Light Science & Magic: An Introduction to Photographic Lighting
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| Rating | : | 4.28 (835 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0415719402 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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"This book offers a set of tools that a photographer can use to promote their own sense of art and beauty. While your photographs reflect your individual taste and vision, the tools in this book give you options to highlight or diminish the elements in the photograph and as a result, lift those images to something more, something even better. The authors have done an amazing job by writing about a difficult subject in an easy style that allows the reader to fully understand the concepts of lighting and how it will shape your images." - Apogee Photo Magazine
Even with the most high-tech gear, photographers still need to put a lot of thought and vision into lighting their photographs in order to get great results. Photographic lighting is a topic that will never go out of style, no matter how sophisticated cameras and other technology get. It provides invaluable information on how to light the most difficult subjects, such as surfaces, metal, glass, liquids, extremes (black-on-black and white-on-white), and portraits. This key skill has the power to dramatically and quickly improve photographs. This new edition includes:All new chapter titled "Setting Up Your New Studio" A re-vamped and expanded chapter 8 now titled "Making Portraits" New appendix of reliable photo gear sources Over 100 new photographs and informational sidebars Updated information about advances in flash equipment, LED panels and fluorescent lights Styles of lighting continue to change, but the nature of light will always remain the same. Featuring photographs, diagrams, and step-by-step instructions, this book speaks to photographers of varying levels. Once photographers understand the basic physics of lighting, they can apply that knowledge to a broad range of photographic styles.. Light Science and Magic provides you with
Paul is also a co-author of FACES: Photography and The Art of Portraiture for Focal Press. Fil Hunter was a highly respected commercial photographer specializing in still life and special effects photographs for advertising and editorial illustration. During a career spanning over three decades, he worked for such clients as America Online, US News, Time-Life Books, Life
My best and most used book on lighting so far. Patrick Perdu I have been reading a lot of photography books of late, on average two a month for over a year, and they usually address different concerns. This one deals exclusively with lighting and takes the problem at the root.This is the only one I read so far that starts with the fundamentals of what is light and how it behaves, and leads the reader down the thought process required for proper illumination of any subject starting from first principles.Many other books deal with the. Salt Lake Ski said Excellent resource for learning or reminding yourself of some of. Excellent resource for learning or reminding yourself of some of the finer intricacies of lighting.This was purchased specifically to get a better handle on lighting highly reflective and circular, reflective objects. The information and tips in this book allowed me to quickly get a grasp on some of the watch-outs so I could quickly dial in some techniques before a test shoot.Information is well organized chapter-by-chapter and easy to scan. This is a book that I'll keep i. J. Saltiel said There's some information about setting up a studio but it's too little to be very useful.. A must have book for learning photographic lighting.Finally, I found a book that actually teaches lighting concepts instead of the common "cookbook" type guides, through a recommendation! After searching Amazon, Light Science & Magic didn't even show up! After practicing the techniques, you will be able to creatively light anything.While Light Science & Magic covers lighting concepts well, you should look elsewhere for equipment usage. There's some information about settin