52 Assignments: Portrait Photography - by Bryan Lloyd-Duckett (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Take your photography to the next level with 52 Assignments' latest series addition, Portrait Photography. This book is a mission brief, a portfolio of photographic workshops, a personalized journal and an inspirational guide to putting the creativity back into your craft.

It is filled with a year's worth of weekly commissions and concepts for conceiving and composing powerful and dynamic portrait photographs.

Full of technical advice and professional tips, the book includes space for you to add your own notes, lists and tech specs, allowing you to create a unique journal to record the journey you have made with your imagination. Complete the assignments weekly over a year, or dip in every time you need to bring a new concept or creative approach to your portrait photography.

Assignments in the book include:

• City limits
• The young ones
• Street life
• Pop art
• The great outdoors
• The high life

From children's portraits, business headshots and street portraits to selfies, abstract shots and fashion portraits, this book guides readers to learn something new or try something innovative with their existing skills within portrait photography's dynamic and characterful world.

About the Author

Brian Lloyd Duckett is the principal course tutor at Streetsnappers, a specialist firm that offers street photography workshops and tutorials in London and cities across Europe. A highly successful commercial and editorial photographer, Brian teaches as a visiting lecturer on photography degree courses. He has worked for many leading newspapers and commercial organisations, but his hobby and passion is street photography. He is the author of several titles from Ammonite Press, Mastering Street Photography, 52 Assignments: Street Photography, 52 Assignments: Black & White Photography and Street Photography Workshop.