[PDF,EPUB] People Pictures ~ 30 Exercises for Creating Authentic Photographs - Chris Orwig

Bestselling author/photographer Chris Orwig offers 30 photographic exercises to renew your passion for capturing the people in your world. This is not a traditional portrait photography book. The goal isn’t flattery, but connection and depth. Whether you are a student, busy parent, or seasoned pro photographer, these exercises provide an accessible framework for exploration and growth.

With titles like: Be Quiet, Turn the Camera Around, and the Fabric of Family, each of the 30 exercises encourages you to have fun and experiment at your own pace. With step-by-step instructions and using natural light, you will explore everything from street, lifestyle, candid, and environmental shots. The projects are small artistic endeavors meant to change how you see and the pictures that you make. All that’s required is a camera, an intrepid attitude, curiosity, and some imagination.

REVIEWS

So there's all kinds of reviews here that express disappointment that a book titled "30 Exercises" is chock full of "exercises". Crazy. Don't be fooled by these passive-aggressive reviews. This book is a gem.

As for my experience with the book it is *exactly* what I wanted. The chapters are short, concise and pointed. And you can accomplish them, in any order, if you simply try. There's no need to buy new lighting, no need for a new lens, no need to study rules of composition, no need to rent a studio, .... Just Go and Do It. Take some photos. Think about the essence of people. Look into their eyes - there's depth in there. Wait for it, Click. Chat it up. Wait a second, Click. How wonderful.

Not happy with your lighting? Go to a window. Find a garage. It's basic stuff, but it's organized for you to learn. Practice the right way and it'll all come together when it matters most to you, like on Christmas morning, or when you're enjoying a brew on the front porch with some buds. These exercises teach you to see that moment and capture it.

My favorite exercise is the one focused on developing your style. It's purely a white-paper and pen exercise, too, but taking the time to really think about what I wanted to capture makes so much difference. Just to share, my vision for people photographs is that they catch a moment of fullness and expectation, just like that split-second when the head of your brew crests the top of the mug. Cheers!
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"People Pictures" by Chris Orwig is an amazing book. The premise is a set of 30 exercises in portrait photography. What we get is much, much more. There are 30 chapters, each with several exercises, and an Introduction, that together will broaden the way a photographer sees, change the way the photographer interacts with his/her subject, change the mindset of the photographer as he/she approaches taking a portrait.

The exercises are basic, simple, and the results will astound even the most experienced of photographers. The illustrations are well done, and fitting for the topics.

The Introduction by David duChemin is a gem in itself, well worth the price of the book. David duChemin manages to catch the core of what Chris Orwig is saying in the remaining 200 pages. Together the introduction, tightly worded philosophy, and the book, exercises to improve the mind and eye of the photographer, make a mind / experience expanding book to enable the photographer to take better People Pictures.

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https://www.amazon.com/People-Pictures-Exercises-Authentic-Photographs/dp/0321774973

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