50 Portrait Lighting Techniques for Pictures That Sell (Revised) (Paperback)

by John Hart (Author) "The lighting techniques presented here range from using available light alone to techniques using flash (indoors and outdoors), and indoor techniques requiring from one to..." (more)
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Product Description
In this revised edition, more than 100 new color and 300 black-and-white photos illustrate how, with a minimum of equipment, in a studio or out-of-doors, anyone can take beautiful portraits of friends, family or professional clients. Whether a beginning photographer or a budding professional, readers will find practical information on the art of photographic portrait.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Amphoto Books; 1st edition (April 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0817438602
• ISBN-13: 978-0817438609
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #265,864 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A handful of ideas from the 1960s, March 16, 2000

By A Customer

50 techniques is a stretch. Despite the colorful labels, many lighting set-ups are identical to those shown on other pages. Few, if any, would sell in today's market. Unless you are interested in seeing how a hobbiest in the sixties might have photographed a handful of community actors, you won't find much here. The examples are out-of-date, uninspired, and in some cases poorly focused.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Definately a classic ...., January 2, 2001

By	Grey Wulff (CA, USA) - See all my reviews

Personally, I found this book very interesting and well worth the money. While the book is a little dated, it deals concisely with how to achieve a wide range of lighting techniques, both indoor and out, old and modern. The book is definitely biased towards commercial headshot photography but many of the techniques and ideas described are applicable to photographers in all fields, whether professional or amateur. Several areas I particularly liked were the hints and tips spread among the pages and the FAQ sections dealing with setting up in business, legal aspects, working with clients, retouching, etc.

12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This is Wrong, July 7, 1999

By	Alexandre Fachin _ [e-mail] (Brasil) - See all my reviews

This book is terrible, very out of date, old. In my point of view, to remember the past of portrait light, is ok, to 60's. Today, is out of date.