Classic Family Portraits ─ Lighting, Posing, and Composition for Location and Studio

Acclaimed photographer Ed Pedi shows you how to design family portraits that will be treasured across the decades. Beginning with location selection, Pedi shows you how to find backgrounds that suit the family’s character, whether the image is planned for outdoors, in the studio, or at the client’s home. Then, he shows how to pose the family (including the extended family, in many cases) to flatter each subject and show the relationships between the individuals. The final addition to the mix is lighting?a real challenge when larger groups are involved. Pedi demonstrates how you can handle this deftly with sunlight, interior lights, or studio lights, as well as in mixed-light situations. Packed with timeless images and practical approaches, this book is a handy reference for photographers who want to create images that will stand the test of time.

Ed Pedi, M.Photog. Cr. CPP, is a professional photographer and owner of a very successful portrait studio in North Andover, MA who specializes in family and children portraiture. In business for more than 21 years, he has successfully created a market niche and demand for his portraits with his uniquely designed outdoor studio gardens. He has produced three educational/instructional DVD/CD’s titled; Creating an Outdoor Studio, Marketing Strategies, and Sales Made Easy. He teaches workshops to other professional photographers and is passionate and driven to teach his peers how to achieve a more profitably business through his ?four key steps to success program.’ He is a past, two-term President of Professional Photographers Assoc. of MA and currently serving as President to Professional Photographers Assoc. of New England. Additional samples of his images can be seen on his website at: EdPediPhoto.com