The Best of Family Portrait Photography: Professional Techniques and Images

Artwork from 30 of the industry's top photographers is used to highlight both clear-cut shooting strategies and colorful, cutting-edge approaches to family portraiture in this handbook intended for idea gathering and inspiration. Advice on focal length, perspective, and maximizing the potential of digital equipment highlights the technical aspects of family portraiture while group posing strategies demonstrate how best to flatter each subject and convey a sense of family unity.
 

A History of Portraiture

Topics covered:
Chapter 1 What Is a Portrait?
Chapter 2 The Functions of Portraiture
Chapter 3 Power and Status
Chapter 4 Group Portraiture
Chapter 5 The Stages of Life
Chapter 6 Gender and Portraiture
Chapter 7 Self-portraiture
Chapter 8 Portraiture and Modernism
Chapter 9 Identities