Light Right Learn How to Create Images, Set up a Studio, and Launch Your Photography Career

Name: Light Right Learn How to Create Images, Set up a Studio, and Launch Your Photography Career
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ISBN: 9780321863850

ISBN-10: 0321863852

ISBN-13: 9780321863850

Edition: 2013

Authors: Joe Lavine, Brad Bartholomew

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Authors Joe Lavine and Brad Bartholomew, commercial photographers and instructors, offer a unique approach to teaching studio lighting to beginning and intermediate photographers. They start with a primer on equipment and terms, including color temperature, filters, flash duration, metering, and the histogram; and then dive into the philosophy of lighting, taking on the characteristics/purposes of using light (dimension, separation, drama, and texture), and then discussing how to approach the "building" of a shot.This is not a recipe book, but provides the necessary background and technical knowledge to create successful shots using the equipment and subjects that they have available. The…

Book details

List price: $44.99
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Publication date: 2/27/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 312
Size: 8.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.694
Language: English



Introduction



Philosophy of Lighting



What Light Does


Lighting Is a Building Process


Dimension


Point Source vs. Diffused Lighting


Lighting Ratios


Texture


Creating Texture


Controlling Texture


Separation


Drama


interview Howard Sokol



The Building Process


Understand Your Subject


What Are You Trying to Say?


Previsualize


Addition and Subtraction


Addition


Subtraction


Comparison



Lighting as Part of Composition


Direct the Viewer's Eye


Jan Oswald, Artist with Light


Subject Hierarchy


Painting with Light


Different Ways to Light Paint


Light Painting in the Studio


The Process


High-Key Shots


Exposure


interview Jan Oswald



Experimentation


Don't Settle


No Pat Answers


More Than One Solution


Constantly Grow


Developing a Personal Style


Comparison



The Basics



Lighting Equipment


Strobe/Flash


Flash Duration


Temperature


Continuous


Filtering


Color Correction


Creative


Accessories


Grip (Gear)


Light Modifiers


Sync Cords and Radio Slaves


Comparison



DSLR Cameras


Camera Basics


Sensors


Features


Lenses


Aperture/Speed


Focal Length


Other Options


Digital Backs


Medium Format


Large-Format/View Cameras


interview Jennifer Coudron



Metering


Dynamic Range


Determinants of Exposure


Available Light


ISO


Aperture


Shutter Speed


Equivalent Exposures


Bracketing


Types of Meters


Reflected vs. Incident


In-Camera vs. Handheld


Priority Modes


Comparison



Reading a Histogram


What Is a Histogram?


Why Are Histograms Important?


Subject Failure


High-Key Scenes


Low-Key Scenes


Backlit Scenes


Maintaining Histogram Integrity


interview Brian Mark



Building a Studio and Launching a Career



Getting Started with $500


Equipment


Studio


Lighting


Grip Equipment


Stands


Budgets


Expectations


interview Jake Potts



A Working Studio


Equipment


Studio


Lighting


Grip Equipment


Budgets


Expectations


Self-imposed Standards


Working with Clients


Comparison



Success


Things Are Good


The Trap


Marketing


Branding


Ways to Reach Your Audience


High-End Equipment


Studio


Lighting


Grip Equipment


Budgets


Representation


Conclusion


interview Martin Wonnacott


Index