This indispensible guide contains everything you need to know about posing, eliciting expressions, creating dynamic compositions, utilizing traditional lighting setups, and more. You?ll learn how to best pose and light children and compose family portraits; how to create poses that flatter your clients, and how to utilize compositional forms that keep viewers locked in to your image. Filled with practical, hard-won advice, the portfolio section of the book offers an inside look at the working habits, styles, and strategies of industry pros.