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

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. About the Author Don Marr is an advertising and editorial photographer whose photographs have appeared in magazines such as Individual Investor, Mens Health, Mothering, and Texas Monthly. 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 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.

Author Biography: Don Marr is an advertising and editorial photographer whose photographs have appeared in magazines such as Individual Investor, Men's Health, Mothering, and Texas Monthly. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

'Master the lighting tools used by professional photographers to achieve flawless images.'--P. [4] of cover. "Master the lighting tools used by professional photographers to achieve flawless images."--Page 4 of cover very good and clear explanation what light can do for your photo's with examples how to.