The Portrait Photographer’s Manual

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The Portrait Photographer’s Manual

The Portrait Photographer’s Manual will give you a comprehensive introduction to the styles and techniques of portrait photography.

Through simple projects on subjects such as ‘Making Self-Portraits’ and ‘Capturing Personal Moments’ as well as captivating profiles of twenty internationally acclaimed photographers, Cian Oba-Smith and Max Ferguson give you a visual tour of the medium. Perfect for the aspiring portrait photographer.

The book features projects to help experiment and develop your technique. Also includes inspirational profiles of leading photographers from around the world. So, you get a complete overview of the most exciting, continually evolving form of photography.

Cian Oba-Smith

Cian Oba-Smith is a practising photographer, and also guest lectures regularly at universities and art institutions around the United Kingdom. His work has appeared in many publications, including the Financial Times Weekend Magazine, the Guardian, the British Journal of Photography, TIME magazine, The Fader, Le Monde, Port Magazine, Dazed & Confused and The New Yorker, among others.

Max Ferguson

Max Ferguson is a photographer, writer, photo editor and educator. He has worked at Port Magazine and the Financial Times Weekend Magazine, and now works at Granta.

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