Book description
Now that you’ve had your DSLR for a while, are you ready
to take a much closer look at what creating a great image is all
about? It’s all about light! The ability to see, influence,
modify, control, and create light will take your images from
snapshots to great shots!
In Lighting for Digital Photography: From Snapshots to Great
Shots, photographer and bestselling author Syl Arena begins
with a primer on light itself—how to see its direction,
intensity, color, contrast, and hardness—and quickly moves on
to discussions of shooting both indoors and outdoors in the many
different conditions of natural or man-made light. Then the book
digs in to begin creating light with photographic lights, whether
that’s small flash or big strobe, the pop-up flash on your
DSLR or continuous lights.
Follow along with Syl and you will:
Learn the basics (and beyond) of light modifiers that make light bigger and softer, such as umbrellas, softboxes, beauty dishes, and diffusion panels
Understand how to control and shape the light itself with flags, grids, snoots, and the zoom function on your flash
Appreciate the color temperature of light (whether that’s the sun, a light bulb, or a flash), and how to influence it with white balance settings on your camera and colored gels on your flash
Learn how to take great pictures across many different genres, from product and still life images, to simple (and not so simple) portraits and group shots
With Lighting for Digital Photography: From Snapshots to Great
Shots, you’ll learn not only how light
behaves—you’ll learn all you need to know to get
started on the journey of creating and controlling light in order
to make great shots. And once you’ve got the shot, show it
off! Join the book’s Flickr group, share your photos, and
discuss how you get great shots at
flickr.com/groups/lightingfromsnapshotstogreatshots.
Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- 1. The Five Characteristics of Light
- 2. Your Light-Capturing Machine
- 3. Using the Light Around You
- 4. Creating Your Own Light
- 5. Lighting for Tabletop and Macro Photography
- 6. Lighting Fundamentals for Portraits
- 7. Advanced Lighting for Portraits
- Appendix: The Gear I Use
- Index
Product information
- Title: Lighting for Digital Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots (Using Flash and Natural Light for Portrait, Still Life, Action, and Product Photography)
- Author(s):
- Release date: October 2012
- Publisher(s): Peachpit Press
- ISBN: 9780133016376
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