I do some teaching of basic digital photography where my emphasis is on analyzing the scene before the picture is taken. Nothing is more fundamental to this than analyzing the condition of light--its availability and quality.
This Wiley book Lighting is one of their `Photo Workshop' series that has a proven formula. The author, Chris Bucher starts with a discussion of how cameras see and measure light, and how that affects photos. The remainder of the book considers real-world lighting situations such as indoor/outdoor lighting, night and low light photography and creating dramatic photos with light. In my experience, the only way to become proficient in this kind of subject is through practice and training one's eye, so the workshop nature of the book is appreciated.
I have found a number of teaching points in Lighting which I'm including in my own course, so I'm happy to recommend this book to others.
Author(s): Chris Bucher
Publisher: Wiley Pub
Year: 2007
Language: English
Pages: 305
City: Hoboken, N.J
LIGHTING PHOTO WORKSHOP......Page 3
Contents......Page 11
CHAPTER 1 ELEMENTS OF LIGHT......Page 21
UNDERSTANDING THE THREE ELEMENTS OF EXPOSURE......Page 22
DEALING WITH COLOR TEMPERATURE......Page 28
SETTING WHITE BALANCE......Page 31
USING CONTRAST TO CREATE MOOD......Page 36
WORKING WITH THE QUALITY OF LIGHT......Page 39
Assignment......Page 44
CHAPTER 2 UNDERSTANDING YOUR EQUIPMENT’S ROLE IN LIGHTING......Page 47
COMPACT DIGITAL CAMERAS......Page 48
DIGITAL SLR CAMERAS......Page 52
IN-CAMERA METERING......Page 55
ON-CAMERA FLASH......Page 58
STUDIO LIGHTING AND ACCESSORIES......Page 64
Assignment......Page 73
CHAPTER 3 WORKING WITH OUTDOOR NATURAL LIGHT......Page 75
LEARNING TO USE THE METER......Page 76
SUNRISE AND SUNSET......Page 90
MAKING GREAT IMAGES WITH OVERCAST LIGHTING......Page 99
Assignment......Page 108
CHAPTER 4 WORKING WITH INTERIOR LIGHT......Page 111
SETTING YOUR EXPOSURE INSIDE......Page 112
SEEING THE CONTRAST INDOORS......Page 115
WORKING WITH WINDOW LIGHT......Page 117
INCANDESCENT LIGHT......Page 129
FLUORESCENT LIGHT......Page 133
Assignment......Page 135
CHAPTER 5 LIGHTING FOR PORTRAITS AND PEOPLE......Page 137
SHOOTING GREAT OUTDOOR PORTRAITS......Page 138
FINDING THE BEST LIGHT......Page 139
CREATING BETTER LIGHT......Page 144
CANDIDS, KIDS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHY......Page 151
WORKING WITH GROUPS......Page 154
Assignment......Page 161
CHAPTER 6 ACTION, SPORTS, MOTION, BLUR......Page 163
IT IS ALL ABOUT THE SHUTTER......Page 164
STOPPING MOTION......Page 165
SLOW DOWN TO SHOW MOTION......Page 173
LONG EXPOSURES TO SHOWMOTION......Page 176
WATER AND NATURE......Page 179
PANNING......Page 182
USING FLASH TO CAPTURE THE MOVEMENT......Page 184
Assignment......Page 186
CHAPTER 7 LIGHTING SCENARIOS IN LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY......Page 189
LIGHTING TERMINOLOGY......Page 191
TIMING YOUR LANDSCAPE EXPOSURES......Page 192
WORKING WITH OVERCAST LIGHT......Page 204
USING FILTERS TO ENHANCE YOUR SHOT......Page 206
SHOOTING LANDSCAPES IN FOG......Page 208
Assignment......Page 211
CHAPTER 8 DEALING WITH CHANGE: TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE PHOTOGRAPHY......Page 213
TRAVELING LIGHT: WHAT TO TAKE......Page 214
SHOOTING STREET PHOTOGRAPHY......Page 222
MUSEUMS, CHURCHES, AND OTHER INDOOR DESTINATIONS......Page 229
CONSIDERING THE WEATHER CONDITIONS......Page 231
PREPARING FOR EXTREMES......Page 234
Assignment......Page 239
CHAPTER 9 STILL LIFE AND MACRO LIGHTING......Page 241
CAPTURING GREAT LIGHT IN YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE......Page 242
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN......Page 244
LIGHTING FOR CLOSE-UP AND MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY......Page 249
TAKING PRODUCT PHOTOS......Page 260
Assignment......Page 261
CHAPTER 10 MASTERING NIGHT AND LOW LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY......Page 263
CAPTURING SKYLINES......Page 264
TAKING PHOTOS AT DUSK......Page 267
CREATING SOFT, MOODY LIGHT WITH LOW LIGHT......Page 274
CAPTURING THE MOTION OF LIGHTS......Page 280
LONG EXPOSURES FOR CELEBRATIONS......Page 282
Assignment......Page 285
GLOSSARY......Page 287
INDEX......Page 291
