title: Professional Portrait Photography: Techniques and Images from Master Photographers (Pro Photo Workshop)
author:  Lou Jacobs 
description: <div>Lou Jacobs Jr. is a professional photographer and regular contributor to "Rangefinder "magazine. He is the author of more than 30 books, including "Photographer's Lighting Handbook" and "Studio Lighting." He lives in Cathedral City, California.</div>
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  THE Art OF POSING
  
  _TECHNIQUES FOR DIGITAL_
  
  _PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHERS_
  
  _LOU JACOBS JR._
  
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   **P U B L I S H E R O F P H OTO G R A P H Y B O O K S**
  
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   **DEDICATION**
  
  To my wife, Kathy, who has posed for a large number of pictures as I tested
  lenses, placed her in dozens of travel shots, or used her as a model because I
  think she is beautiful.
  
  **ACKNOWLEDGMENTS**
  
  Ten talented and experienced photographers contributed chapters for this book,
  and I am grateful for their help and encouragement.
  
  They also illustrated their own chapters, and their photographs will inspire
  readers as they did me.
  
  Copyright © 2010 by Lou Jacobs Jr.
  
  Front cover photograph by Julia Greer.
  
  Back cover photograph by Melanie Litchfield and Sara Brennan-Harrell.
  
  All rights reserved.
  
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  Amherst Media, Inc.
  
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