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Saturday, March 17, 2012

Wedding Promotion

Wedding Promotion

Sweet Rose Floral Designer and Veedub (VW Occassion Hire) were holding a wedding promotion event in Bedford (UK) this weekend.

It was a little cold, overcast and damp. I took a few photos for them first thing this morning. Cropping close to avoid the clutter around their stand.




Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Forget Mugshots - Book Review


Forget Mugshots - David Duchemin

David, with this book, continues to enlighten and encourage photographers in the art of portraiture. In over 30 pages he covers 10 topics to help everyone improve their pictures.

His topics include relating to the subject, the moment, the lens, multiple frames, how to identify a genuine smile, eyes, light, backgrounds, positions and posing. Anecdotes are carefully chosen to not only be interesting but also to reinforce each point.

With each topic David describes how to approach and accomplish this point, some inspiring example images, example settings and a creative exercise. The book can be read again and again and with these exercises can be used as a practical teacher, reinforcing what you have just learned.

If you are already an accomplished portrait photographer you may not learn many new things although the book can still be an enjoyable read. Raw beginners will want to start with an easier book as here David assumes you already know how to use your camera. For everyone else I would be very surprised if this book did not earn its keep.

For less than the price of a typical monthly photographic magazine this book is amazing value for money. The e-book sells for $5