Authoritative guide on portraiture, with a modern and vibrant approach. Includes tips on pre-shoot preparations and a guide to posing. Contains advice on setting up a small studio at home, choice of backgrounds and using artificial light.

Sarah Plater and Paul Wilkinson present a modern, fresh and vibrant approach to portraiture that aims to capture a moment in the lifestyle of the person or persons in the picture. This authoritative guide contains clear, concise and jargon-busting text that discusses the essential technical aspects of photography from choosing a camera and equipment to an appreciation of exposure, aperture, metering, shutter speed, depth of field and white balance settings, in addition to how natural light, colour and movement affect a photograph.