Old Hollywood

One of my favorite things to do is watch old B&W movies, especially with my mom who also loves them. As such I was excited when I got Cinematic Portraits by Pete Wright which is all about creating the looks of classic Hollywood portraits. His images are pretty spot on authentic looking to the era. He does a great job of discussing all the aspects of achieving these types of images. He gives a little background into the original hollywood photographers and how they went about creating their timeless photographs. He then covers everything you need to know to start creating these types of images. Lighting, equipment, models, MUAHs, locations, props and post work are all covered in an easy to understand manner with plenty of photos along the way to inspire you. I'd recommend this book to any photographer who has loved this style but just wasn't quite sure where to begin.
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