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2nd Edition

Children ’ s Portrait

PHOTOGRAPHY HANDBOOK

Techniques for Digital Photographers

Bill Hurter

Amherst Media ®

PUBLISHER OF PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKS

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Bill Hurter started out in photography in 1972 in Washington, DC, where he was a news photographer. He even covered the

political scene—including the Watergate hearings. After graduating with a BA in literature from American University in 1972,

he completed training at the Brooks Institute of Photography in 1975. Going on to work at Petersen’s PhotoGraphic magazine,

he held practically every job except art director. He has been the owner of his own creative agency, shot stock, and worked

assignments (including a year or so with the L.A. Dodgers). He has been directly involved in photography for the last thirty

years and has seen the revolution in technology. In 1988, Bill was awarded an honorary Masters of Science degree from the

Brooks Institute. In 2007 he was awarded an honorary Masters of Fine Arts degree from Brooks. He is also a member of

Brooks’ board of trustees. He has written more than thirty instructional books for professional photographers and is currently

the editor of Rangefinder and AfterCapture magazines.

Front cover photograph by Ruzz.

Back cover photograph by Nichole Van Valkenburgh.

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ISBN-13: 978-1-58428-996-8

Library of Congress Control Number: 2009911200

Printed in Korea.

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Notice of Disclaimer: The information contained in this book is based on the author’s experience and opinions. The author

and publisher will not be held liable for the use or misuse of the information in this book.

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TABLEOFCONTENTS

INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

The Challenges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

The Rewards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

1. CAMERA TECHNIQUE . . . . . . . . . . .12

Lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

The Normal Lens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

The Short Telephoto . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Longer Telephotos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Focusing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Focal Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Autofocus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Image Stabilization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Aperture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Depth of Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Shooting Aperture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Optimum Aperture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Shutter Speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Outdoors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Handholding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Moving Subjects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

SIDEBAR: THE POPULARITY OF

FAST ZOOM LENSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

With Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

2. DIGITAL CONSIDERATIONS . . . . . .22

LCD Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Camera Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

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ISO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

SIDEBAR: WALLACE EXPODISC . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Black & White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Color Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

SIDEBAR: MORE ON COLOR SPACE . . . . . . . . .26

Exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Latitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Evaluating Exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Metering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Reflectance Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

SIDEBAR: THE TEAM APPROACH . . . . . . . . . . .29

Incident Light Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Incident Flashmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Spotmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

File Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

JPEG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

RAW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Metadata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Reformat Your Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Retouching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

3. STUDIO LIGHTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Three Dimensions and Roundness . . . . .36

Quality of Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Size of the Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Distance to Subject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Diffused vs. Undiffused Light . . . . . . .37

Light Positions and Functions . . . . . . . .39

Main Light and Fill Light . . . . . . . . . .39

SIDEBAR: TIMING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Hair Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Background Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Kicker Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Lighting Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Broad vs. Short Lighting . . . . . . . . . . .40

The Basic Lighting Patterns . . . . . . . .42

Catchlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Lighting Ratios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Calculating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

SIDEBAR: FEATHERING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Ratios for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Some Favorite Setups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Large Softboxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Softbox and Silver Reflector . . . . . . . .46

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