Title: Light Science and Magic, Fourth Edition; An Introduction to Photographic Lighting
Category: Digital Photography, Lighting, Lighting Technology
Author: Fil Hunter, Paul Fuqua and Steven Biver
ISBN-13 number: 9780240812250
Binding: Paperback
No. of Pages: 352
Publisher: Focal Press
Publication date: 1/09/11
Dimensions: 7.5"x9.25" (18x23.5cm)
Description:
THE book to own if you want to understand lighting!
Light Science and Magic more than just provides set examples for photographers to follow. This international bestseller provides photographers with a comprehensive theory of the nature and principles of light to allow individual photographers to use lighting to express their own creativity. It will show you how to light the most difficult subjects such as surfaces, metal, glass, liquids, extremes (black-on-black and white-on-white), and people.
With more information specific for digital photographers, a brand new chapter on equipment, much more information on location lighting, and more on photographing people, this brand new fourth edition will make it clearwhy this is one of the only recommended books by www.strobist.com.
Features:
- THE lighting book for serious photographers
- The only book that covers theory and physics of light
- Full of brand new info, specific to digital photography
- Loaded with new and inspiring full color photographs
Contents:
How to Learn Lighting
Light, The Raw Material of Photography
The Management of Reflection and the Family of Angles
Surface Appearances
Revealing Shape and Contour
Metal
The Case of the Disappearing Glass
An Arsenal of Lights
The Extremes
Traveling Light
Index
NEW: Equipment, Location Lighting
