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The complete guide to mastering the technical challenges of lighting and flash in your photography.
This book explores:
- Locations
- Subjects
- Styles
- Technical skills
- Tools and tips
Written by multi award-winning photographer Richard Bradbury.
Aimed at the serious amateur, this is a practical guide to achieving professional results in digital photography. Light is at the very heart of photography and plays a fundamental role in creating successful images. Not only does light affect brightness, it also determines tone, mood, atmosphere, texture, color and luminosity. Mastering Lighting & Flash Photography contains everything you need to know about controlling and manipulating light to capture the beauty of the world around you in your own signature style. Written and photographed by a multi award-winning photographer, the book describes and demonstrates all the key topics.
Topics included:
- Understanding light and how to use it
- Choosing the best kit
- Mastering the essential techniques
- Different forms of flash photography
- Studio lighting
- Tips from leading professionals
- Elevating your prints in post-production.
150 full-color exquisite photographs are included!
Introduction
Chapter 1
What is light?
Color of light
Golden hour
Dynamic range
Hard & soft light
High-key & low-key photography
Inverse square law
Chapter 2
Choosing the right light
Natural light
Reflectors
Artificial continuous lighting
Flash lighting
Light modifiers
Profile: Tony May
Chapter 3
Natural lighting
Landscapes & architecture
Timing your shoot
Composition
Polarizing filter
Perfect portraits
Profile: David Kilpatrick
Chapter 4
Speedlights
Which speedlight?
How speedlights work?
On-camera lighting
Dealing with red-eye
TTL
Speedlight techniques
Chapter 5
Studio
Types of studio
Home studio
Dedicated studio space
How big a studio do you need?
Studio hire
Essential studio equipment
Recommended studio set-up
Chapter 6
Portraits
Looking good
What lighting do you need?
Choosing a mood
Working with one light
Multiple light set-ups
Things to avoid
Profile: James Musselwhite
Chapter 7
Still life
Equipment
Pack shot
Flat art copies
Jewelry
Food & Drink
Profile: Giles Christopher
Chapter 8
Sets & Interiors
Telling a story
Building a studio set
Windows & doorways
Using color temperature creatively
Interiors on location
Profile: Paul Goddard
Chapter 9
Cars & vehicles
On location
Studio
Profile: Tim Wallace
Chapter 10
Specialist techniques
Flash sync
Painting with light
Colored lighting
Specialist techniques in practice
Chapter 11
Postproduction
Basic lighting effects
Creating beams of light
Adding a glow to eyes
Creating flare effects
Glossary
Useful Web Sites
Index
Acknowledments