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Book Description

August 1, 2005 Photography Essential Skills
John Child has refreshed and updated his inspirational studio photography guide to cover all the latest techniques. Now beautifully illustrated in full colour, featuring brand new student and author work, Studio Photography guides you through the techniques you need to create successful studio images.

Through a clearly structured learning approach, you will stimulate and express your creative ideas using a wide variety of activities and assignments. With a strong commercial orientation, the emphasis is highly practical and focuses on technique, communication and design within the genres of still life, advertising illustration, portraiture and fashion.

This successful guide is an essential tool for those working in a controlled environment where the image output is to film or digital file. You are encouraged to experiment whether you have expensive equipment, or are using natural light sources; either way you will see how it is possible to achieve acceptable results and develop your skills.

Revision exercises, useful links and up to date advice are featured on the associated website www.photographyessentialskills.com.

* Learn all the essential principles of studio photography through this successful, highly structured learning approach
* Reinforce your skills with a wide variety of practical activities and revision exercises
* Learn what can be achieved through inspirational student and author full colour images


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"Through a clearly structured learning approach you will stimulate and express creative ideas using a wide variety of activities...This successful guide is an essential tool for those working in a controlled environment." - Rangefinder Magazine

"A must for any photographer, whether an absolute beginner or one in advanced mode...a real gem for the person who would rather stay in a warm studio than track about a windswept moor looking for the perfect landscape." - Amateur Photographer

Praise for previous editions:

'The book gradually introduces the reader to increasingly sophisticated arrangements, with each chapter adding a new layer of technical skill... this is a very useful and practical book.'
Amateur Photographer

'....students of photography should find the well-laid-out theoretical information, practical advice, revision exercises and detailed assignments a useful resource to guide them through their course. The structured format means you can dip into any chapter for a quick re-cap....'
Professional Printer

'Ideal as set books for the new 2000 syllabus AS/A Level course.'
Photography A Level teacher on Studio Photography and Location Photography

Book Description

Comprehensive primer to the essential principles of studio photography

Product Details

  • Paperback: 216 pages
  • Publisher: Focal Press; 3 edition (August 1, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0240519795
  • ISBN-13: 978-0240519791
  • Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.4 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,127,735 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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38 of 41 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars BUYER BEWARE!!!, February 23, 2003
I had to purchase this book for a university studio photography course...unfortunately, the instructor never even flipped through it. It is by far the WORST photography book, really the worst book I have ever purchased! There are typo's, the "example photos" and instruction sometime are not the same. The projects are lame and really teach nothing. I would not recommend this book under any circumstances...AVOID AT ALL COST!!! [...]
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars DON"T WASTE YOUR TIME, October 19, 2006
This review is from: Studio Photography: Essential Skills, Third Edition (Paperback)
This book really is an insult. It's "lesson" and "assignments" are HORRIBLE. They ask you to research in magazines different lighting effects that you think were used in his book. In a field where doing is truly the best learning experience this book is not worth the paper it was printed on. Check it out from a library if you must but you will shortly find it is an insulting read.
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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars easy money maker for author!!, March 17, 2007
This review is from: Studio Photography: Essential Skills, Third Edition (Paperback)
since their are not many digital photography books for instructors,

they pick what they think will fit the bill-it's irritating when they don't even look at the book before requiring it. the book is o.k., but

should not be used for a textbook! it's insulting. to anyone interested in

photography keep this in mind-photography books, especially

the old and true, and info. on the internet will teach you the basics. because photography is mainly digital, it is very well suited for self-study. don't waste your time buying required marginal books and paying for photography classes. your money will be better spend on good glass(lenses) and a tripod, and of course learn photoshop--just my opinion

on a friday night.
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First Sentence:
The limitations of the photographic medium determined the first photographs were of still life subjects. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
incident light meter reading, heat resistant gel, reflected light meter reading, subject brightness range, incident reading, incident meter reading, lighting ratio, digital image sensors, reflected reading, grey card, diffuse light source, mid key, tungsten light source, camera vibration, second spotlight, full spot, exposure aperture, diffusion screen, minimum aperture, correct exposure, studio situation, continuous light source, colour temperature, advertising illustration, daylight film
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Record Book, Visual Diary, Ricky Bond, Stuart Wilson, Itti Karuson, Exposure Incident, Michael Wennrich, Input Levels, Lighting Direct, Cancel Load, Daylight None Tungsten, Lighting Diffuse, Technique Using
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