Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I bought this book to see if I could use it as a textbook with which to teach my students. I found it mildly informative for beginners, but the pictures often were very poor and the models looked uncomfortable with their head cocked to awkward angles. One of the greatest flaws in this book was the lack of cohesion. A lot of concepts were given, but very little application, examples, or delving into more advanced techniques (especially lighting, which goes hand in hand). One of my students read this and said she constantly didn't know what to do next. Again, the pictures, although many, were mostly poor, and there were no pictures of a typical studio setup. The book only tells you the purpose of straight line-sets and curved line-sets, but that's about it. It very vaguely tells you to consider your studio setup with the modeling. In short, I do not recommend this book for anyone because of its lack of depth and lack of good examples. It would start off a beginner on the wrong foot and bore intermediate to advanced photographers.