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Title: The Photographers Guide to Using Light by Ted Schwarz, Brian Stoppee, Thom O'Connor ISBN: 0-8174-5422-5 Publisher: Watson-Guptill Pubns Pub. Date: December, 1986 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3 (1 review)
Rating: 3
Summary: Some useful information, but there are better references
Comment: I was looking for a book on portrait lighting, and a poster on a photographer web site suggested this book.
The book begins with a so-so discussion of metering and light color and then proceeds with examples of ambient light photography. There really didn't seem much to gain from the ambient light discussion, and I quickly got the feeling that I was not getting my money's worth. It appeared as though I was going to read the whole $20 book in 20 minutes. But then you get into the section on artificial lighting, and the information becomes more valuable and substantial. The diagrams showing the light placement was actually rather good, and some other books I've seen could benefit from such good figures.
However, there still wasn't a good discussion of what to look for in precise light placement for portrait photography. (E.g., move the light forward until the nose shadow hits the edge of the eye.)
In summary, I'd give the ambient light section 2 stars and the artificial light section, 4 stars, but there are better books on artificial lighting, for example, Jenni Bidner's THE LIGHTING COOKBOOK. So I average and give the book 3.
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Title: Learning to Light: Easy and Affordable Techniques for the Photographer by Roger Hicks, Frances Schultz ISBN: 0817441794 Publisher: Amphoto Pub. Date: November, 1998 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Lighting Cookbook: Foolproof Recipes for Perfect Glamour, Portrait, Still Life, and Corporate Photographs by Jenni Bidner, Jen Bidner ISBN: 0817441964 Publisher: Amphoto Pub. Date: January, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Lighting For Still Life by Steve Bavister ISBN: 1883403871 Publisher: Saunders/Silver Pixel Pub. Date: June, 2001 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: Lighting the Nude: Top Photography Professionals Share Their Secrets by Alex Larg, Roger Hicks, Frances Schultz ISBN: 2880467209 Publisher: Rotovision Pub. Date: January, 2003 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: Bill Fortney's Great Photography Workshop by Bill Fortney, John Shaw ISBN: 1559718765 Publisher: Creative Publishing International Pub. Date: 01 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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