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So you want to photograph America's Next Top Model (continued)
Three actual portfolios are included to help photographers conceptualize, sculpt, and refine their own portfolios to maximize their client's reach in the industry. Photographers learn why particular images were chosen for opening and closing shots, how to arrange the interior images, and what constitutes an appealing design.
Featuring information on working with women men and children this book will help new and experienced models and photographers alike in getting the results they desire.
Connected Photographer's evaluation
This is a useful hands-on book. We like the Amherst Media approach to photo books. They provide a very tangible guide for the topics they cover. Again, they're a bit expensive, but we think that if you're planning on doing any photography for money, they are also quite worth the cost.
Professional Model Portfolios: A Step-by-Step Guide for Photographers by Billy Pegram, published by Amherst Media Inc., is 128 pages and has a retail price of $34.95. We give Professional Model Portfolios: A Step-by-Step Guide for Photographers a rating of 4 out of 5.
OUR RATING: 4 of 5
A Digital Photographer's Guide to Model Releases
 Scenario: You're at your kid's soccer match at school and you're taking pictures. Being the photo buff that you are you get everything: kids scoring goals parents screaming from the sidelines the popcorn vendor and fans in the stands.
Later you show the pictures to some of the people and find that some want to buy a print for themselves. This becomes a popular event and over time your reputation grows. The local newspaper gets wind of your talent and wants to license a few photos so it can put some in the paper for an article on the school's sports curriculum. Perhaps some shots are so good that the local gift shop wants to sell enlargements of the shot you took of the winning goal at the state championships.
All goes well until someone tells you that you can't do any of these things unless the people in the photos sign a "release" allowing you to use their pictures.
This and other virtually identical scenarios illustrate a most common situation in which a photographer has to decide whether he needs a release from the people he is photographing. Whether it's a school game a music concert an amusement park or a professional-league game the circumstances may vary but it's all about the same thing: What are people's rights concerning their own likenesses and what are the rights of the photographer to use those photos?
This book takes readers through the decisions and business opportunities that are affected by photographing people and model releases.
Connected Photographer's evaluation
This is an important topic and well worth the read. Intellectual property rights are more and more "top-of-mind" and you should know what you're doing when it comes to publishing other peoples' likenesses.
A Digital Photographer's Guide to Model Releases by Dan Heller, published by Wiley, is 288 pages and has a retail price of $29.99. We give A Digital Photographer's Guide to Model Releases a rating of 4 out of 5.
OUR RATING: 4 of 5
Mike McHugh is Australia's Premier Photoshop & InDesign Trainer and co-author of the new How to Wow InDesign book. As a Certified Adobe Expert and Certified Training Provider, Mike has been partnering with Adobe for almost three years. Mike is often called upon by Adobe Systems to speak at functions and provide support for Adobe customers. Wayne Rankin is the recipient of many awards, both in print and new media, and has been published in many Australian and international publications. Wayne co-founded the Australian Graphic Design Association {AGDA) in 1988, and served as National and Victorian president for four years. He is also a member of the National School of Design's Advisory Committee at Swinburne University of Technology. For more information visit http://www.software-cinema.com.
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