This unique book is a photographer's guide to the powerful medium
of the environmental portrait. It explores in lucid detail the many
"moving parts" of this imaging style, including the techniques and
creative processes that drive some of this genre's finest
contemporary practitioners. In Environmental Portraiture, author
Jim Cornfield puts his readers behind the viewfinder to help them
successfully master what he calls "the portrait photographer's most
high-powered tool." In a series of detailed tutorial chapters and
study models, Cornfield unpacks every practical aspect of the
environmental portrait scenario, including research, location
scouting, lighting interior and exterior environments, props and
wardrobe, lens selection, composition, color, and after-capture.
Along with this wealth of comprehensive nuts-and-bolts information,
the book probes the deep structure of environmental portraiture-the
blend of a sitter's backstory with the meaningful visual clues in
their surroundings. He introduces such concepts as "portraitcraft,"
"cognitive weight," and "the ideas and emotions quotient," among
the many dimensions of an environmental portrait that create
eye-opening revelations about the person in front of your lens. A
separate section of the book is devoted to a prestigious roster of
contemporary environmental portraitists, specifically recruited for
this book to explore in-depth selected samples from their diverse
portfolios. They bring with them a score of insights, tips and
fascinating anecdotes that demonstrate their individualized
approaches to this versatile branch of the photographer's craft.
Written for professionals, amateurs and serious students of
photography, this book is both a guide and inspiration to creating
powerful, communicative environmental portraiture.
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