- This practical guide is a complete start-to-finish approach to integrating everything from posing models to shooting and retouching candid scenes
- Keeping in mind that achieving accurate skin tones is one of the most challenging tasks in digital photography, professional photographer Lee Varis covers a range of skin: women and men, young and old, various skin tones, studio and outdoor photography, and tattoos
- Step-by-step tutorials, as well as before-and-after illustrations, demonstrate various techniques for topics such as digital-specific lighting challenges and what can and cannot be done in post-process
- The CD-ROM contains sample image files to use while following the tutorials, plus equipment recommendations and technical reference materials that enhance and reinforce the instruction
- Keeping in mind that achieving accurate skin tones is one of the most challenging tasks in digital photography, professional photographer Lee Varis covers a range of skin: women and men, young and old, various skin tones, studio and outdoor photography, and tattoos
- Step-by-step tutorials, as well as before-and-after illustrations, demonstrate various techniques for topics such as digital-specific lighting challenges and what can and cannot be done in post-process
- The CD-ROM contains sample image files to use while following the tutorials, plus equipment recommendations and technical reference materials that enhance and reinforce the instruction
"A Hollywood photoillustrator with 30 years of experience, Varis has been published in National Geographic, Newsweek, and Fortune magazines. Far from a manual on fashion or nude photography, this is a comprehensive tutorial on how to photograph all types of people: young, old, and dozens of ethnic varieties. Varis supplements the book with a CD of numerous before-and-after sample image files and technical reference materials. He begins with a discussion of the right hardware and software and how to configure them, then teaches digital color management and lighting techniques as they apply to portraiture. He also provides in-depth chapters on retouching and special effects, including such techniques as skin smoothing, beauty retouching, screen diffusion, and depth of field effects. Highly recommended for serious students." (Library Journal, March 15, 2007)