with different scenes and themes under different lighting conditions. There are many excellent books, which are not complicated to say and can go straight to the point. Both novice and experienced photographers are good reference examples.