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Photographing In The Studio: Tools and Techniques for Creative Expression

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This is an excellent studio photography textbook.It does not use the dry "how to" approach which is the downfall of many photography books.Full of stimulating theory and helpful specifics this book has changed the way I work in the studio and teach photography.

This is the best studio lighting textbook I have ever found. It's well written, concise, and well illustrated. Kolb and Overturf do an excellent job of explaining everything from the most basic lighting setup to the most complex. Natural light, hot lights and strobes are all covered. In addition there's a significant amount of information on set construction and excellent suggestions for designing your own studio. Best of all Kolb has put a great deal of effort into explaining why one would want to choose a particular approach to lighting a subject. The underlying message being - just because you can doesn't mean you should.

Unfortunately the publisher has chosen not to reprint this book. As the current used prices indicate - it's in demand. Someone in the McGraw-Hill sales department needs to take notice. Too bad they're not because I'm trying to adopt a new book for my large format photography and lighting class and no other seems to fit the bill quite as well.

I highly recommend this book. It is very clear and helpfull for people who whant to learn artificial lighting for the studion.

I'm an advanced photography student and i use several resources to well educate myself about proffesional photography. This book is very useful and has a lots of details in it, not only for student but for advanced or pro photographers.

The seller's description stated the cover was bent, but in good condition. Unfortunately, I didn't get a book with a bent cover, I got a 3 hole punched black & white copy of the book. It's not that big of a deal (I guess) - the information is still there - but I think the actual photos (in color) would provide a better description of what's being taught. I'm using it for a class - the information has been helpful - but technically written. I've had to read more than one section twice to understand the jargon!