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Title: Face to Face: Rick Sammon's Complete Guide to Photographing People
ISBN: 059651574X
Author:
Rick Sammon
Publicate Date: 2008-05-28
Publish: 2008-05-28
List Price: $34.99
Average Customer Rating: 5.0
Format: Paperback
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1: Very Helpful
I found this book very helpful. It has great photos that illustrate his points, and it is easy to understand. The thing I would have found more helpful is if he had included more about where to take the exposure, etc., but I realize that is covered in another book..... I loved the book and will reread it many times. Very inspiring. Thank you, Mr. Sammon.
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2: A good introduction for beginners (not technical at all)
After reading Peterson's books (understanding exposure, beyond portraiture, understanding shutter speed, and more) this book feels not technical enough. It misses technical information that would be very useful to people who'd like to learn, such as f-number, shutter speed, distance from object, metering mode and method etc. Though this information did appear in a few pages, it was not available throughout the book.
Still, the pictures are very appealing and the author does explain how he took them. A lot of emphasis was put on the social side of potrait photography. How to approach, how to get friendly, how to share your pictures. Also, the artistic sides are covered, how to "direct" your model, how to give attention to details (background, framing, light, shadows, etc.). Some technical aspects are indeed mentioned and a few tricks on exposure and light metering and white balance. Also the last few lessons in the book are some photoshop "how-to"s.
I liked the book. I enjoyed the pictures, I did my best to learn the messages from the lessons and liked a lot the authors attitude and explanation way.
To get a good understanding of what lessons are expected in the book take a look at the table of contents. Lessons are titled by the main tip that they deliver.
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3: An excellent guide for any photography library
Rick Sammon is known for his travel and adventure photo guides, but FACE TO FACE offers something different: a focus on the art of making people pictures using a range of methods to capture subjects. These take the form of lessons contrasting different approaches to images and people, using Sammon's own subjects and methods as examples. It's an excellent guide for any photography library, particularly those specializing in portrait photography.
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4: wonderful book
Face to Face by Rick Sammon is one of my favorites books on portrait photography.
It's full with stunning pictures of people from many places around the world. The pictures alone are worth the price of the book.
But in addition to the great pictures, the text is also very informative and entertaining.
Part 2 is my favorite part of the book and full of useful stuff. For example, Rick explains why you should not place the subject in the center for most shots, or why shooting both horizontal and vertical is a good idea for most subjects.
I like the authors writing style. The book is easy to read and the text is a perfect fit for the beautiful images. It never gets boring or too technical. It's clear that the author knows and lovers what he is doing and this is reflecting in his images and his writing.
If you want to improve your photography, I highly recommend this book.
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5: Excellent Book
I really enjoyed reading this book. I've hear that if you've read other books by Rick Sammon, it's more of the same. I never have and I felt like this book has improved my photography knowlede. So if you've never read a Rick Sammon book, definetly buy this one.
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