The face is the most important part of any portrait—but there are over seven billion unique faces on this planet and no single approach that will flatter every one of them. In this book, acclaimed photo-educator Jeff Smith shows you how to rise to the challenge. Step-by-step lessons show you how to customize every aspect of the portrait to emphasize your client’s best features through careful posing and conscious placement of each light source. Simple fixes are also included to disguise common issues like double chins, larger noses, protruding ears, and uneven eyes—along with tips for slimming the face, enhancing symmetry, and de-emphasizing signs of aging. Before and after images are provided throughout, making it easy to master each skill and begin creating portraits that practically sell themselves.

Jeff Smith is an award-winning portrait photographer and the author of Corrective Lighting, Posing, and Retouching for Digital Portrait Photographers; Outdoor and Location Portrait Photography, Step-by-Step Posing for Portrait Photography and many more. He lives in Fresno, California.

Lighting the Face TOC
1.Introduction
A Custom Approach
The Eyes
Two Important Rules
1-Even Problems Are Part of the Person
2-Sales Are Tied to Self-Image
Why the Rules Matter
About This Book
2.Beware of the Word Easy
3. Analyzing the Face
Salability
Facial Size
Lighting Styles
4. Highlights, Shadows, and the Tones in Between
Canvas Tones
5. Metering, Testing and Training your Eyes
Placing the Main Light Source
Reflectors-Determining the Correct Amount of Fill
Camera Sight
6. Good Lighting is in the Eyes
Different Sized Eyes
Indoor
Outdoor
7. Studio Lighting
Studio Equipment
-Fill/Reflector
Metering
Accent/Hair Light
Traditional Light
Feathering
Shadowing
Attachments
8. Lighting on Locations- Indoors
Windows and Doors
Studio Flash
Illuminating the Background
Balance Between Ambient and Artificial Light
Dragging the Shutter
Interior Location Shoot
-Equipment
-Choosing the Right Setting
- Clients Clothing
-Pricing Add On’s
-Don’t Overshoot
- Posing
9. Lighting on Location- Outdoors
Sweet Light
Seeing the Light
Flash Outdoors is a Guessing Game
Simple Lighting System
Use an Assistant
Feathering
Positioning the Sun


10. A Few More Suggestions
Lining Up the Shot
Conclusion- Giving Life to a Piece of Paper