Lighting category: 116 books
Creative Flash Photography
Great Lighting with Small Flashes: 40 Flash Workshops
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2014
Make a big impression with small flashes! In this book, Tilo Gockel shows you how to make magic by mastering the use of light. You will learn how to use speedlights to create amazing photographs in any lighting situation. Tilo uses 40 lighting workshops to teach his methods for producing impressive...
Softbox Lighting Techniques
For Professional Photographers
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2007
Softboxes-specialized photographic lighting devices that produce a flattering and soft, low-contrast look-are the main focus of this resource for photographers. Professional and amateur photographers alike will be able to apply the thorough explanations on the simple, yet highly effective, light- and...
Studio Lighting Unplugged
Small Flash Techniques for Digital Photographers
Language: English
Release Date: December 26, 2014
This lighting manual shows that successful studio photography does not require a warehouse-sized space brimming with expensive lights, Hollywood-style facades, and a half-dozen assistants making the client lattes. Rather, this guide shows photographers how to create studio lighting effects that range...
Flash Photography
Art and Techniques
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2014
Good lighting is fundamental to creating great images. This new book provides a roadmap for producing creative images with a flashgun. It introduces lighting principles and then advises on more complex lighting sets and situations. Techniques to create professional effects such as film noir and Hollywood...
Chroma
A Photographer's Guide to Lighting with Color
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
Learning to work with light is an important milestone in every photographer’s career, and the ability to craft light to fit your vision for an image is a skill that cannot be overrated. Most often, that crafting of light is spoken of in terms of the quality and quantity of light. But there is an...
One Flash!
Great Photography with Just One Light
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2015
Amazing images are possible with just one flash! Today’s speedlights may be small but they are mighty…that is, if you know how to use them. In this book, flash photography pro Tilo Gockel teaches the secrets to capturing beautifully lit images using just one flash! The first section of the book...
Minimalist Lighting
Professional Techniques for Studio Photography
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2009
Photographers learn how to create amazing photography with this simple, basic, money-saving approach to working in the studio. While exploring available lighting and equipment, this reference tackles the concerns of studio photographers regarding too much gear, not enough space, and a strict budget and...
by Jeff Smith
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2010
With techniques for achieving a flawless portrait, this manual shows how to create stunning, professional images in any setting. Tips on how to delicately discuss and evaluate a subject’s appearance and his or her specific concerns combine with examples on how subtle changes in lighting and posing...
Lighting Techniques for Photographing Model Portfolios
Strategies for Digital Photographers
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2009
Detailed discussions and eye-catching, dynamic images show photographers how to masterfully create beautifully illuminated models in this professional, informative resource. With an endless array of looks for all types of models-such as nude, athletic, advertising, hand, leg, and plus size-this manual...
The Best of Photographic Lighting
Techniques and Images for Digital Photographers
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2007
Bill Hurter explains the characteristics of light—both natural and artificial—in this in-depth guide. Fully exploring color balance, exposure, and light ratios, the handbook expands on skills learned in the studio to explain how to harness the beauty of less predictable lighting situations, like...
by Chris Gatcum
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2011
Fashion photography has always called for the maximum creative variety, with a constant pressure for photographers to produce fresh, exciting work with complicated, considered lighting and location design. Whether you're starting out or have many years of experience, this book is an accessible and...
by Robert Harrington
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
A clear, concise guide to one of the most overused, yet misunderstoon pieces of photographic equipment
While a flash unit—either built in to the camera or a separate device—offers the advantage of adding light to your images, its biggest disadvantage is the complex nature of the flash,...
The Best of Photographic Lighting
Techniques and Images for Digital Photographers
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2005
Bill Hurter explains the characteristics of light—both natural and artificial—in this in-depth guide. Fully exploring color balance, exposure, and light ratios, the handbook expands on skills learned in the studio to explain how to harness the beauty of less predictable lighting situations, like...
by David Präkel
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Understanding light is fundamental to good photography. How any image is lit will change how the viewer sees and interprets the content. The second edition of Lighting teaches the theory and background of how light works, the different types of light and the rules it obeys.
The book gives guidance...