About this item

Hit the ground running with this no-nonsense guide to outdoor portraits! Acclaimed photo-educator Jeff Smith shows you how to design beautiful images that virtually sell themselves. Quick lessons take you through every step of the process in detail, showing you how to select locations, and then use natural light alone or in harmony with reflected light andor strobe lighting for flawless results. Smith shows you what to look for and avoid when lighting the subjects eyes and face, and demonstrates exactly how to balance your scene and subject for portraits all day long even at the tricky midday hours. With this all-day approach to location lighting, youll be able to book sessions that are more personalized, more profitable, and more convenientfor both you and your clients.



About the Author

Jeff Smith

After four years of drawing comic strips for Ohio State University's student newspaper, Jeff Smith launched the comic book Bone in 1991. Between Bone and his other comic book projects, he now spends much of his time on the international guest circuit, promoting comics and the art of graphic novels.Photo by Cartoon books [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) ], via Wikimedia Commons.



Read Next Recommendation

Report incorrect product information.