Spotlighting a unique service that provides a competitive edge to any
professional photographer, this thorough handbook teaches all of the
essential skills for creating glamorous portraits. Stressing the
importance of facilitating a stronger, healthier sense of
self-admiration, tips are provided for emphasizing the subject's
desirable features and downplaying perceived flaws. Offering
breakthrough techniques for applying highlight and shadow, corrective
posing, camera tricks, and digital enhancements, this superbly
illustrated guide also provides 17 makeover sample sessions. Each case
documents an untouched starting photo and analyzes desired goals,
followed by detailed discussions and step-by-step demonstrations of the
varied techniques used for addressing problem areas and creating a
masterful image, including an array of Photoshop(R) time-saving tips and
shortcuts. Each final portrait is coupled with a statement from the
subject--a touching testimony on the positive personal effects of their
session.