Books on Portraiture (2021 update)
14 books just for the portrait game. Like the earlier survey of books for basic photography, this survey lists my recommendations for each topic within the realm of portraiture.
Category: Looking good: ideas for composition, lighting, and processing
Styles and street photography – using ACDSee
Playing with post processing styles and filters. As applied to street photography.
Sedona: composition workshop
A look at composition choices using Sedona, Arizona. This is a popular tourist destination that is renown for its classic western scenery. The red rock buttes of Sedona have appeared in many western movies.
A brief survey of composition books
After learning a few basic camera controls, a useful followup is to study composition. This is a look at four popular books on composition, lighting, and style.
Working a subject: Farm house
Follow along as I show how to approach different views of the same subject. That subject happens to be a fancy farm house preserved in a park setting. Each shot is taken from a different Point Of View (POV). I explain the purpose for each POV. Some times the difference is a right way / wrong way thing …
Mesa Art Festival (various RAW developers)
Visit an art festival in Mesa, Arizona – a collection of fun shots, with notes on camera settings.
Digital Photo Secrets
http://www.digital-photo-secrets.com/tip/
Ming Thein
http://blog.mingthein.com/category/on-photography/