August 2010
Beginner
240 pages
5h 25m
English
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Front piece: My son Nicky is full of life and always changeable and in motion. The trick in photographing him is to be ready with the camera so I can get the photo while the getting is good.
200mm, 1/15 of a second at f/5.6 and ISO 400, hand held
Title page: Using a single bare studio strobe to selectively light this portrait established a clear demarcation between light and shadow areas.
95mm, 1/200 of a second at f/9 and ISO 100, hand held
Above: In portraiture, the subject's eyes are looked at first because they are the most expressive feature. Hands are a close second, so in this pose I combined hands and eyes.
70mm, 1/100 of a second at f/6.3 and ISO 100, hand held
Page 6: The model in this photo was bored and had an uninteresting expression until I asked her to use a mask. With the mask in place, her eyes conveyed true emotion which helped make a striking portrait.
135mm, 1/60 of a second at f/8 and ISO 100, hand held
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