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"In this book, Jake Durham teaches readers how to use their smartphone--and a cache of tried-and-true photographic techniques to create flattering portraits of friends, family, and even paying clients. The author provides strategies for finding flattering natural lighting, adding flash, posing, coaxing expressions, and more"--
List of contents
About the Author 5
Introduction 6
1. Get Close! 10
2. iPhone Portraits 12
Limitations 13
3. The Basics 15
The Image Sensor 16
Focal Length 16
ISO 16
The Shutter 17
Aperture 18
Depth of Field 19
Exposure 20
Composition 21
Formats 21
4. About Light 26
Ambient Light 26
Natural Light 27
Artificial Light 27
Keep it Soft 27
Found and Reflected Light 28
Constant Lighting 28
Speedlights (Flashes) and Strobes 29
Key, Front, Back, Fill, Side
& Accent Lighting 29
Lighting Styles 31
Open the Shadows 31
White Balance 32
5. It’s All About the Apps 34
The Native Camera App 34
Third-Party Apps 34
Choosing the Right Apps 38
Editing 38
6. People 40
Light Placement
& Camera Settings 41
Keeping It Natural 41
Highlighting Their Style 44
Style Can Be Identified
with a Profession 49
7. The Teenage Years 50
Light Placement
& Camera Settings 50
Teenage Boys 50
Teenage Girls 55
Together 56
In the Studio 58
8. Family Sessions 59
Light Placement
& Camera Settings 60
The Family and Its
Natural Environment 60
9. Couples 68
Light Placement
& Camera Settings 68
Separating Them from the
Rest of the Family 69
A Hot Summer of Love 70
10. Cultural Diversity 74
Light Placement
& Camera Settings 75
This is Native America 75
Go Pokes! 80
Rooted in Tradition 85
11. Guys 90
Light Placement
& Camera Settings 90
Shoot What Looks Good
& Suits Them 91
The Vertically Blessed 93
This Is Me 94
12. The Senior Portrait 98
Light Placement
& Camera Settings 99
Is That Really What You
Are Wearing? 99
13. Black & White 106
Light Placement
& Camera Settings 107
Make It Interesting 107
Light Is Critical 115
14. The Selfie 116
Light Placement
& Camera Settings 117
Please, Anywhere But
the Bathroom! 117
15. Accessories 120
Lenses 120
External Lighting 121
16. Develop Your Style 123
Who Are You? 123
Print It! 124
Learn to Change 124
Index 126
About the author
Jake Durham has had photographic works featured by the Professional Photographers of America,
Oklahoma Today Magazine, and other local publications. He works as a university professor and spends his free time teaching and sharing his passion for photography. He is studying to obtain a Certified Professional Photographer accreditation. Jake currently resides in Konawa, Oklahoma.
