| Description |
1 online resource (360 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Introduction: The Intention of the Engagement Session; Photographing Love; Chapter 1: Building Your Portfolio and Educating Clients; Getting Started; Show to Sell; Test Shoots; The Initial Meeting/Booking the Session; Integrating Engagement Sessions into Your Wedding Packages; Preparing Your Couple for the Shoot; Be Genuine; Chapter 2: Choosing Your Equipment; Choosing a Camera; Choosing Your Equipment; Digital vs. Film; Lenses; Stephanie's Camera Bag; Chapter 3: On Lighting; Searching for Soft Natural Light |
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Ideal Lighting ScenariosTypes of Light; Using Your Surroundings as Improvised Tools; Capturing Light, Digitally and on Film; Chapter 4: Scouting and Location Selection; Inspire Yourself, Inspire Your Clients; Research, Pre-Planning, and Exploration; Lifestyle Shoots; What to Look for in a Location; On Permits; Travel Fees; Finding Beauty Everywhere; Chapter 5: The Art of Directing and Creating Flow; The Approach; Your Vision; Find the Connection; Setting the Mood through Tone and Language; Phrasing; Postures and Flow; Angles; Be Yourself; Chapter 6: Composition and Color |
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Balance and Rule of ThirdsLines and Symmetry; Mix it Up; The Role of Film, Digital, and Different Lenses in Composition; A Note on Film and Digital Composition; Color Coordination and Palettes; Styles; Chapter 7: Current Trends in Engagement Photography; Bridal Blogs and Social Media; Props, Then and Now; Natural Styling and Other Emerging Trends; Chapter 8: Wardrobe and Styling; Using Props; Storyboarding Your Session; Mood Boards; Sources and Inspiration; Wardrobe and Styling; Chapter 9: Workflow and Post-Processing; Back it Up; Post-Processing; Stephanie's Process for Digital Capture |
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Stephanie's Process for Film CaptureFilm; Digital; Retouching; Outsourcing; Proofing; Chapter 10: Branding and Online Presence; Branding; Online Presence; Networking; Social Media; On Publications; Getting Featured; Brand Clarity in a Changing Industry; Index |
| Summary |
Love is less confined than ever, as is our desire to capture it. Engagement photography has become an essential and valuable component of wedding photography for both your clients and your photography business. Successfully booking romantic portrait sessions and providing your couples with creative, playful, and beautiful images can mean a lasting -and lucrative- relationship. Award winning photographer Stephanie Williams shares her approach to engagement photography, including her thoughts on the psychology of shooting and directing couples, current industry trends, and the use of bl |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Wedding photography.
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Portrait photography.
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Couples -- Portraits
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Betrothal.
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commercial portraiture.
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studio portraits.
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PHOTOGRAPHY -- General.
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Betrothal
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Couples
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Portrait photography
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Wedding photography
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| Genre/Form |
Portraits
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Vidanovic, Christen.
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| ISBN |
9781134100590 |
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1134100590 |
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