Master Lighting Guide for Portrait Photographers

EAN:9781584281252 Label:Amherst Media, Inc. Author:Christopher Grey Binding:Paperback

This book covers all of the most popular lighting styles for portraits Good lighting style guide. I've yet to practice all of them but the diagrams are nice to see and I believe this book will help me to improve my photography by being able to offer more variety in my photography2009-01-19 Rating 4. It's a pretty good guide. Let me first say that if you want a thorough and exhaustive explanation on portrait lighting this is it Very, Very Informative and technical but needs just a bit more editing.. The only reason for not giving it 5 stars is that it would have been good to create a separate chapter on "Challenging Portraits" such as wrinkled faces, big noses, double chins, etc2009-01-13 Rating 4. They are mentioned in the book but really more of an afterthought and sprinkled around. Also, all of the people in this book are basically "models" but real world dictates you won't be shooting your ideally "proportional" subject. Maybe even a small section of full length as an added value would be good. . This is a perfect addition to your photography library Easy and clear... 2009-01-13 Rating 5. it is written clearly and easy to understand. All my question were answered in this book. I highly recommend it. I was excited to get this book, because I want to get into lighting Has some serious flaws. I was hoping for a section describing fluorescent "always on" lights, and the tradeoffs between them and strobes2008-12-19 Rating 2. But he doesn't mention this at all. It's all about strobes. I'm sure strobes are the way to go, but I'm very sorry he doesn't say why. Also, he got the f-stop chart wrong. He says f/4 is one stop below f/8, and that's just wrong. I wonder if he knows what a stop is, because he talks in the text as though stops are all powers of 2, rather than powers of square root of 2. I'd look for something else. . There is a lot of good information in this book, but if you are a beginner I wouldn' suggest it Wouldn't recommend for a beginner. 2008-11-16 Rating 2. Time-tested lighting strategies that will improve the quality of a portrait are detailed in this book for beginning photographers Terminology used by industry pros is explained, the equipment needed to create professional results is outlined, and the unique role that each element of the lighting setup plays in the studio is explored. Photographers learn how color, direction, form, and contrast affect the final portrait