The best of portrait photography

In addition to the stunning portraits you’ll find throughout the book, I’ve also included technical information on lighting, posing, composition, and camera technique so you can better understand the work of these accomplished photographers. I also hope that these established principles, while constantly being reinterpreted, will continue to endure and flourish as they have in the past. While this book is no substitute for years of portrait photography experience, I hope you will learn from these masters how to create the best portrait photography possible—with style, artistry, technical excellence, and professionalism.
I have enlisted the help of some of the world’s best and most celebrated portrait photographers to illustrate this book. Most of the photographers in this book have been consistently honored by the nation’s two top professional organizations, the Professional Photographers of America (PPA) and the Wedding and Portrait Photographers International (WPPI). I am grateful to all of these great photographers for their contributions; without them, this book would not have been possible.