Encouraging professional and rising photographers alike to innovate their work--while in turn giving clients the one-of-a-kind appeal theyre looking for--this photography guide make this challenge: embrace props. The author provides plenty of examples to aid photographers through a wide variety of process images and final shots that use props--shoots by top professionals that pull from all types of portrait genres and styles. She also demonstrates how the addition of props is a way for photographers to rejuvenate their energy and reinspire their passion for the art. Stating that props and portrait settings of days past fall far short of the emotional resonance offered by current-day props, the manual claims that modern prop shooting involves the same approach as the set design in a Hollywood film and photographers who use props well are very selective and set a high standard when designing their sets. It asserts that the addition of props can force the photographer to branch out in a positive way into new genres, and adding props demands the consideration of new themes, locations, wardrobe selections, poses, and lighting strategies--meaning that simply by integrating props, photographers can actually force themselves to reenvision their entire approach to portraiture. Fully illustrative with its color photos and thorough instructions, the guide shows how adding props allows the photographer to offer images that are truly unique and fully customized to the individual client."".