Most amateurs dream of taking professional-quality portraits; Steve Sint can show them how. After shooting over a million portraits, he has a wealth of knowledge to share, on everything from the basics of good composition to the fine details of advanced lighting techniques. Sint simply delivers a complete course in digital portrait photography: he discusses set-ups and backdrops; the most flattering ways to pose both individuals and groups; tips on making the sessions fun and comfortable for everyone; and insider info on using electronic flash, both indoors and out. For those hoping to go pro, an entire chapter offers all the nuts and bolts information needed to turn passion into a career!
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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
By John Millard
Format:Paperback
This book is the distillation of three decades of experience from a photographer that knows what he is doing; it offers something for almost everyone who loves portraiture. I do not earn a living from photography, but would like to be good enough to do so, if I choose to. So I was looking for a book to inform, inspire, challenge and "tell it like it is"; I was not dissapointed. Steve Sint covers much of the ground in an accessible writing style, with chapter headings ranging from portrait psychology, framing, lighting - both basic and advanced, lights, posing - face and body, make up, equipment, and the business side of photography. To be honest, I skipped much of the first chapter on portrait psychology, because i think that anyone who is interested in capturing images of people, should actually like people, and have some sensitivity about how best to engage them. But from there on, the book worked for me. Perhaps the one complaint I have was the font size, a little small for me, but I guess it was a trade-off between font size and the size of the book; it is over 220 pages. In summary, Encyclopaedic, no, but no single volume could do that. It is however, a book for a serious enthusiast to read or dip into just to see how a seasoned professional might approach the task.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By Balliolman
Format:Paperback
If you are looking for a thorough introduction to the whys, wherefores and hows of portrait photography and essential methodology in a studio then look no further. Steve Sint writes well. The book is based on his extensive experience. I read a lot and this is one of the best photography books I have read and will refer to time and time again. In my future reading I shall definitely consider more writing by Steve Sint. Highly recommended!
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
By AJ Shez
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A classic case of never judge a book by its cover, while the image on the front looks reasonably modern it's not a sign of things to come when you look inside the book. While there are a few Ok images most of which are rather old fashioned and wouldn't look out of place in the late 80's to early 90's.
It's certainly not a book you should purchase if in the UK and are looking for examples of portrait images to take inspiration from as they are classic American-style portrait shots, for example, a 12yr old in front of a fire place wearing a blue shirt, yellow tie, dark blue blazer with gold over-sized buttons and cream coloured trousers! ....picture a young Carlton off the Fresh Prince of Bel-air!
On the plus side there are some technical tips on lighting and equipment so I'm sure some will find it useful but (like many photography books) there are no information underneath each image displaying shutter speed, aperture and ISO which is annoying as it is useful to know sometimes.
On the whole the pro's don't outweigh the cons I'm afraid and this will be sold shortly, probably to someone in the Big Apple where it came from.
It's certainly not a book you should purchase if in the UK and are looking for examples of portrait images to take inspiration from as they are classic American-style portrait shots, for example, a 12yr old in front of a fire place wearing a blue shirt, yellow tie, dark blue blazer with gold over-sized buttons and cream coloured trousers! ....picture a young Carlton off the Fresh Prince of Bel-air!
On the plus side there are some technical tips on lighting and equipment so I'm sure some will find it useful but (like many photography books) there are no information underneath each image displaying shutter speed, aperture and ISO which is annoying as it is useful to know sometimes.
On the whole the pro's don't outweigh the cons I'm afraid and this will be sold shortly, probably to someone in the Big Apple where it came from.
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Before buying this book I read all the reviews, most of which were very positive, except one. I thought he must have been overly critical, but I'm afraid the only dissident is... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Keith
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Plenty of info, but still...
Having read another 5 books on photography basics this year, I have to say that is the least inspiring of the lot... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Lefteris T.
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Very goos tipper
I didnt read it all yet, but from what I read, Its a very good tipper book, it make you pay attention to small details whan photographing a portrait, special for formal... Read more
Published on 8 April 2011 by Amos Trabulski
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Spot on
I ordered this book as I wanted to concentrate on portrait photography a bit more and this book has every aspect covered. Read more
Published on 25 Oct 2010 by Leescurtis
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Very good introduction for beginners
I am quite new to portraiture and I had only photographed one Time For Print (TFP) session with a model before I read this book. I found the book very useful in many aspects. Read more
Published on 10 July 2010 by M. Lundberg
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Excellent
This book is full of useful information, that goes into the technical side of portrait photography without being boring. Read more
Published on 7 Oct 2009 by Graham V. Jones
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Ditto John Millard
There's nothing one can add other than what John Millard states; ABOVE.
However, if buyers use Adobes Photoshop Elements 6, then Mark Galers, "Max Performance" book that comes... Read more
However, if buyers use Adobes Photoshop Elements 6, then Mark Galers, "Max Performance" book that comes... Read more
Published on 25 Jun 2009 by Mr. R. Bluck
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Over a million portraits?
I am sure that this is a very good book. My question lies within the claim in the product description that Steve Sint has shot more than a million portraits. Read more
Published on 31 May 2009 by Mr. JC Frank
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