Go behind the scenes and learn the strategies the pros use to light their masterworks.

On the wedding day, you have just a few minutes to perfectly capture critical moments—from the walk down the aisle, to the exchange of rings, to the first dance. This book shows you the surefire techniques the industry's best use to capture every can't-miss moment. Including award-wining images from over fifty contributors, this book will both educate and inspire.

FEATURES:

• Understanding the behavior of light.
• Selecting the right lights and lighting accessories for the job.
• Portrait lighting techniques for creating flattering images your clients will love.
• Tips for indoor lighting, with techniques for using it as is or supplementing it for enhanced control.
• Creating flawless outdoor portraits—even when you have to work in less-than-ideal situations.
• Lighting individual subjects and groups.
• Capturing every important moment, from the ceremony preparations to the recepetion

Children are notoriously difficult to photograph, but this book provides all of the techniques and insights that you need to succeed. Rangefinder editor Bill Hurter takes you behind the scenes with some of the world's top children's photographers to explore their amazing images—and see precisely how they created them. Packed with practical ideas, strategies, and stunning portraits from the industry's most highly acclaimed photographers, this book will both inform and inspire.

Wedding photography is one of the hottest, most competitive, and creative of the photographic genres. In this book, Rangefinder editor Bill Hurter takes you inside the minds of industry leaders and shows you what sets them apart. From winning clients, to covering the wedding itself, to presenting proofs, to designing timeless albums, you'll learn the secrets of success from these talented artists and exceptional businesspeople.

Rangefinder magazine's RF Cookbook series was introduced in 2004 and quickly became one of the publication's most popular features. Essentially, each article in the series consists of one amazing photo and a short look at how it was created—a "recipe" for the image.

In this book, Bill Hurter, editor of Rangfinder magazine, shares over one hundred of these articles. In each chapter, the images and techniques are thematically grouped to provide for rapid learning and easy cross-reference.

Wedding photography is one of the hottest, most competitive, and creative of the photographic genres. In this book, Rangefinder editor Bill Hurter introduces the terms, techniques, and strategies you need to join the ranks of photographers producing images with unprecedented technical proficiency and superb, unbridled artistry. With images and insights from over forty photographers, this book will help you achieve increased creative expression and bigger sales.

Digital imaging has a stronghold on the photographic industry. In this book, Bill Hurter provides you with a behind-the-scenes look at how the world's finest photographers craft their images, work with clients, and set the bar for other photographers. You'll learn about the advantages that working digitally offers, what features to consider when shopping for an SLR, how to choose studio ligting equipment, and how to optimize your workflow. You'll also discover fail-safe tips that will allow you to prevent color shifts and ensure consistent color from one image to the next. Covering a wide array of topics related to all aspects of digital capture, this book offers something for everyone.

Using Photoshop, photographers now have the power to almost infinitely refine and enhance their images after the shoot. In this book, Bill Hurter takes you through some common effects with Photoshop, then looks at images from some of today's top photographers and shows you how they were created. Packed with great images, this is a must-have book for photographers!

Digital Portrait Photography is an abbreviated version of several other Bill Hurter books designed to provide a quick reference volume of portrait lighting, posing and composition techniques. The book includes information on eliminating common portrait problems; finding the right light for flawless portraits, indoors and out; corrective posing; optimizing the portrait pose; digital retouching and finishing hints; plus hundreds of other invaluable tips that will improve your portraits. Like all of Bill Hurter’s book, the text points are illustrated by some of the world’s finest portrait and wedding photographers, including Marcus Bell, Tim Kelly, Kevin Kubota, Joe Photo, Norman Phillips, Jeff Smith, David Williams, Fuzzy Duenkel and many others.

Normally $14.95, Digital Portrait Photography 101 is on sale here for only $11.95 (includes free shipping to U.S. and Canada), plus the author will sign the book for you.

This indispensible guide contains everything you need to know about posing, eliciting expressions, creating dynamic compositions, utilizing traditional lighting setups, and more. You’ll learn how to best pose and light children and compose family portraits; how to create poses that flatter your clients, and how to utilize compositional forms that keep viewers locked in to your image. Filled with practical, hard-won advice, the portfolio section of the book offers an inside look at the working habits, styles, and strategies of industry pros.

From yearbook advertisements, postcard mailings, and promotions to web site development and digital graduation announcements, every corner of the teen and senior portrait market is covered in this book of advice from the experts. The artistry of top senior portrait experts, including Fuzzy Duenkel, Jeff Smith, Ellie Vayo, Richard Pahl, Ralph Romaguera, and Deborah Lynn Ferro, reveals the artistic, photographic, and marketing techniques that have propelled them to the top of their field. Advice on posing, communication and expression during sessions, studio lighting, outdoor lighting, working with different client personalities, pricing, and proofing is provided.

Featuring the work of over twenty award-winning photographers and written by the editor of Rangefinder magazine. A complete guide to portrait photography, from shooting to marketing techniques.