Photopedia: The Ultimate Digital Photography Resource

20. Portrait Photography

In this section of the book we look at various types of photographs, and how to create them—both in the camera and with assistance from a photo editing program. We’ll start by looking at what is probably the most common photographic subject—people.

If you’re like most photographers, you take a lot of shots of people, either formal portraits or more candid shots. Both types of people photos have their own particular requirements; ...