Studio Lighting Anywhere: The Digital Photographer's Guide to Lighting on Location and in Small Spaces

Studio Lighting Anywhere: The Digital Photographer's Guide to Lighting on Location and in Small Spaces Review

Offering a streamlined approach to creating studio-quality images, from backdrops to lighting, Joe Farace instructs photographers on selecting the gear that provides the most value and requires only minimal storage space. Emphasizing portability and ease, Farace also provides techniques for using small flash units to create big portrait-lighting effects. Also included is a demonstration on the use of green-screen technology to digitally superimpose on the image any desired type of background, thereby eliminating the need to buy and store dozens of unique backdrops. Once each piece of gear is finally in place, more advanced demonstrations include lighting placement, adjusting lights to suit each unique subject, and metering them for correct exposure. Lessons also include creating classic portrait-lighting effects and tips on posing subjects, as well as a final walk-through of the postproduction phase and troubleshooting common challenges.

Lighting for Photography: Techniques for Studio and Location Shoots

Lighting for Photography: Techniques for Studio and Location Shoots Review

Presenting the tools needed to create and control photographic lighting with either digital capture or film, this book shows how to perfect lighting in the studio as well as on location. The tips in this resource cover the principles and rules of lighting that are not confined to any single pursuit, thus giving photographers an understanding of the rudiments of light and lighting, rather than a series of limited solutions that work only in certain situations. In addition to sample images, the book includes numerous diagrams and detailed captions that explain why and when particular lighting methods are chosen, as well as how they are executed. A technical book with an in-depth exploration of lighting, this resource will assist any photographer in understanding varying light conditions in both the studio and the natural world.

Minimalist Lighting: Professional Techniques for Location Photography

Minimalist Lighting: Professional Techniques for Location Photography Review

Packed with incredible images and step-by-step techniques, this book is a must have for commercial, wedding, and portrait photographers working on location who want to maximize their time behind the camera and minimize their time spent hauling cumbersome lighting equipment. The tips show how to select easily portable and versatile equipment for location shoots, cutting down on the packing and porting of expensive equipment. With techniques and information on the latest technology—including battery-powered flashes and accessories—this reference shows photographers how to work with smaller and lighter-weight lighting equipment without sacrificing quality. Whether shooting portraits, landscapes, or interiors, whether indoors or out, photographers will embrace the portable approach offered in this valuable resource.

Studio and Location Lighting Secrets for Digital Photographers

Studio and Location Lighting Secrets for Digital Photographers Review

Studio and Location Lighting Secrets for Digital Photographers Feature

• Explores the basics of studio lighting in various situations
• Features more than 200 lighting tips and secrets for planning and taking the most impressive digital images in the studio
• Compares available camera equipment, accessories, software, and printing options
• Covers post-shoot digital darkroom techniques and workflow tips and tricks
• Companion DVD includes advice on making the most of accessories such as diffusers, reflectors, and accessory flashes

Improve your photography with more than 200 lighting tips from a top photographer

Written by Canon Explorer of Light Rick Sammon and leading fashion and studio photographer Vered Koshlano, this guide is packed with professional advice on the essential element of photography: lighting. It provides detailed information and insider secrets that are bound to make you a better photographer.

You'll learn the basics of studio lighting as well as how to achieve special effects. A 90-minute DVD is included, with additional tips on using reflectors, diffusers, accessory flashes, and more.

• Explores the basics of studio lighting in various situations
• Features more than 200 lighting tips and secrets for planning and taking the most impressive digital images in the studio
• Compares available camera equipment, accessories, software, and printing options
• Covers post-shoot digital darkroom techniques and workflow tips and tricks
• Companion DVD includes advice on making the most of accessories such as diffusers, reflectors, and accessory flashes
• Written by two top professional photographers and illustrated with full-color examples

Studio and Location Lighting Secrets provides information from the pros to improve your photograpic skills.

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Beginner's Guide to Photographic Lighting: Techniques for Success in the Studio or on Location

Beginner's Guide to Photographic Lighting: Techniques for Success in the Studio or on Location Review

Teaching beginner photographers how to create good, flattering light, this book discusses topics such as proper equipment, developing an eye for form, and positioning equipment to maximize the appeal of a subject. As studio photographers face a host of lighting challenges not often encountered outdoors—from lighting reflective objects to photographing food—this guide provides unexpected tips and surprising solutions for adding a jolt of creativity to images. Step-by-step guidance on using the ordinary to create the extraordinary is provided. With its dual focus on creating lighting styles that are both technically correct and creative, this book shows photographers how to effectively light everything from portraits to product shots with confidence.