About this item
Packed with practical techniques that both inform and inspire, this professional guidebook to photographing children of all ages - from infants to teenagers - presents new strategies to maximize client cooperation and ensure smooth sessions. The entire child-based photographic process is addressed, including proper equipment selection, physical and behavioral controls for young subjects, working with black-and-white exposures, and using light to capture fast-moving subjects. Updated to include new software techniques - such as PhotoShop CS4 - newly released hardware, and innovations in marketing and social networking, this collection of essential guidance and stunning images helps any photographer capture extraordinary, memorable portraits of children.
About the Author
Bill Hurter has been involved in the photographic industry for the past 30 years. He is the former editor of Petersen's PhotoGraphic magazine and most recently, the editor of both AfterCapture and Rangefinder magazines. He has authored over 40 books on photography and hundreds of articles on photography and photographic technique. He is a graduate of American University and Brooks Institute of Photography, from which he holds a BFA and Honorary Masters of Science and Masters of Fine Art degrees. During his career he covered Capital Hill, including the Watergate Hearings, and worked for three seasons as a stringer for the L.A. Dodgers. He is married and lives in West Covina, CA.
