Book description
“It's your turn to make a photograph,” states the author on the cover
of this detailed handbook destined to become a classic instruction
manual on portrait photography. And she shows the reader how by going
through the basics of this photographic artform step by step in
easy-to-follow instructions that will appeal to all levels of
experience. For beginners, a working knowledge of the camera is not even
necessary; and for professionals there is more than enough to challenge
them to exceed their own present excellence. It has taken the author
years of working in the portrait profession to focus and collect her
approach to color portraiture and she presents her ideas in a way that
will inspire even those who are not photographers. The book is designed
for any artist working in any medium. All they have to have is an
interest in the human subject. The book covers such wide-ranging
subjects as a perspective on the history of the medium, composition,
lighting, posing techniques, the portraitist's “eye,” hints at how to
enrich one's self as a result of exploring the art of portraiture, and
much more. “Classic Outdoor Color Portraits” is a vital text for
photography schools and workshops, continuing education classes, artist
schools and workshops, colleges, amateurs, and professionals in all
regions and settings. NANCY REILY is also the author of “My Wisdom That
No One Wants,” “Georgia O'Keeffe, A Private Friendship, Part I, Walking
the Sun Prairie Land”; Georgia O'Keeffe, A Private Friendship, Part II,
Walking the Abiquiu and Ghost Ranch Land”; and “Joseph Imhof, Artist of
the Pueblos” with Lucille Enix, all from Sunstone Press.
