Fine Art Portrait Photography: Commercial Techniques and Images in Black and White

By Oscar Lozoya

Creating vibrant lighting effects and using special effects and dynamic poses are techniques that can mean the difference between simple black an whit photographs and memorable pieces of fine art. The... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0936262710
• ISBN13: 9780936262710
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Amherst Media
• Length: 126 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Wonderfully Dramatic Fine-Art B & W Portraiture

I very much disagree with SkyHunerV about the absence of technical details. The Author illustrates what lights went where, plus what camera and lenses were used. Yet I highly recommend this book for its glimpse of Mr. Lozoya's bold photographic and cultural vision. It's not "about" Dia de los Muertos, or even the Hispanic Southwest, although these are often its subjects. This is "about" Lozoya's unique perspective on our cultural myths of love and death and innocence. It's playfully bright and solidly graphic. No, this is not (strictly speaking) a how-to book, although most techniques are clearly explained. It's more about talented vision, personal passion and having fun with your camera, family and friends.

Outstanding work

Oscar Lozoya's book is an outstanding body of work that very few people can duplicate. The lighting, the posing , the attention to detail is absolutely marvelous. It is a unique style that Mr. Lozoya masters very well and I strongly beleive that it does not matter if you are a beginer or an old timer at photography, this book is worth it. This is what great Black and White photography is all about. Perfect lighting, perfect poses, perfect negative equals a perfect print. A great Master no doubt.