Portrait photography is not only a prestigious shooting of VIPs on the covers of fashion magazines, it is a difficult job of a professional, requiring a lot of attention to the customer and confident mastery of equipment and accessories. Everything is important in shooting - pose, gesture, direction of gaze, selected angle, correct lighting. Light control is a priority in the work on the portrait. Correctly set, it will emphasize the significant features of a human face or body, smooth out overly sharp lines, create the desired atmosphere of the finished work. This book will be useful to all amateur photographers who shoot portraits of their loved ones. But first of all, it is necessary for those who would like to make portrait photography their profession and intend to improve in this.