The only way I can describe this book is as one that is filled with a few well lit shots and nothing else. If you read the description in Amazon you will assume the book includes some instruction and descriptions of how the shots were lit. Once you open the book you quickly learn that there is very little to learn from the pages inside.
You are better off buying a fashion magazine and guessing how the shots are lit, this will offer you better photography to look at and cost far less.
Author(s): Bill Hurter
Edition: illustrated edition
Publisher: Amherst Media, Inc.
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 129
Copyright
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Table of Contents
......Page 3
Introduction......Page 7
What is Light?......Page 10
Photons......Page 11
Reflection......Page 12
Absorption......Page 13
The Sun and Light Intensity......Page 15
The Color of Light......Page 16
Achieving Color Balance......Page 17
Shadow Values......Page 18
The Three-Dimensional Illusion......Page 21
Fill Light......Page 23
Size of the Light......Page 25
Lighting Ratios......Page 26
Determining Lighting Ratios......Page 28
Scene Contrast......Page 30
High-Key Lighting......Page 33
Focusing Acumen, Minimal Window Light, and Maximum Aperture......Page 35
Broad and Short Lighting......Page 36
Paramount Lighting......Page 38
The Key Light Follows the Sun......Page 40
Rembrandt Lighting......Page 41
Fuzzy Duenkel Pushes the Extreme Edge of Existing Light......Page 42
Split Lighting......Page 43
Fashion Lighting......Page 44
Reflectors......Page 47
Scrims......Page 54
Gobos......Page 56
Challenges......Page 59
Subject Placement......Page 61
Metering......Page 62
Fill Light......Page 64
Diffusing Window Light......Page 66
Room Light (and Other Man-Made Sources)......Page 67
Fuzzy Duenkel’s Garage Light......Page 69
“Can” Lights......Page 70
Play the Hand You’re Dealt......Page 73
Outdoor Lighting......Page 75
Avoid Direct Sunlight......Page 78
Working at Midday......Page 79
Low-Angle Sunlight......Page 82
After Sunset......Page 83
Controlling the Background......Page 84
Cool Skin Tones......Page 85
Portable Flash......Page 87
Studio Strobes......Page 90
The Making of a Remarkable Wedding Photograph......Page 91
Focusing Umbrellas......Page 95
Hot Lights......Page 96
Daylight-Balanced Fluorescents......Page 97
Handheld Video Lights......Page 99
Flashlights......Page 101
Softbox Fill......Page 103
On-Camera Flash Fill......Page 105
Flash Key Techniques......Page 106
Saturating Backgrounds......Page 109
Overcast Days......Page 110
Feather the Light......Page 115
Conclusion......Page 116
Glossary......Page 117
The Photographers......Page 121
Index......Page 125
