Picture Perfect Posing: Practicing the Art of Posing for Photographers and Models Author: Roberto Valenzuela | Language: English | ISBN:
B00INX6ULY | Format: EPUB
Picture Perfect Posing: Practicing the Art of Posing for Photographers and Models Description
Photographer, author, and educator Roberto Valenzuela has a proven track record for teaching and explaining difficult concepts to photographers of all skill levels. His remarkable ability to break down complicated ideas into understandable, approachable elements that photographers can truly grasp–and then use their newfound knowledge to improve their photography–made his first book, Picture Perfect Practice, a breakout success.
In Picture Perfect Posing, Roberto takes on the art of posing. For many photographers, after learning to compose an image and even light it properly, a portrait can still easily be a failure if the pose is not natural, elegant, and serving the needs of both the subject and the photographer. Instead of just showing page after page of poses–like most posing books on the market–Roberto actually breaks down the concept of posing by examining the anatomy, starting with the core foundation: the spinal chord and neck. Building from there, Roberto discusses every component of what makes poses work, as well as fail. How should the model hold her hands? Bend her elbows? Position her fingers? Should the model look toward or away from the camera, and why? It all depends on what the photographer wants for the shot, and Roberto discusses the entire process, from the intent of the photographer through the execution of the pose. For those who have been discouraged by an inability to pose their subjects, or who have simply not known where to start in order to "figure it out," Picture Perfect Posing is the essential resource they need to learn how posing truly works, and how they can learn to direct the exact pose they need for the shot they want.
- File Size: 32289 KB
- Print Length: 332 pages
- Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0321966465
- Simultaneous Device Usage: Up to 5 simultaneous devices, per publisher limits
- Publisher: New Riders; 1 edition (February 26, 2014)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00INX6ULY
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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I loved this book. I purchased it after hearing him speak at WPPI and just knew he was gold. His book is written well, in terms everyone can understand, plenty of examples to illustrate a point, and tips to help you remember things.
By J. Powell
As an aspiring amateur portrait photographer, I have spent hours trying to figure out how to pose people, without having to spend 10 years of daily practice to master it. Most books I have seen will give you the "rules" then immediately tell you how to break them. They just leave me confused. I am left trying to memorize a few poses or doing lots of planning beforehand.
This book explains WHY you do what you do in a way you can understand, and more importantly, remember. Now I finally feel like I might be able to be halfway competent at posing even without tons of experience. In addition, there are comparison photos shown, with method a and method b, you decide what looks best. And there is "homework" in each chapter with photographs for you to practice your new knowledge on, trying to figure out if and how they could have been done in a more attractive, pleasing way.
It's far better to have photos where you can recognize flaws rather than a book full of perfect poses that if I knew how to do, I would not need the book.
I probably won't been needing the plethora of other books I have on posing--just this one.
By Deanna J. Zeck
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