Beyond Portraiture: Creative People Photography

Great portraits go beyond a mere record of a face. They reveal one of the millions of intimate human moments that make up a life. In Beyond Portraiture, renowned photographer Bryan Peterson shows how to spot those “ah-ha!” moments and capture them forever. A teary child...old people laughing together...a smiling girl with big, big hair. Everyone remember pictures like these, usually taken by a mother, a father, a friend holding a camera, forever preserving small yet revealing vignettes of our personal histories. But we always relied on pure luck and chance to catch those moments. Peterson’s approach explains what makes a photo memorable, how to spot the universal themes that everyone can identify with, and how to use lighting, setting, and exposure to reveal the wonder and the joy of everyday moments. Beyond Portraiture makes it easy to create indelible memories with light and shadow.

• Understanding Flash Photography: How to Shoot Great Photographs Using Electronic Flash
• Understanding Shutter Speed: Creative Action and Low-Light Photography Beyond 1/125 Second
• Bryan Peterson's Exposure Solutions: The Most Common Photography Problems and How to Solve Them
• Understanding Close-Up Photography: Creative Close Encounters with Or Without a Macro Lens
• Understanding Exposure, Fourth Edition: How to Shoot Great Photographs with Any Camera
• Learning to See Creatively, Third Edition: Design, Color, and Composition in Photography
• Bryan Peterson's Understanding Composition Field Guide: How to See and Photograph Images with Impact
• Understanding Color in Photography: Using Color, Composition, and Exposure to Create Vivid Photos
• Bryan Peterson's Understanding Photography Field Guide: How to Shoot Great Photographs with Any Camera
• The Photographer's Guide to Posing: Techniques to Flatter Everyone