Children's Portrait Photography Handbook: Techniques for Digital Photographers

Packed with practical techniques that both inform and inspire, this professional guidebook to photographing children of all ages--from infants to teenagers--presents new strategies to maximize client cooperation and ensure smooth sessions. The entire child-based photographic process is addressed, including proper equipment selection, physical and behavioral controls for young subjects, working with black-and-white exposures, and using light to capture fast-moving subjects. Updated to include new software techniques--such as PhotoShop CS4--newly released hardware, and innovations in marketing and social networking, this collection of essential guidance and stunning images helps any photographer capture extraordinary, memorable portraits of children.