Face to Face: Rick Sammon's Complete Guide to Photographing People

Acknowledgments......Page 8
Foreword......Page 10
Preface: Evolution of a Photo Shoot......Page 12
Introduction: The Camera Looks Both Ways......Page 16
Part I: Cameras Don’t Take Pictures, People Do......Page 24
Jumpstart Your Photo Session......Page 26
Lesson 1: A Quick Look at Gear......Page 44
Part II: Photo Philosophies......Page 54
Lesson 2: Making Pictures Versus Taking Pictures......Page 56
Lesson 3: From Head to Toe......Page 60
Lesson 4: Creating a Sense of Place......Page 64
Lesson 5: Dead Center Is Deadly......Page 68
Lesson 6: Horizontal and/or Vertical......Page 72
Lesson 7: Silence Is Deadly......Page 74
Lesson 8: Being There and Being Aware......Page 76
Lesson 9: Portraits Versus Environmental Portraits......Page 78
Lesson 10: The All-Important Background......Page 82
Lesson 11: Paying People......Page 86
Lesson 12: Dress for Success......Page 90
Lesson 13: Body Language and Hands......Page 94
Lesson 14: Seeing Eye to Eye......Page 98
Lesson 15: Choose a Location......Page 104
Lesson 16: Adding Props......Page 108
Lesson 17: Seeing Pictures Within a Picture......Page 114
Lesson 18: Adding a Person Adds Scale to a Picture......Page 118
Lesson 19: Thinking Creatively......Page 122
Lesson 20: Taking Fun Shots......Page 124
Part III: Outdoor Photography......Page 130
Lesson 21: Capturing Action......Page 132
Lesson 22: Using Reflectors......Page 136
Lesson 23: The Beauty of Using Diffusers......Page 140
Lesson 24: Garage Glamour......Page 144
Lesson 25: Daylight Fill-in Flash......Page 148
Lesson 26: The Disequilibrium Technique......Page 152
Lesson 27: The Key to a Good Profile......Page 156
Lesson 28: Photographing People in Low Light and at Night......Page 158
Lesson 29: Group Photography......Page 164
Lesson 30: Take Advantage of Backlight......Page 168
Lesson 31: Photographing Festivals......Page 174
Lesson 32: Creating a Sense of Depth......Page 184
Part IV: Indoor Photography......Page 190
Lesson 33: Rembrandt Lighting......Page 192
Lesson 34: Shooting Silhouettes......Page 196
Lesson 35: Basic Flash Techniques......Page 200
Lesson 36: Using Lighting Kits......Page 210
Lesson 37: Working with Mirrors......Page 218
Lesson 38: Photographing a Stage Show......Page 222
Part V: Enhancing Your Pictures in Photoshop......Page 230
Lesson 39: Create a Beautiful Black-and-White Image......Page 232
Lesson 40: The Renaissance Painter Effect......Page 238
Lesson 41: Color and Black-and-White in the Same Image......Page 242
Lesson 42: From Snapshot to Artistic Image......Page 246
Lesson 43: Create the Disequilibrium Effect......Page 252
Lesson 44: Change the Shutter Speed and F-Stop......Page 256
Lesson 45: Remove Distracting Elements in a Scene......Page 262
Lesson 46: Brighten a Subject’s Eyes and Smile......Page 266
Lesson 47: Basic Skin Softening......Page 270
Lesson 48: Hand-Color a Picture......Page 274
Lesson 49: Playin’ with Plug-ins......Page 280
Epilog: Your Assignment: On-Location Portraiture......Page 288
Index......Page 301