This cookbook-style guide to portrait lighting contains all the ingredients necessary for a successful photo shoot. With 60 two-page spreads highlighting the techniques used to create stunning portraits alongside the portraits themselves, aspiring photographers will have a clear sense of both the «how» and the «why» of good lighting. Difficult questions such as How can I downplay a double chin and dark shadows under the eyes? and How can I produce a soft, romantic feel in a womans portrait? Are addressed and resolved in this no-nonsense guide to good lighting.
Author(s): Steven H. Begleiter
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 128
Tags: Библиотека;Досуг;Фотография;Жанры фотосъемки;Портрет;
Table of Contents......Page 4
Introduction......Page 6
About the Author......Page 7
Lighting Basics......Page 8
Portrait Lighting......Page 9
Add a Reflector......Page 10
TeleZoom Reflector......Page 11
The Globe......Page 12
The Beauty Dish......Page 13
The Ring Light (a.k.a. The Bug Light)......Page 14
A Lesson Learned......Page 16
16. AstroTurf and a Rising Star......Page 17
Auxiliary Flash......Page 18
The Universal Flash......Page 19
Using Flash Outside......Page 20
Direct or Bounce Flash......Page 21
Taking the Flash Off the Camera......Page 22
What’s Right for You?......Page 23
Lighting Case Studies......Page 24
1. Brideshead Revisited......Page 26
2. Avoiding a Storm......Page 27
3. Two Hens and a Big Heart......Page 30
4. Writer’s Black......Page 31
5. A Cold Night in Philly......Page 33
6. Rudolf and Owen......Page 35
7. Take Me Out to the Ballpark......Page 38
8. Hockey on the Sea......Page 40
9. Take Five......Page 42
10. “But Soft, What Light Through Yonder Window Breaks?”......Page 44
11. Puff the Magic Dragon......Page 45
12. The Real Judge......Page 48
13. Lights, Camera, Action......Page 49
14. The Fourth Round......Page 51
15. An Acerbic Wit......Page 53
17. Five-Minute Pit Stop......Page 57
18. Chairman of the Board......Page 59
19. Business Titan......Page 62
20. Cognitive Bow Tie......Page 64
21. Folly with Caddie......Page 66
22. Drummer’s Dream......Page 67
23. The Gun Club......Page 69
24. The Beach Umbrella......Page 71
25. Yankee Stadium......Page 74
26. Vanguard Chief......Page 76
27. House of John......Page 78
28. Robert Lee Morris Meets Jackson Pollock......Page 79
29. Tender Tough Guy......Page 82
30. Actors and Their Art......Page 83
31. Outer Sam Pan......Page 86
32. Motion to Urban Earth......Page 88
33. Woody, Meet Ira......Page 90
34. Protecting Journalist......Page 92
36. First Lady of Fiction......Page 96
37. Have You Driven a Ford Lately......Page 97
38. Hothouse in the Alley......Page 100
39. Vignelli Design......Page 101
40. In the Met......Page 103
41. Julia’s Kitchen......Page 106
42. Computers and Skateboards......Page 108
43. Piper’s Daughter......Page 109
44. Grace......Page 112
45. Adoption Day......Page 113
46. The Conductor......Page 115
47. ExcelleRx......Page 118
48. Payne Financial Group......Page 120
49. Tea Time......Page 122
50. Hangin’ with Hal......Page 123
Conclusion......Page 125
Index......Page 126
