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# 4.6/5 star rating 217+ expert reviews Comprehensive portrait techniques Portrait Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots

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## Summary

> 📸 Elevate your portraits, capture your story like a pro!

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## Key Features

- • **Trusted by Thousands:** Join a community of 217+ reviewers who rate it 4.6 stars on average.
- • **Master the Art of Portraits:** Step up from snapshots to professional-quality shots with clear, actionable guidance.
- • **Portable Photography Mentor:** A go-to resource from Peachpit Press that fits your learning pace and style.
- • **Perfect for Ambitious Beginners:** Designed for those with basic photography knowledge ready to elevate their skills.
- • **Visual Learning with Real Examples:** Every technique is paired with vivid image examples to inspire and instruct.

## Overview

Portrait Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots by Erik Valind is a highly rated, beginner-friendly guidebook published by Peachpit Press. It offers practical techniques and vivid examples to help aspiring photographers transform everyday snapshots into compelling portraits, backed by over 200 positive reviews and a 4.6-star average rating.

## Description

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Review: Portrait Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots - This is great book, it helped me get started with this type of photography and to understand the elements require to take the perfect shot. It also complimented the information that I gained from taking a local course on the subject too.
Review: Good read - This book explains the fundamentals of portrait photography in a very good and pleasing way. You would need some basic knowledge in photography prior to reading the book. Also the book doesn't go very deep in different portrait scenarios but gives sufficient information all the way. There are image examples for every situation.

## Features

- Portrait Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots
- Product type: ABIS BOOK
- Brand: Peachpit Press Publications

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 2,374,382 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 874 in Portraits in Art, Architecture & Photography 945 in Portrait Painting 1,034 in Digital Photo & Video Editing |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 217 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Portrait Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots
*by I***E on 17 January 2025*

This is great book, it helped me get started with this type of photography and to understand the elements require to take the perfect shot. It also complimented the information that I gained from taking a local course on the subject too.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good read
*by V***V on 2 January 2017*

This book explains the fundamentals of portrait photography in a very good and pleasing way. You would need some basic knowledge in photography prior to reading the book. Also the book doesn't go very deep in different portrait scenarios but gives sufficient information all the way. There are image examples for every situation.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very interesting
*by P***T on 25 April 2016*

Lots of tips and good examples. Very clearly written and the example photos are explained with camera settings clearly defined

## Frequently Bought Together

- Portrait Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots
- The Complete Portrait Manual
- The Dramatic Portrait: The Art of Crafting Light and Shadow

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