Digital Portrait Photography For Dummies

by Doug Sahlin

Series:for Dummies Arts and Photography, for Dummies

Description

A full-color guide to the art of digital portrait photography Portrait photography entails taking posed photographs of individuals or set scenery and is the most common photo style among the most novice photography hobbyist to the most advanced photographer. With this easy-to-understand guide, bestselling author and professional photographer Doug Sahlin walks you through the best techniques for getting professional-quality digital portraits. Packed with hundreds of full-color photos and show more screen shots, this book discusses best practices for taking formal portraits, wedding photos, eve show less

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Doug Sahlin

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Doug Sahlin is a skilled multi-media producer. He has helped others gain mastery in photography and web design as the author of multiple books, Including canon EOS 7D For Dummies and Digital Landscape Nature Photography for Dummies.