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The Art of Children’s Portrait Photography

• Understanding your subject and tailoring your photographic approach to their unique personality
• Lighting techniques for studio and location shoots
• Adopting an organic approach to posing, where simple coaching from the photographer creates natural, photogenic moments
• Using outdoor environments to best effects and creating a wide variety of studio images with simple sets
• Tips for effectively and efficiently organizing your business

Contemporary photographs that cleverly capture a child’s mood or personality—whether that’s a big, toothy grin or a teary tantrum—are easily created with the tips and techniques explored in this in-depth handbook. Often called “lifestyle photography,” modern techniques such as tightly cropped close-ups, vignettes, wide angles, and shallow depths produce images that are markedly less stiff and more expressive than traditional portraitures. From capturing great expressions and body language to integrating meaningful locations into the shoot to further express the subject’s personality, this guide thoroughly explains how photographers can develop their image-storytelling skills to develop stunning portraits. Advice on creating plat

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The Practice of Contemplative Photography: Seeing the World with Fresh Eyes

This book teaches us how to fully connect with the visual richness of our ordinary, daily experience. Photography is not just a mechanical process; it requires learning how to see. As you develop your ability to look and see, you will open, more and more, to the natural inspiration of your surroundings.

Filled with practical exercises, photographic assignments, and techniques for working with texture, light, and color, this book offers a system of training that draws on both Buddhist mindfulness practice and the insights of master photographers such as Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Weston, and Henri Cartier-Bresson.

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