Of all the portrait specialties, photographing groups is particularly demanding. How do you pose a group? How do you keep everyone in sharp focus - let alone create an interesting composition? Bill Hurter, editor of Rangefinder magazine, provides a detailed study of what makes group portraiture work. Illustrated with images from over forty top portrait photographers, this book teaches the techniques you can rely on to yield top-quality results. Includes: Techniques for digital and film photographers. Posing groups of any size with dramatic results. Creating pleasing compositional forms. Coordinating apparel for a cohesive group portrait. Using levels to pose large groups. Optimizing your lighting, both indoors and out. Controlling depth of field to keep everyone in focus - even in really big groups.