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Front Matter

Focus On Photographing People

The Focus On Series

Photography is all about the end resultyour photo. The Focus On series offers books with essential information so you can get the best photos without spending thousands of hours learning techniques or software skills. Each book focuses on a specific area of knowledge within photography, cutting through the often confusing waffle of photographic jargon to focus solely on showing you what you need to do to capture beautiful and dynamic shots every time you pick up your camera.

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Focus On Photographing People

Haje Jan Kamps

AMSTERDAM BOSTON HEIDELBERG LONDON NEW YORK OXFORD PARIS SAN DIEGO SAN FRANCISCO SINGAPORE SYDNEY TOKYO

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2011 Haje Jan Kamps. Published by Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Kamps, Haje Jan.

Focus on photographing people / Haje Jan Kamps.

p. cm.

ISBN 978-0-240-81469-8

1. Portrait photography. I. Title.

TR575.K26 2011

778.9'2dc22

2010045036

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A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

ISBN: 978-0-240-81469-8

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Dedication

For Ziah. Here's to many miles still to go.

About the Author

Haje Jan Kamps lives in London, where he writes books and blogs about photography, takes photos, and rides his motorcycle.

Acknowledgments

I would like to thank Stacey Walker at Focal Press for all her invaluable advice in writing this book. Also, this title wouldn't have been as good as it is without the eagle-eyed technical editing of Roberta Fineberg and Scott Ghiocel.

Introduction

You don't need professional equipment to get good portraits. The secret behind this shot is simple: lots of natural light spilling through the windows.

Key Points in This Chapter

Photographing people is challenging but incredibly rewarding. It doesn't matter if you choose to photograph complete strangers or your very best friends: There is something intrinsically intimate and exciting about photos of people.

In this chapter, we will explore what it means to photograph someone, along with why and how you can get better photos. If you're keen to improve your portraiture right away, turn to the end of the chapter, where I'll share my top six tips for better photos.

The day I was born , my father took one look at me, and walked to the nearest camera shop. He bought his first SLR cameraa Canon A1and a couple of lenses. I still have that camera, and it serves as my reminder of why photography is so important.

To me, photography is very closely linked with people. Don't get me wrong, I love taking photos of landscapes, and I have been known to take the occasional still life and macro photo in my time. Nonetheless, for me, photography really comes alive when I'm taking photos of people, be it in a formal setting (like studio portraiture or wedding photos), a bit more relaxed (impromptu photo sessions with friends), or even if I'm sneaking around taking photos of complete strangers when I'm abroad somewhere.

People are ever-changing. We are all expressive, creative human beings in one way or another. Capturing the essence of a person can be a challenge, but it is incredibly rewarding to photograph someone and see a particular aspect of his or her personality shine through.

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