Profitable Portraits: The Photographer's Guide to Creating Portraits That Sell | 
 enlarge | Author: Jeff Smith
Publisher: Amherst Media, Inc.
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 1113118
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.5
ISBN: 1584281529
Dewey Decimal Number: 778.92
EAN: 9781584281528
ASIN: 1584281529
Publication Date: January 1, 2005
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Product Description
Featuring more than 100 sample portraits, this guide to professional portraiture uses many before-and-after images to reveal how simple changes in poses, camera angle, lighting, clothing, and location can dramatically improve images. Designed to meet the needs of professional photographers who would like to improve their business as well as serious amateurs seeking to begin professional work, this text includes tips for postsession digital retouching, instructions for effectively using Photoshop, and techniques for consistently producing flattering images of clients. Advice for creating an effective business plan that will create increased sales and repeat customers is also provided.
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An ok read... January 14, 2006
5 out of 9 found this review helpful
Jeff Smith starts this book by saying he doesn't believe in getting more equipment than you should and that a lot of stuff is unnecessary gadgetry and bells and whistles, etc., but then he does not use that philosophy when describing ideal setups. As someone who does not have a high volume studio, some of his advice and explanation is impractical and almost impossible to implement.
He comes off a bit preachy, but does have some good points that made me evaluate my style and consistency and he does provide nice photographic examples of things he discusses.
This book, like the other Jeff Smith books, reads more as a biography than a how-to, and although he discusses image as important, a look at his website can induce a cringe.
Get this book if you haven't read anything by Jeff Smith and you want to hear how he does it (and he is very successful at it).
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