Photographic Lighting: Essential Skills

by John Child and Mark Galer

Book Overview

Covers information that is essential for photographers to understand when working with light. Through a series of practical exercises, the student photographer is shown how to overcome the limitations of equipment and film emulsion, to achieve creative and professional results. With theory kept to a minimum, this book shows how to tackle difficult lighting conditions and manipulate light for mood and atmosphere using basic and advanced metering techniques...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0240515498
• ISBN13: 9780240515496
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Focal Press
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.5" x 9.7"

Customer Reviews

what type of photographer are you?

I think the question is whether you are an advanced amateur or pro photographer already-someone who is looking for advanced diagrams, etc. on studio setups, etc. That is NOT the type of book this is. For someone-such as myself-who is self-taught and trying to learn or solidfy an understanding of lighting, this book is an excellent tool. It does include exercises, but by no means do they take up the bulk of the text. Most of the text is lean, clear writing that helps you understand the characteristics and behavior of light, some different choices you have for lighting, etc. As such, the book very much fills a niche for a certain audience because unlike other books, this one attempts to teach the foundations of photographic lighting. And it does that job well.