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Jeff Smith’s

SENIOR PORTRAIT

PHOTOGRAPHY HANDBOOK

A Guide for Professional

Digital Photographers

Amherst Media ®

PUBLISHER OF PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKS

Published by:

Amherst Media, Inc.

P.O. Box 586

Buffalo, N.Y. 14226

Fax: 716-874-4508

www.AmherstMedia.com

Publisher: Craig Alesse

Senior Editor/Production Manager: Michelle Perkins

Assistant Editor: Barbara A. Lynch-Johnt

Editorial Assistance from: Sally Jarzab, John S. Loder, Carey Anne Maines

ISBN-13: 978-1-58428-267-9

Library of Congress Control Number: 209903893

Printed in Korea.

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No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical,

photocopied, recorded or otherwise, without prior written consent from the publisher.

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.

Table of Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

It’s a Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Being a Professional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

About This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Style Starts with Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Factors You Can’t Change (Much) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Your Subject’s Appearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

The Clothing They Brought to the Session . . . . .29

The Makeup They Normally Wear . . . . . . . . . . . .31

1. The Senior Portrait Market . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Teenagers as Your Demographic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

First and Foremost, Teens are Kids . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Regional Variations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Contracted vs. Non-Contracted . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Live with the Reality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

The Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

2. Creating the Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Great Portraits Aren’t Enough . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Build the Emotion, Build the Investment . . . . . . . . .17

Keep It Moving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Break the Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Viewing the Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

The Advantages of Selling Immediately

After the Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

The Excuses You’ll Hear for Not Doing It . . . . . .19

Simplify the Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Don’t Overdo It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

3. Design and Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Creating Lasting Appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Expression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Final Thoughts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

4. Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

It’s Not That Complicated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

The Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Auxiliary Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Fill Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Main Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Softening the Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Light Modifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Feathering the Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Testing Your Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Prepare for the Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Testing the Main Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Testing the Fill Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Allow for Different Situations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Make Prints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Evaluate the Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Developing Your Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

An Additional Reflector/Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Butterfly Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Ring Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Spotlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Diamond Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Parabolics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Background Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Final Thoughts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Using Your Creative Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

The Studio Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

The Outdoor Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Posing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

5. Posing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Care Enough to Do It Right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Sensitively Identify Any Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Posing Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Types of Poses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

A Direction for the Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

The Style Breakdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Posing Fundamentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

The Face . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

The Neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

The Shoulders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

The Arms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

The Hands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

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