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The Lighting Cookbook: Foolproof Recipes for Perfect Glamour, Portrait, Still Life and Corporate Photographs ... 14 reviews
Jen Bidner
Amphoto Books, 1997
Neat Concept, Well Executed
+ Great - but should've been greater...
I know people that swear by this book, as the be all, do all of studio lighting.
Personally, I think that it's very good, but not as good as the Ketchum and Dantzig books. Still worth a spot of your photographic bookshelf.
What I like about the book:
1. The use of 'recipes' for a given ...
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The Adobe Photoshop CS Book for Digital Photographers (VOICES) 98 reviews
Scott Kelby
New Riders Press, 2003
EXCELLENT
+ Great book
+ Good resource for quick phot otouch up
+ Good Book
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Lighting and Exposure Techniques for Outdoor and Location Portrait Photography 4 reviews
J. J. Allen
Amherst Media, 2002
Excellent Discussions on Metering
+ Very Good Guide
+ A Logical Approach For Better Portrait Photography
The full name of this book is: 'Lighting and Exposure Techniques for Outdoor and Location Portrait Photography'. Whew, big title for a book.
I like this book... mostly it stays on target and provides useful, replicable information.
What I like about this book:
1) Only the smallest amount ...
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Hollywood Portraits16 reviews
Roger Hicks, Christopher Nisperos
Amphoto Books, 2000
Very useful guide
+ Great Start on Hollywood style lighting
+ A sheer delight!
+ Classic Hollywood Portraiture
+ Hollywood Portraits
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Outdoor Lighting: Nudes (Outdoor Lighting)3 reviews
Cathy Joseph
AVA Publishing, 2003
Home Run!
+ For lovers of all that is truly natural.
Outdoor Lighting: Nudes - Cathy Joseph
Anyone who read my review of Cathy Joseph's book, `Outdoor Lighting: Fashion & Glamour' knows that I instantly became a Cathy Joseph groupie. That was the photography book that I would have written if only I had talent.
So I was overjoyed when the ...
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Photo Portfolio Success 4 reviews
John Kaplan
Writers Digest Books, 2003
A MUST HAVE FOR SERIOUS PHOTOGRAPHERS
+ It's all about presentation...
+ Read before you create your portfolio
+ Photographers Bible
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Lighting Techniques for Fashion and Glamour Photography6 reviews
Stephen A. Dantzig
Amherst Media, Inc., 2004
Exactly what I needed
+ a book for amateurs/beginners
+ the same
After reading Master Lighting Guide, I wanted to move to the next level. After looking at a few books, I got this one. It was just what I was looking for. The lighting calculations are a bit complicated, but it does help to explain how he set up the shots.
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Portfolio9 reviews
Art Ketchum
Artistic Light Publishing, Inc, 2001
A must have book
+ Best of the best!
+ Brilliantly done
This is the first book that got me interested in studio lighting and I'd recommend it to anyone.
What I like about the book:
1) Art shows on every page the lighting setup that he used to create the image. Not just the light placement, but right down to the f stops of the lights, the brand of ...
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Master Lighting Techniques for Outdoor and Location Digital Portrait Photography6 reviews
Stephen A. Dantzig
Amherst Media, Inc., 2006
Practical in-the-field advice
+ Good Lighting Techniques
+ Best Photographic Book of 2006
I must admit I'm more interested in practical advice and techniques I can use right away than theoretical background, and this book has both. I was surprised to discover that the nuts-and-bolts of lighting did help me do a better job of shooting portraits outdoors and on location. Because ...
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Adobe Photoshop CS: The Art of Photographing Women39 reviews
Kevin Ames
Visual, 2004
oen of teh best high end protrait PHOTOSHOP BOOK
+ Excellent and clear
+ A must have
+ Good Photoshop book
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Outdoor Lighting: Fashion & Glamour (Outdoor Lighting)5 reviews
Cathy Joseph
AVA Publishing, 2003
How to write a photographic book
+ Practical and complete
+ great setup collection
+ great book
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Lighting Techniques for Fashion and Glamour Photography6 reviews
Stephen A. Dantzig
Amherst Media, Inc., 2004
Exactly what I needed
+ a book for amateurs/beginners
+ the same
After reading Master Lighting Guide, I wanted to move to the next level. After looking at a few books, I got this one. It was just what I was looking for. The lighting calculations are a bit complicated, but it does help to explain how he set up the shots.
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The Adobe Photoshop CS Book for Digital Photographers (VOICES)98 reviews
Scott Kelby
New Riders Press, 2003
EXCELLENT
+ Great book
+ Good resource for quick phot otouch up
+ Good Book
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Outdoor Lighting: Nudes (Outdoor Lighting)3 reviews
Cathy Joseph
AVA Publishing, 2003
Home Run!
+ For lovers of all that is truly natural.
Outdoor Lighting: Nudes - Cathy Joseph
Anyone who read my review of Cathy Joseph's book, `Outdoor Lighting: Fashion & Glamour' knows that I instantly became a Cathy Joseph groupie. That was the photography book that I would have written if only I had talent.
So I was overjoyed when the ...
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Lighting and Exposure Techniques for Outdoor and Location Portrait Photography4 reviews
J. J. Allen
Amherst Media, 2002
Excellent Discussions on Metering
+ Very Good Guide
+ A Logical Approach For Better Portrait Photography
The full name of this book is: 'Lighting and Exposure Techniques for Outdoor and Location Portrait Photography'. Whew, big title for a book.
I like this book... mostly it stays on target and provides useful, replicable information.
What I like about this book:
1) Only the smallest amount ...
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Master Lighting Techniques for Outdoor and Location Digital Portrait Photography6 reviews
Stephen A. Dantzig
Amherst Media, Inc., 2006
Practical in-the-field advice
+ Good Lighting Techniques
+ Best Photographic Book of 2006
I must admit I'm more interested in practical advice and techniques I can use right away than theoretical background, and this book has both. I was surprised to discover that the nuts-and-bolts of lighting did help me do a better job of shooting portraits outdoors and on location. Because ...
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Outdoor Lighting: Fashion & Glamour (Outdoor Lighting)5 reviews
Cathy Joseph
AVA Publishing, 2003
How to write a photographic book
+ Practical and complete
+ great setup collection
+ great book
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The Lighting Cookbook: Foolproof Recipes for Perfect Glamour, Portrait, Still Life and Corporate Photographs ...14 reviews
Jen Bidner
Amphoto Books, 1997
Neat Concept, Well Executed
+ Great - but should've been greater...
I know people that swear by this book, as the be all, do all of studio lighting.
Personally, I think that it's very good, but not as good as the Ketchum and Dantzig books. Still worth a spot of your photographic bookshelf.
What I like about the book:
1. The use of 'recipes' for a given ...
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Photo Portfolio Success4 reviews
John Kaplan
Writers Digest Books, 2003
A MUST HAVE FOR SERIOUS PHOTOGRAPHERS
+ It's all about presentation...
+ Read before you create your portfolio
+ Photographers Bible
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Adobe Photoshop CS: The Art of Photographing Women39 reviews
Kevin Ames
Visual, 2004
oen of teh best high end protrait PHOTOSHOP BOOK
+ Excellent and clear
+ A must have
+ Good Photoshop book
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