About this item
If you're a passionate photographer and you're ready to take your work to the next level, The Enthusiast's Guide book series was created just for you. Whether you're diving head first into a new topic or exploring a classic theme, Enthusiast's Guides are designed to help you quickly learn more about a topic or subject so that you can improve your photography. These handy books don't waste your time covering all the photography basics you already know. Instead, they build on that knowledge so you can quickly advance your photography skills. The Enthusiast's Guide to Portraiture: 59 Photographic Principles You Need to Know addresses what you need to know in order to create great portraits in natural light. Chapters are broken down into a series of numbered lessons, with each lesson providing all you need to improve your photography.
About the Author
Jerod is an editorial and natural history photographer based in Lubbock, Texas. Starting out as a student of celebrated Texas photographer, Wyman Meinzer, Jerod quickly developed a passion for visual storytelling and educating future generations of shooters. His work ranges from environmental portraiture and travel imagery to conservation photography and photojournalism, and it can be seen in a variety of regional and national magazines and book publications.In 2006, Jerod began teaching photography courses at Texas Tech University, and since then he has led students in a variety of course topics, including domestic and international field courses. Storytellers: A Photographer's Guide to Developing Themes and Creating Stories with Pictures is his first book that focuses on photographic storytelling. Jerod is also a regular contributor to the Manfrotto School of Xcellence. In addition, he is a partner in Badlands Design and Production, a publishing house for high-end coffee table photography books, including Inspiration Texas Style, Working Dogs of Texas, and Southern Plains Bison: Resurrection of the Lost Texas Herd.Visit Jerod's site for more information and to view his work and additional writing: www.jerodfoster.com
