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What is the gold standard book for portrait photography? (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by wondrousdeniz@alien.top to c/photography@viewfinder.pro

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Hey all!

I will be doing a presentation on portraits for my university photography club soon. I thought I would read up on a book in preperation, perhaps written by a famous portrait photographer like Yousuf Karsh or Annie Leibovitz, but I'm having trouble finding what I'm looking for.

Any recommendations? Thanks!

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[–] Jon_J_@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Can't go wrong with Avedons "Performance" book

[–] EastCoastGnar@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

If you can find a copy of the Gregory Heisler book, I really enjoyed it. It's not so much about apertures and f-stops but about how he approaches specific subjects. Looks like it's actually only $5 on Kindle right now, so if you have an iPad, that might be a great pickup. It's called Gregory Heisler: 50 Portraits: Stories and Techniques from a Photographer's Photographer