[.ca] Perfect Portrait Guide, The: How to Photograph People (ISBN 2880466873)

Extremely useful and very professional:
This is an excellent book for all levels. Every single page of it contains at least one wonderful photograph with very useful "creative" and "technical" comments on what was the artistic intention of the author and how the picture was done technically including the type of lens, film, lighting, etc. Many of the "technical" comments also include schematic view of the scene and the sources of lighting. I have read many similar books on this subject and consider this one to be the best. Honestly, I was looking for such a book for very long time. The photos in the book are depicted with great taste and each represents a unique approach and vision in portrait photography.

Excellent!:
I thought this book was excellent. It is very concise and to the point. The photography is superb and it tells you exactly how each shot was composed and what equipment was used. The book is smaller than most but I believe this is because it does away with the "fluff" and simply sticks to the essentials.

Definitely not a perfect guide for beginners:
I got this book so that I could learn to take great portraits of people. It is NOT a step by step guide and I wouldn't recommend it to beginners. I believe you have to own advanced equipment and have a lot of experience before you can understand the jargon in this book. It does have nice photographs.