From lighting glass objects to photographing models indoors and out, this handbook demonstrates how to effectively use and manipulate light using a variety of traditional and unconventional lighting equipment. Written for both the professional and the serious amateur photographer, this guide explains the different types of light and how to work with modifiers such as panels, umbrellas, grids, and mirrors. More than 100 detailed lighting diagrams help ensure proper placement and are useful while pitching ideas to clients. Money-saving equipment and accessory alternatives are discussed along with strategies for working through obstacles during a shoot, making this manual a must-have resource for success on every project.
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"Includes 135 detailed lighting diagrams to help recreate . . . lighting effects." —Studio Photography
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Robert Morrissey is a commercial photographer and the owner of Big Red Nose Productions. His work has appeared in numerous publications, including National Geographic Explorer, Time, and The Wall Street Journal and his images have been used by such companies such as GNC, Hallmark, Lady Footlocker, and Olympus. He lives in Louisville, Colorado.
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect for the college-level collection strong in photography studies.,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Master Lighting Guide for Commercial Photographers (Paperback)
What skills produce top images and big sales? Lighting has a lot to do with a photo's success or failure, and the basics of commercial lighting are here revealed in a guide covering how to use and capture light. From selecting commercial equipment to creating setups and shooting using panels, grids, umbrellas and more to soften or accent lighting, Master Lighting Guide for Commercial Photographers is filled with both photo how-tos and business tips for neo-professionals. Perfect for the college-level collection strong in photography studies.
12 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A basic guide, nothing unique or interesting,
By Zirgaliam (Allentown, PA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Master Lighting Guide for Commercial Photographers (Paperback)
This guide is great for the beginner, but as someone who has been in the photography world for years, I was hoping for something that would push my creative lighting skills. This book definitely did not do that. I also found it to be incredibly boring. While the model shots could be nice for the right person, the hundreds of shots of volleyballs were just horrible. Unless you are a true beginner, skip this book.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Useful book for new photographers,
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This review is from: Master Lighting Guide for Commercial Photographers (Paperback)
I had the opportunity to browse this book extensively and as a professional photographer I found few new things to learn. For example, the author puts an effort to educate the reader about tools that are rarely discussed in lighting books such as panels. There is a whole section that is dedicated to illustrating the different effects one can produce from changing the position of the light behind the panel without moving the panel from its original position.
Another section discusses dramatic lighting techniques to light food and products. In a later section the author discusses his way of lighting interiors. While I don't use his interior lighting method, it is interesting to learn for when I need something different at some point in time. The portrait lighting section was pretty weak compared to other available books on lighting, but that is the point. This book offers allot of useful information in areas that other books don't cover and that is why it is unique and useful. Defiantly recommended for new photographers interested in divers lighting techniques that go beyond portraiture lighting.
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