Portraits category: 889 books
Gregory Heisler: 50 Portraits
Stories and Techniques from a Photographer's Photographer
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
In this first-ever showcase of his work, Gregory Heisler, one of professional photography's most respected practitioners, shares 50 iconic portraits of celebrities, athletes, and world leaders, along with fascinating, thoughtful, often humorous stories about how the images were made. From his famously...
Sports Portraits
Tips and Techniques for Capturing Athletic Photographs
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2014
Many companies offer sports team photo services–but with a little practice, you can learn how to take your own portraits of the athletes in your life! In Sports Portraits, author and photographer Alan Hess walks through everything you need to know to take great sports photos, showing how to capture...
Photograph the Face
Lighting, Posing, and Postproduction Techniques for Flawless Portraits
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2014
The most essential factor in creating a successful, salable portrait is properly lighting the face. But, every face is different, and, each face type requires a different style of lighting. It is imperative that the photographer realizes this. From the subjects’ complexion and facial size, to their...
by Tadd Myers
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2013
"Stunning..." - Parade Magazine
"A rare pictorial journey across America." - Bookpage
Portraits of the American Craftsman is a collection of portraits of the people and products made in small workshops all over the country, with lyrical descriptions of what they make,...
by Jill Greenberg
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2009
A top celebrity portrait photographer, Jill Greenberg has a unique ability to coax powerful emotions out of her subjects - whether human or animal. Her portraits of bears, collected here for the first time, surprise and engage. We encounter cubs as cute as a child's Teddy, grizzlies that look like...
Beautiful Beach Portraits
Lighting, Posing, and Composition for Outstanding Photography
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2014
Portraits of families and children against the dunes or with a crashing waves in the background are beautiful—but they are also one of the more difficult genres of photography. Wind, shifting sand, unpredictable sun mixing with clouds, and sudden storms all add to the normal challenges of a portrait...
The Complete Portrait Manual
200+ Tips and Techniques for Shooting Perfect Photos of People
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2016
For beginners looking to master the portrait or lifelong photographers looking to try a new twist on the classic genre, this is your photo book. The Complete Portrait Manual provides over 300 tips techniques to help you successfully capture the portrait you want. The editors of Popular Photography pooled...
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The Portraits of Beowulf Sheehan
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2018
A beautiful and moving collection of photographs by Beowulf Sheehan, whose work captures the essence of 200 of our most prominent writers, historians, journalists, playwrights, and poets.
Beowulf Sheehan is considered to be his generation's foremost literary portrait photographer, having made...
The Atlas of Beauty
Women of the World in 500 Portraits
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2017
Based on the author's online photography project, this stunning collection features portraits of 500 women from more than 50 countries, accompanied by revelatory captions that capture their personal stories.
Since 2013 photographer Mihaela Noroc has traveled the world with her backpack and...
The Photographer's Eye
100 intimate portraits of photographers
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
A series of 100 intimate portraits photographs of talented photographers from North-America and Europe.Those portraits are accompanied by comments about how they see and make photographs.For each portrait, I have tried to capture the eyes, the intensity of the look, the depth that awakens our curiosity. To...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2011
Steve Pyke, a photographer whose work is a regular feature of The New Yorker and Vanity Fair, is known for his stunning portraits of prominent authors, artists, actors, and intellectuals. In this riveting collection, which he has been working on for twenty-five years, Pyke presents 100 black-and-white...
Your Family in Pictures
The Parents' Guide to Photographing Holidays, Family Portraits, and Everyday Life
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2014
From leading photography expert Me Ra Koh, "The Photo Mom," comes the book for parents with little to no photography experience who want to capture better portraits and photos of their families using any camera.
What parent doesn’t want to capture the perfectly imperfect joy of family life...
I Am Home
Portraits of Immigrant Teenagers
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2018
Meet the faces and voices behind the conversations around immigration. These portraits and stories of teenagers who are recent immigrants to the US from all over the world show the diversity, beauty, and potential of the people who now call the United States home.
Sixty full-page portraits...
A Beautiful Mess Photo Idea Book
95 Inspiring Ideas for Photographing Your Friends, Your World, and Yourself
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2013
Ready to show your photos some love?
Whether it’s of your sister’s smile, your morning coffee, or your new puppy, photos are a way to connect on Facebook and Instagram, keep a visual diary of our lives, and create momentos for future generations. Elsie Larson and Emma Chapman, creators of the...