books: lighting for ...     books:       Practical Artistry: Light & Exposure for Digital Photographers14 reviews Harold Davis O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2008 A perfect choice for any library catering to pro or neo-pro digital photographers Modern digital cameras offer lots of sophistication but if you want to produce memorable results, you can't rely on automated exposures alone. Photographer Harold Davis here provides exposure principles to take great photos, supplementing his tips with eye-catching examples created from his own techniques. The photos offer lessons on applied techniques and this is a perfect choice for any library ...             Light: Science and Magic: An Introduction to Photographic Lighting104 reviews Fil Hunter, Steven Biver, ... Focal Press, 2007 Essential I was just telling a friend about this book and realized that I had never posted a review of it myself. What I told her: I have a bookshelf packed full of books on various aspects of photography and lighting. If I could keep only one, this would be the one I would keep. As David Hobby of Strobist says in his review, this book does not teach you HOW to light, it teaches you HOW TO THINK ...             Existing Light Techniques for Wedding and Portrait Photography6 reviews Bill Hurter Amherst Media, Inc., 2008 Excellent book. Great content. Another easy reading book by Bill Hurter delves into the anatomy of light and the factors that affect it. Tools such as reflectors, flashes and strobes and their part in controlling light are discussed. Along with various lighting environments, techniques for using equipment and existing light to obtain images that are natural in appearance are also covered in detail. This book arms the reader ...             Minimalist Lighting: Professional Techniques for Location Photography32 reviews Kirk Tuck Amherst Media, Inc., 2008 Absolute gold, made me a better photographer I am a hobbyist photographer who started out using a darkroom in high school shooting black and white film. I have never felt comfortable using strobes. Over the years I have convinced myself that I am a "natural light" shooter who didn't need a flash. I actually used to push 3200 film a couple stops to avoid using a flash at night! Unfortunately my D200 just doesn't cut it in low light, so ...             Lighting and the Dramatic Portrait: The Art of Celebrity and Editorial Photography27 reviews Michael Grecco Amphoto Books, 2006 Review of Lighting and the Dramatic Portrait Fantastic book. Many times photographic technique books are written by second rate photographers who write books because they can't cut it as professional photographers and the examples they give are amateurish at best. But Michael is a first rate photographer, and he gives practical ideas for lighting set ups which I've managed to adapt to my own work. The only negative is, I would like a bit ...             The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Book for Digital Photographers (Voices That Matter)33 reviews Scott Kelby New Riders Press, 2008 Everyone needs a Lightroom Book I've been using Lightroom 1 for a couple of years and I am pretty good with software. So I just "played around" with it and thought I was getting reasonable use of Lightroom for an amateur photobuff. But after reading this book, I realized I was just scratching the surface. Lightroom is a whole new way of thinking and integrating a workflow into your life is more than just fancy buzzwords. I ...             Exposure and Lighting for Digital Photographers Only (For Only)23 reviews Michael Meadhra, Charlotte K. Lowrie Wiley, 2006 See the light & improve your image capture "Exposure & Lighting for Digital Photographers" is not the final word on photography, nor is it the Holy Grail for flawless digital captures. It is a well-written, east-to-read, nicely illustrated tutorial whose pages flow by quickly and easily while summarizing the basic principles of photography which will in turn help many folks obtain better captures in the field. What you will get out ...             Master Lighting Guide for Portrait Photographers72 reviews Christopher Grey Amherst Media, Inc., 2004 The light experiments you wanted to do, done for you. I found this book super-helpful. The light setups are clearly documented. Good pointers of what to watch for and what you should be careful not to do. A definite asset to a photographer's lighting library.             The HDRI Handbook: High Dynamic Range Imaging for Photographers and CG Artists +DVD32 reviews Christian Bloch Rocky Nook, 2007 Great book! This book is great. It has all the info you would want on HDRI. I really enjoy reading it, Christian Bloch is a great writer.             The Complete Guide to Night and Low-Light Photography66 reviews Lee Frost Amphoto Books, 2000 A great introduction to low-light photography This book is split into chapters dealing with different subjects relating to low light photography. All the chapters are easy (and fun) to read, and the pictures are great. But what I like best about this book is that it will give you very specific advice. It's not some dull, try-until-you-get-it-right advices, but it will tell you exactly which aparture and shutter speed to use in a given ...             Holiday Hero: A Man's Manual for Holiday Lighting2 reviews Brad Finkle Chronicle Books, 2007 holiday hero The item was a gift for my husband. He really seems to enjoy reading it!             Lighting for Digital Video & Television, Second Edition18 reviews John Jackman CMP Books, 2004 Great information! I got this book out of the library to read as a preparation for doing lighting on a low-budget movie I'm planning. Long story short, I devoured the book, then had to renew it so I could read it again and again. People with big expensive lights will love the clear use of big expensive lighting equipment. People who know nothing about lighting (like I did before I got this book) and have no ...             Softbox Lighting Techniques for Professional Photographers4 reviews Stephen A. Dantzig Amherst Media, Inc., 2007 Superb Resource for Softbox Lighting Techniques Unlike Steve's previous two books "Lighting Techniques for Fashion and Glamour Photography" and Master Lighting Techniques for Outdoor and Location Portrait Photography", "Softbox Lighting Techniques for Professional Photographers" is light on all the theoretical techie talk ie: Inverse Square Law etc . . . and heavy on the creative use of Softbox Lighting. Almost every page of the 122 page book ...             The Complete Guide to Light & Lighting in Digital Photography (A Lark Photography Book)11 reviews Michael Freeman Lark Books, 2006 Beyond the light and darkness Michael Freeman seems to be a passionate traveler and artist before being a talented professional photographer. With " Light and Lighting", he shares with us his experience, taking us on a captivating journey from the nature of light through the technical intricacies and complexities that the serious and dedicated photographer is bound to encounter (staying clear, from the pitfalls of pedantry ...             Creative Lighting Techniques for Studio Photographers13 reviews Dave Montizambert Amherst Media, Inc., 2003 And the light was good Very good book. I found this book when I was doing some internet searches on Dean Collins video on 3D contrast (Which is a great video). Dave Montizambert worked with Dean Collins. This and the 3D contrast tape go hand in hand. I take notes when I read photography books, and this yielded a lot of good information for me.             Master Lighting Guide for Commercial Photographers5 reviews Robert Morrissey Amherst Media, Inc., 2007 Perfect for the college-level collection strong in photography studies. What skills produce top images and big sales? Lighting has a lot to do with a photo's success or failure, and the basics of commercial lighting are here revealed in a guide covering how to use and capture light. From selecting commercial equipment to creating setups and shooting using panels, grids, umbrellas and more to soften or accent lighting, Master Lighting Guide for Commercial ...             Lighting for Photography: Techniques for Studio and Location Shoots3 reviews Glenn Rand Amherst Media, Inc., 2008 Informative and rewarding Everything you wanted to know about light and lighting is covered. Harnessing light to carry the images visualized ties together this nicely written book that is interesting and informative from cover to cover. As I read through I learned a lot about things I have heard of or taken for granted but did not know of in detail. I recommend this book and feel it would be a rewarding experience for ...             Low Budget Shooting: Do It Yourself Solutions to Professional Photo Gear17 reviews Cyrill Harnischmacher Rocky Nook, 2007 Good advice if you have more time than money For the person with more time than money this book provides specific low-cost methods to make your own ancillary photography equipment. That being said, I should point out that the projects focus almost entirely on lighting and include softboxes, reflectors, and diffusers. In addition, most of the projects are focused on tabletop photography needs. That does not mean that they cannot be applied ...             The Lighting Cookbook for Fashion and Beauty Photography: Foolproof Recipes for Taking Perfect Portraits13 reviews Jennifer Bidner, Eric Bean Amphoto Books, 2005 The Lighting Cookbook for Fashion and Beauty Photography If at all possible, I always like to preview the Table of Contents of a book before purchasing it. That gives me a much better idea of whether or not the book addresses information I'm specifically interested in reading and learning about. So, I really appreciate it when I can look inside a book to see the TOC as well as read an excerpt from the book I want to possibly buy. This book is very ...             Sculpting with Light: Techniques for Portrait Photographers8 reviews Allison Earnest Amherst Media, Inc., 2008 To Improve Your Photography, Control Your Light. Interested? Read This. Photography literally means "writing with light" and here you have it - how you do exactly that - in words you can understand and concepts you can immediately put into practice, no matter what your proficiency with a camera. If you don't invest the time to understand light and how it affects your images - learning how to control the light to achieve the image you see in your head - you are doomed ...              search for books artistry, celebrity, commercial, complete, cookbook, creative, dramatic, editorial, existing, foolproof, handbook, introduction, lighting, lightroom, low-light, minimalist, photographers, photographic, photography, photoshop, portrait, portraits, practical, professional, sculpting, shooting, solutions, techniques, television, yourself books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen DVD: Elmo's World - Dancing Music Books leave a comment home  impressum - about us