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Lighting for Digital Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots

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Now that you’ve had your DSLR for a while, are you ready to take a much closer look at what creating a great image is all about? It’s all about light! The ability to see, influence, modify, control, and create light will take your images from snapshots to great shots! In Lighting for Digital Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots, photographer and bestselling author Syl Arena begins with a primer on light itself—how to see its direction, intensity, color, contrast, and hardness—and quickly moves on to discussions of shooting both indoors and outdoors in the many different conditions of natural or man- made light. Then the book digs in to begin creating light with photographic lights, whether that’s small flash or big strobe, the pop-up flash on your DSLR or continuous lights. Follow along with Syl and you will: Learn the basics (and beyond) of light modifiers that make light bigger and softer, such as umbrellas, softboxes, beauty dishes, and diffusion panelsUnderstand how to control and shape the light itself with flags, grids, snoots, and the zoom function on your flashAppreciate the color temperature of light (whether that’s the sun, a light bulb, or a flash), and how to influence it with white balance settings on your camera and colored gels on your flashLearn how to take great pictures across many different genres, from product and still life images, to simple (and not so simple) portraits and group shots With Lighting for Digital Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots, you’ll learn not only how light behaves—you’ll learn all you need to know to get started on the journey of creating and controlling light in order to make great shots. And once you’ve got the shot, show it off! Join the book’s Flickr group, share your photos, and discuss how you get great shots at flickr.com/groups/lightingfromsnapshotstogreatshots. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Peachpit Pr


Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 1, 2012


Edition ‏ : ‎ First Edition


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Print length ‏ : ‎ 277 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0321832752


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 57


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.3 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.75 x 0.75 x 9.25 inches


Part of series ‏ : ‎ From Snapshots to Great Shots


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    • Excellent introduction to lighting
Format: Paperback
You won't find shots in this book that wow you. You won't find amusing anecdotes. What you will find is a well thought out and explained introduction to the subject of lighting. First it covers available light, then the use of reflectors. Then we get to using flash. Technical subjects are explained well and usually accompanied by instructive diagrams. Each chapter ends with suggested exercises. If this sounds a bit like a text book, well... Lighting for Digital Photography would make a fine text for a beginning lighting class. The writing is straightforward and neither boring nor dull. This is a beginning lighting book. If you've been working with flashes for a while and want to know how to duplicate that shot by the celebrity photographer, look elsewhere. The photos are ordinary, the kinds we might take ourselves. The models are ordinary, too. They look like they might be family or neighbors. At first this put me off a bit, but once I got into the book I appreciated Arena's approach. The truth is that our first attempts at lighting won't be incredible. We're looking for competence. First master the basics, and by working through the material in this book and practicing the exercises you will get a firm grounding in the basics of lighting. Syl Arena shoots Canon, so the most of the examples come from his 5D3 and he uses Speedlite as a generic term for portable flashes. No problem, there's no preaching and if you have a different system, you'll find that the techniques are generic enough to work with any cameras or flashes. Most of the focus is on TTL flash, though manual shooting does get some love. Arena offers specific suggestions for equipment, which are usually budget oriented. I appreciate that. Good stuff. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2012 by Michael McKee
    • Wonderfully accessible and practical
Format: Paperback
There are thousands of photo technique books, many written by well-known photographers, but few of them are also great educators -- and this is what separates Syl Arena from the pack. This is the most accessible, most practical and generous book you'll read on modern lighting techniques. Syl gets the reader thinking about light right away, provides a memorable framework for thinking and talking about it (Direction, Intensity, Color, Contrast and Hardness -- DICCH), and then takes you on a thoroughly practical tour of how to capture and shape it. The book is generously illustrated throughout. In each chapter, Syl simply shows you exactly what he's talking about. Copious photographs illustrate different light: What happens if we turn off the hair light in this portrait? How about we move the portrait lights to be opposite each other? If we turn off all the strobes, what role is ambient light playing in this photo? What difference can 10 minutes make between golden hour and blue hour light? The book is also intensely practical because it shows you lighting approaches for many common situations: basic portraits, group portraits, tabletop product photography, macro shots, dramatic portraits, white seamless and so on. Because Syl illustrates different options as he builds up to the final "hero" shot, you get to learn not just the recipe, but also the confidence to adapt the recipe when you use it yourself. Assignments at the end of each chapter help you practice and hone your skills. There is an appendix on gear, which I found useful, but you don't need to buy any particular brand of camera or lights. Along the way, Syl covers low cost options for students or those just getting started. If you want hands-on experience, Syl teaches courses where you can try just about any gear he owns or has access to. The net: if you want to learn, practice and develop your photo lighting skills, start here. Then read Brian Smith's Secrets of Great Portrait Photography or Joe McNally's The Hot Shoe Diaries: Big Light from Small Flashes for inspiration and to see the techniques you've learned applied to great shots. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2012 by digerati
    • A Great Lighting Tutorial & Reference
Format: Paperback
There are countless books written on the subject of photographic lighting providing varying degrees of useful and practical advice. What makes this book stand out is that it is a true tutorial, by which I mean it provides a complete learning journey from foundational concepts to detailed step by step instruction and explanations of how each image was accomplished. It is apparent that the author has a mastery of the subject matter (which many others possess as well). What differentiates Syl is his ability to transfer that knowledge to his readers. He goes to great length and in great detail to provide specific examples and explanations on each topic that he covers in this book in a manner that will be clear to any reader regardless of their skill/knowledge level at the time of reading. Those readers who are newer to lighting will appreciate that Syl leaves no detail unexplained. If he is talking about using specific lighting modifiers or accessories, he takes the time to explain the use and often includes photos and even alternatives. In addition to being a great tutorial, it also serves the function of being a great reference resource for photographers as they progress along the learning curve with their lighting skills. If you purchase the paperback, I have no doubt that it become dog eared over time as it is one of those books that you will come back to time and again. If you buy the Kindle edition, you will have a large number of notations and bookmarks. If you are looking to learn lighting or to build on your existing skills, this is a book that you will never regret owning. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2012 by Michael Hajek

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