The Best of Teen and Senior Portrait Photography: Techniques and Images from the Pros (Masters Series)

The Best of Teen and Senior Portrait Photography: Techniques and Images from the Pros (Masters Series) Review

From yearbook advertisements, postcard mailings, and promotions to web site development and digital graduation announcements, every corner of the teen and senior portrait market is covered in this book of advice from the experts. The artistry of top senior portrait experts, including Fuzzy Duenkel, Jeff Smith, Ellie Vayo, Richard Pahl, Ralph Romaguera, and Deborah Lynn Ferro, reveals the artistic, photographic, and marketing techniques that have propelled them to the top of their field. Advice on posing, communication and expression during sessions, studio lighting, outdoor lighting, working with different client personalities, pricing, and proofing is provided.

Picasa for Seniors: Get Acquainted with Picasa: Free, Easy-to-Use Photo Editing Software (Computer Books for Seniors series)

Picasa for Seniors: Get Acquainted with Picasa: Free, Easy-to-Use Photo Editing Software (Computer Books for Seniors series) Review

Designed specifically for older adults, this guide provides the tools for managing, editing, and displaying digital photo collections using the free Picasa software. Screen illustrations and step-by-step instructions demonstrate the variety of options available such as enhancing colors, deleting "red eyes," cropping images, printing photos, creating slideshows, and sharing a photo album on the Internet. Securing a digital photo collection is critical, and this manual shows the simple way that Picasa burns backup image files to a CD or DVD. Some Picasa options require a high-speed internet connection, though the software will run the same way whether using a Windows Vista, Windows XP, or Windows 7 operating system.