Review of Photographing People: Portraits, Fashion, Glamour.
Photographing People: Portraits, Fashion, Glamour.
by Roger Hicks, Frances Schultz, Alex Larg, Jane Wood.
Of all the books on my shelf this is probably the one that I dip in and out of the most.
It is an inspirational book containing a wide range of photographic styles and has given me a good starting point when working in an unfamiliar style. I find browsing this book is usually followed by getting my lights out.
The book is very much a practical guide about how to light photographs. This works by showing you 100+ photographs with an accompanying 3D effect lighting diagram, these diagrams show the wide range of equipment used, flash, scrims, reflectors, even the sun and how they were used. There is even a good glossery of lighting terms for those do not know their scrim from their flats. The introductory text for each section, portraits, fashion, glamour is short and informative.
Although this book will be useful for those with a studio and lighting equipment the quality of the photographs and the modelling will inspire anyone who wants to photograph people. It is a great book for students of photography and a useful resource for those that teach it. Pro or amature is has something for us all.
Would I recommend this book?
Yes, I brought it and am happy to recommend it.
PS
Unusually, it is also worth mentioning the publisher Rotovision for the high quality of their photographic books the three that I have read, have all been well designed, informative and printed to a high quality.
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