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Richard Young is a professional photographer

based in Las Vegas, NV, who specializes in fine-art,

fashion, glamour, and portrait photography. His

career has taken him around the country, working

on assignment and teaching his methods to

other aspiring professionals.

As a roving photojournalist for more than 20 years, David D. Busch illustrated

his books, magazine articles, and newspaper reports with award-winning

images. He’s operated his own commercial studio, suffocated in formal dress

while shooting weddings-for-hire, and shot sports for a daily newspaper and

Upstate New York college. His photos have been published in magazines as

diverse as Scientific American and Petersen’s PhotoGraphic, and his articles have

appeared in Popular Photography & Imaging, The Rangefinder, The Professional

Photographer, and hundreds of other publications. He’s currently reviewing

digital cameras for CNet and Computer Shopper.

Determining the best way to pose your subject—a way

that is flattering to the individual, appropriate to the

setting and clothing, and visually appealing in the overall

composition—can be one of the biggest challenges in creating

a successful portrait. This is especially true when creating

portraits of women, where the photographer may be

called on to create anything from a very traditional headand-

shoulders pose to a more adventurous full-length look

straight out of the pages of a fashion magazine. Quite simply,

the variations are almost limitless.

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Digital photography has opened the door for everyone to become a photographer, and to discover,

enjoy, and record the beauty that surrounds us. No longer is the pursuit of photography mired in

the technical. “Point and shoot” is now the equivalent of Kodak’s early box camera tagline: “Press

the button and we do the rest.” The ease, fun, and satisfaction of truly instant digital photography

have made us all photographers: Point, shoot, and share.