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The Creative Portrait

A Photographer's Guide to Innovative Lighting and Camera Techniques

Nick Fancher

Go beyond the photographic conventions, break the rules, and create compelling portraits.While the ability to create a conventional, traditional portrait is a must-have skill for any photographer of people, it can often yield a fairly predictable result: a straightforward likeness of the subject, created with a flattering lens in...
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Go beyond the photographic conventions, break the rules, and create compelling portraits.

While the ability to create a conventional, traditional portrait is a must-have skill for any photographer of people, it can often yield a fairly predictable result: a straightforward likeness of the subject, created with a flattering lens in flattering light with a flattering composition. The subject may be pleased with the results, but it’s not a very interesting photograph. And in the constant, endless stream of images we consume daily, the portrait is likely forgotten as quickly as it appeared.

A truly creative portrait comes from the two-sided exchange between the subject and the photographer, with both parties working together to create an image that goes beyond the simple representation of the subject. The end result is not an image that simply breaks the rules—it’s an engaging photograph that both captures the essence of the subject and compels the viewer to stop and take notice.

In The Creative Portrait, photographer and author Nick Fancher walks you through a plethora of ideas and techniques for making such creative work. Known for imagery that is bold, colorful, expressive, and widely varied, Nick has built a career by going against the grain. The result has been a consistent output of innovative and striking photographs.

In this book, Nick will help you go beyond the conventional approach and explore the endless possibilities that come with intentionally breaking the rules. He’ll teach you all about:

•The gear he uses, and his overall approach to shooting

•Why it’s so important to practice photographing paper, plastic, and plants

•Multiple long exposure techniques for creating unique and expressive images

•Blocking, directing, and concentrating light with cookies, flags, gobos, and snoots

•Shooting through glass for numerous creative effects

•How he employs smoke, mirrors, and projectors in his work

•And much more

Throughout the book, Nick includes behind-the-scenes photos and diagrams of his shoots, as well as Lightroom post-processing techniques so you can follow along. He also includes over a dozen creative prompts to actively push you to go beyond your own comfort zone in your photography in order to create compelling portraiture.

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Product ID: 2599087 SKU: 1240 Categories: forthcoming, Photography

BOOK AUTHOR	Nick Fancher
PAGE COUNT	240 pages
TRIM SIZE	7 x 9in
COVER	Soft Cover- without flaps
ISBN	9781681987392
PUBLISH DATE	09/2027

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Chapter 1: Gear
Chapter 2: Getting Creative
Chapter 3: The Five Ps
Chapter 4: Put It on the Glass, Part 1: Shoot Through or Below
Chapter 5: Long Exposures, Part 1: Moving Sky
Chapter 6: Cookies, Flags, and Gobos
Chapter 7: Be Snooty
Chapter 8: Color Theory Crash Course
Chapter 9: The Color of Ambient Light
Chapter 10: Put It on the Glass, Part 2: Coconut Oil
Chapter 11: Long Exposures, Part 2: Moving Subject
Chapter 12: Alternative Lenses
Chapter 13: Smoke
Chapter 14: Mirrors
Chapter 15: Mylar
Chapter 16: Put It on the Glass, Part 3: Water Drops
Chapter 17: Long Exposures, Part 3: Moving Camera
Chapter 18: Multiple Exposures
Chapter 19: Hardware Store Inspiration
Chapter 20: Projectors
Chapter 21: Prismatic Window Film
Chapter 22: Put It on the Glass, Part 4: Honey
Chapter 23: Long Exposures, Part 4: Moving Light
Chapter 24: Remote Photo Shoots

The Creative Portrait

A Photographer's Guide to Innovative Lighting and Camera Techniques

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