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Practical Guide to Photographic Lighting: For film and digital photography [Paperback]

Jon Tarrant (Author)
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January 17, 2001
Jon Tarrant offers practical guidance on equipment, guidance on technique and information about some of the underlying theories that apply to photographic lighting. Starting from general principles and progressing through ever more specific details, he leads the reader towards a series of example images that show the application of photographic lighting in a wide variety of different situations. Anyone working with film or digital imaging will find this an essential reference source that is packed with both information and ideas.





'The Practical Guide to Photographic Lighting' is a comprehensive source that is fully illustrated with colour and black and white images which comprise not just final photographs but also intermediate and proof pictures that contributed towards the finished result. Jon Tarrant explains how different effects can be produced, and how to work with light to achieve polished pictures and a stunning range of creative images.

Benefit from a professional's experience with the full colour, inspirational film and digital photographic lighting examples
Full details of basic and advanced lighting methods to help stretch your skills
Wide coverage of many different kinds of lighting, from working with daylight to dedicated studio arrangements

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About the Author

Jon was previously a freelance press/editorial photographer and has worked on location and in studios for national newspapers, trade publications and multi-national companies.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 246 pages
  • Publisher: Focal Press; 1st edition (January 17, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0240515803
  • ISBN-13: 978-0240515809
  • Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.5 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,337,629 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Not for Digital Photography as Advertised, May 14, 2002
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This review is from: Practical Guide to Photographic Lighting: For film and digital photography (Paperback)
I bought this book because as the title suggests is also for Digital Photography...but well...that is just pure marketing...It just have ONE page (pg.83) in reference to digital cameras.
I am very disappointed...wish I can return this book...
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5 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Everyone needs light, June 2, 2001
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This review is from: Practical Guide to Photographic Lighting: For film and digital photography (Paperback)
This book helped me to understand how to do the lighting for my photos. I have started using my digital camera recently and this book has helped me to understand how to work with the light in a...a practical way. My photography has improved after reading this book.
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Light is something so obvious that it is taken for granted in most contexts. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
copy lighting, modelling lamps, tungsten heads, colour transparency films, subject brightness range, studio flash units, discharge lighting, flash heads, flash meter, photographic lighting, flash synchronization, colour temperature, spot meter, flash durations, tungsten lighting, main light, flash lighting, flash burst, lighting arrangement, shutter speed, wedding photography, flash tubes, compact camera, colour balance, lighting quality
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Kodak Ektachrome, Fujifilm Neopan, Agfa Scala, Photon Beard, Focal Press, Polaroid Type, Bowens Esprit, Wendy Ramshaw
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