Product Description
Portrait photography is one of the most challenging of all the photographic specialties. The person is right there–it seems so easy! But great portraits aren’t just about what the subject looks like. It’s about how they see themselves. Great people photography is about photography…and about understanding people. The Art of People Photography shows photographers how to reveal the person behind the portrait. From the basics of choosing a camera and lens, to und… More >>
The Art of People Photography: Inspiring Techniques for Creative Results
Tags: Creative, Inspiring, People, Photography, Results, Techniques
#1 by Midwest Book Review on March 28, 2010 - 12:10 am
Bambi Cantrell is a well-known wedding and portrait photographer and Skip Cohen is president of Rangefinder Publishing: the two pair their considerable talents and experience in The Art of People Photography: Inspiring Techniques for Creative Results, which teaches the basics of portraiture from the foundations of acquiring and using professional equipment to learning the rules of portraiture and when and how to break them. From shooting babies and children to adults, special settings to special lighting conditions, this teaches a range of skills and packs in color and black and white photo examples throughout, making it a top pick for any lending library strong in portrait photography.
Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch
Rating: 5 / 5
#2 by Gerald Jones on March 28, 2010 - 1:17 am
About all that was said, over and over again, was get to know your subject. No real techniques but I enjoyed the photos. Of course that’s not why I bought the book.
Rating: 2 / 5
#3 by Federico Garibaldi on March 28, 2010 - 3:10 am
I bought this book hoping to find a compendium of techniques to enhance my skills a photographer. What I found is the quintessence of emptiness. This book is vague and editorial. It does not teaches the reader anything at all. It is a sequence of photographs with banal comments and very high level considerations. I honestly do not even believe it is a beginners book, it is just a retrospective on some of the author’s pictures. The front cover quotes: “Inspiring Techniques for Creative Results”…sorry but there is nothing inspiring here.
Rating: 1 / 5
#4 by N. Koritz on March 28, 2010 - 5:58 am
An excellent resource for anyone who is looking for ideas to improve both their technique and interpersonal skills as a photographer. Bambi is one of the most gifted people photographers of our generation. The greatest part is Bambi’s enthusiastic personality is as amazing as her photographs.
As proven in her photographs, Bambi is one of those people who makes everyone and anyone comfortable and smile. I always learn new things from her books. Bravo! Keep them coming.
Nancy Koritz
Tokyo, Japan
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by Sadonna Lingnau on March 28, 2010 - 6:55 am
I picked this book up at the store while looking for another. It was very easy to read and I understood what they were trying to tell the reader. Gave me some wonderful idea’s. I especially liked how on the side of the photo it told you the camera info. I am a self taught photographer and for me that info was very useful. Would highly recommend this to anyone and plan on buying all the other book published by Bambi and Skip.
Rating: 5 / 5