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

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very good and clear explanation what light can do for your photo's with examples how to.

Author(s): Don Marr
Publisher: Amherst Media, Inc.
Year: 2004

Language: English
Commentary: +OCR
Pages: 128

Copyright\n......Page 2
Table of Contents\n......Page 3
INTRODUCTION......Page 5
Fun and Easy......Page 6
What Equipment You Need......Page 7
Soft and Hard Light......Page 8
The Size of the Light Source......Page 9
The Source of Light......Page 11
Types of Light Meters......Page 14
Where to Meter......Page 15
What to Meter......Page 16
Cord Mode......Page 17
Creative Exposure......Page 18
Quality......Page 20
Open Reflector......Page 22
Umbrella......Page 24
Grid Spot......Page 25
Putting it to Use......Page 26
Rembrandt, Loop, and Short Light......Page 27
Putting it to Use......Page 28
Inverse Square Law......Page 30
Catchlights......Page 32
Reading Photographs......Page 33
4. LIGHTING RATIOS......Page 35
Metering for Two or More Lights......Page 37
How Much Fill?......Page 39
Back Lighting......Page 41
Putting it to Use......Page 42
Using Gels......Page 44
Types of Gels......Page 45
Effect of Exposure......Page 47
Types......Page 49
Using Flags......Page 50
Man-Made\n......Page 51
Reflectors for Fill......Page 52
Open Reflector......Page 54
Putting it to Use......Page 55
Creating Drama......Page 60
Putting it to Use\n......Page 4
Hair and Rim Lighting......Page 61
Putting it to Use......Page 63
7. COLOR TEMPERATURES AND MIXED LIGHTING......Page 65
Combining Two Light Sources......Page 66
Mixed Lighting, Exposure, and Environmental Portraits......Page 67
A Practical Example......Page 68
Keeping the Focus on the Subject......Page 69
Contrast Between the Subject and Background......Page 70
Composition......Page 71
Scale......Page 72
Putting it to Use......Page 73
Overpowering Sunlight......Page 76
Putting it to Use......Page 77
Overexposing a Sunlit Background......Page 78
Putting it to Use......Page 81
Movement......Page 82
Putting it to Use......Page 84
Bare Bulb and Making a Large Softbox......Page 86
Putting it to Use......Page 88
White Background......Page 91
Putting it to Use......Page 93
Black Background......Page 94
Putting it to Use......Page 95
Emotion......Page 97
Make it Interesting......Page 98
Putting it to Use......Page 99
Texture......Page 100
Glass......Page 102
Food......Page 103
Background......Page 104
Unusual Backgrounds......Page 105
Colored Shadows......Page 106
Identifying the Good Stuff......Page 108
Creating a Natural Look\n......Page 109
Putting it to Use......Page 110
The Right Light......Page 114
Mystery......Page 116
Motion......Page 117
Groups......Page 118
Mood......Page 119
A Different Way of Shooting......Page 121
Knowing You Got It\n......Page 122
The Final Word\n......Page 123
INDEX......Page 124
Other Books from Amherst Media\n......Page 126