This book provides five hundred images from the industry's most heralded photographers, presenting you with a visual reference that you can consult prior to each portrait session to find a suitable pose. You can also review the collection of portraits with a client to gauge their interest in particular posing styles. Because this book is organized into posing categories(e.g., head and shoulders, waist up, three-quarter, and full length), photographers can easily zero in on a posing style that suits the subject and the portrait concept.

Posing is one of the most important tools used by professional photographers to optimize the appearance of their subjects. Unfortunately, at weddings—where time is typically tight and couples don't want lenghtly photo sessions to distract them from time with their guests—there's often little opportunity to meticulously craft the best pose for each individual.

As Bill Hurter shows in this book, this means that photographers need to adopt a new approach to idealizing their wedding subjects. Through inventive staging, subtle direction, and careful observation, Hurter reveals how the skilled photographer, armed with a solid understanding of the traditional principles of posing, can create stunning images. With these techniques, you'll make everyone look their best—and capture more of the emotion and energy of the wedding day.

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Kevin Kubota's Digital Photographer's Bootcamp workshops are a major hit with professional photographers, consistently selling out across the United States. Now, Kubota brings his no-nonsense approach to digital photography to a dazzling new book. This intensive volume is designed to give professional photographers of all digital skill levels a veritable "big picture" of the working digital studio. It takes you from start to finish—from setting up the camera, to taking the images, to organizing them, to enhancing, and finally to printing and presenting them. Step-by-step instructions and ample screen shots ensure that each procedure is easy to follow.