Professional Natural Light Portrait Photography: A Guide to Photographing People Outdoors

“Professional Natural Light Portrait Photography” will help show amateur and advanced-amateur photographers the techniques professionals use to produce beautiful natural light portraits using natural light only, or with the addition of light modifiers or flash. Tips on purchasing gear for those on a budget are also included. The information in this book comes from over 20 years of experience photographing families, seniors, children, babies, and weddings. The book is loaded with practical tips and techniques related to lighting, posing, and business to help take your natural light portrait images and your portrait photography business to the next level.

The main topics covered in “Professional Natural Light Portrait Photography” are:

• Beautiful Light- “Seeing the Light”


• Lighting Difficulties- “Using light modifiers and flash”


• Accurate Exposure- “How to get it and why it is important”


• Simple Posing- “Easy, relaxed posing”


• Style- “Creating your own look”

Included within these topics is information on: Quality of light; Seeing the light; Light Patterns; Color Temperature; RAW vs. JPEG; Using light modifiers- reflectors, scrims (translucent panels), gobos; Using on and off-camera flash; Group posing; Getting Facial Expression; Outdoor Backgrounds; Clothing Choices; and much more!