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Jam-Packed | Light: Science and Magic: An Introduction to Photographic Lighting | Fil Hunter, Paul Fuqua

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	• Light: Science and Magic: An Introduction to Photographic Lighting Fil Hunter, Paul Fuqua Focal Press, 1997 - 360 pages average customer review:based on 89 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Best book I own on lighting

This book is comprehensive on the subject of studio lighting. The chapter on portrait lighting alone is worth the purchase price. The principles it teaches are straightforward and easily learned, and applicable to a universe of situations. This is the last book I'm buying on the subject. I wish it was the first.

Clear, intelligent photography lighting guide

When I needed to learn more about product photography to launch my website, I dreaded the challenge of also having to becoming a professional-level photogapher. Other books I investigated seem to have been written to help aspiring pros--and this book would be great for many of them too--but I wanted a book that could help me simply master the task at hand. This book saved the day. It showed me everything I needed to know to set up and begin taking crisp, detailed and appealing photos. I finally understood why my photos looked flat and what I could do to fix it. The language in this book is accessible and the writers show that they know their stuff without being know-it-alls. There is a great deal here that I'm not using today, but I'll enjoy exploring in the future. As an artist, I appreciate thier balance between the technical and the "magic." This is a great book that I'll keep using for years to come.

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Jam-Packed

This book is a terrific exposition about the science of light (in simple terms) and why it matters to photographers. It is so jam-packed with information I read it twice in one month! If you're looking for a book about the "best" films, cameras, lights, or other equipment, then don't buy this book. If, instead, you're looking for timeless book about lighting principles and how to handle difficult lighting situations, then this is the one for you.

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perfect tool for understanding and learning studio lighting

This book is great because it actually explains WHY your lights are lighting your subject a certain way, and shows you diagrams of the setup and the photo result. This is unlike other books I've tried, which just show the picture and tell the setup, with no explanation as to why the choices were made and why they are working. With this book, you will understand HOW to manage shadows, highlights, and reflections. It also talks about WHAT lighting schemes are best for different subjects and materials, and clerly explains WHY. I now feel comfortable setting up any studio lighting for a product because I understand the results of my lighting choices. Highly recommend.

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The "handguide" to lighting well...

amazing users guide to the basic principles of how light falls upon subject matter. If you ever want to know how to create better images using better light, then start with this book.

the book is laid out in easy to understand chapters, image examples and lighting diagrams. I had no problems trying out many of the lighting scenarios discussed in the book.

Recommended, especially if you are studying photography in high school or college.

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