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Picture Perfect Lighting: An Innovative Lighting System for Photographing People

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Roberto Valenzuela is a photographer and educator who has a talent for identifying areas where photographers regularly hit roadblocks and a passion for developing clear and concise systems that allow photographers to break through those barriers and become better, more confident practitioners of their craft. His two previous books, Picture Perfect Practice and Picture Perfect Posing, shattered the mold of instructional photography books as they empowered readers to advance their composition and posing skills. Picture Perfect Lighting, the third book in the Picture Perfect series, brings that same spirit and approach to teaching lighting. With it, Roberto empowers photographers to embrace lighting as a source of creativity and expression in service of their vision for the image. In Picture Perfect Lighting, Roberto has created a truly original system for understanding and controlling light in photography. After discussing the universal nature of light, Roberto introduces the five key behaviors of light, which are essential to understand in order to improve your knowledge of light. With those behaviors established, Roberto introduces his concept of “circumstantial light,” an ingenious way of examining and breaking down the light around you in any given situation. Providing a detailed analysis of circumstantial light, Roberto develops the top ten circumstantial light elements you need to know in order to fully harness the power of the light around you to create an image that is true to your vision. But how will you know if the circumstantial light is enough? The final piece of the Picture Perfect Lighting system is Roberto’s “lighting benchmark test,” a brilliant method for determining the quality of the light in any given situation. It is with the lighting benchmark test that you will determine if and when you need to use “helper light,” the light that is needed or manipulated in order to “help” the circumstantial light so that your vision comes to life. Helper light is created with diffusers, reflectors, flashes, strobes, and light modifiers. Picture Perfect Lighting covers all of this in depth. Don’t limit yourself to using only one kind of light, and don’t depend on Photoshop actions and plug-ins to create the “wow” factor in your images. That is the job of light. With Picture Perfect Lighting by your side, you will learn to master light. With that mastery, you will finally have the ability to create that true “wow” factor in camera—and in your photographs. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rocky Nook


Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 15, 2016


Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Print length ‏ : ‎ 360 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1937538753


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 50


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.25 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8 x 0.5 x 10 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #174,059 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #8 in Photography Lighting (Books) #44 in Digital Photography (Books) #59 in Photography Reference (Books)


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    • This is not just another pretty picture book!
Format: Paperback
On the premise that good light is the most important element for a photographer, Roberto’s Valenzuela’s photographic philosophy is based on three ideas: A photographer must understand good light’s behavior, recognize its appearance, and keep his/her camera’s ISO as low as possible when capturing it. In his book, Valenzuela has distilled his philosophy into three concepts that define every shooting decision he makes. They are The Five Behaviors of Light, The Ten Circumstantial Light Elements, and Benchmark Settings. These three concepts create a system that any photographer can apply to any portrait scenario under any lighting conditions. In the many color photo examples, detailed with explanation about how these concepts are applied, the results speak for themselves. His photos are remarkable. Valenzuela demonstrates his techniques under natural and flash lighting, and provides a number of practice exercises to help you build your shooting skills and your attention to good light. His writing style is concise, friendly, and in each chapter he focuses precisely on the lesson being taught. Unlike some other authors, Valenzuela doesn’t waste your time with name-dropping or self-promotion. Every page is written for the reader’s benefit. Picture Perfect Lighting is not just another book with a photographer’s pretty pictures and his/her camera settings written in the captions. This book provides a simple system that gives consistent results. It’s a great foundation upon which beginning photographers can build their own unique style, or experienced amateurs can use to reinvent their work. Kindle owners, or those who have downloaded either the desktop or mobile Kindle App, will get the best deal on price. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2016 by David Garcia
    • The portrait photographer's lighting bible!
Format: Kindle
At last! Here's the missing lighting bible. Most books on lighting provide an introductory chapter on the science and behavior of light and then provide nothing more than a set of recipes that the reader can follow by rote, thereby producing yet more "pro-photographers" who have no, or only a superficial understanding of what they are doing. This book is very different. It provides a treasure trove of information that if studied will allow you to really grasp the mastery of light you need to become a serious photographer. Filled with practical examples of the thinking and planning that the author employs when deciding where to place his portrait subject in a scene, this book provides a rare insight into the intricacies of judgement that produce great portraits. To get the best out of this book you will need to study and practice the suggested steps over an extended period of time. If you are prepared to put in the effort this is the best book available for giving you an in depth understanding of mastering light. If all you are looking for a is casual read, you may certainly gain some superficial insight into the complexities of working with light but will miss out on the in- depth understanding you can gain by really working through this material. As a photographer and educator I can highly recommend this book! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2016 by Ian M
    • Great book!
Format: Kindle
Excellent book with tons of practical information as well as practical application! Well worth the purchase and effort to learn its principles!
Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2025 by C
    • Spice it Up.
Format: Paperback
This book is a must read for any photographers who want to take their skill set to the next level. There is a ton of information regarding circumstantial (ambient) light and how it can be used and manipulated to give your pictures the wow factor. As Valenzuela says, this is how we can separate ourselves from the average, no better than anyone else kind of photographer, and become that photographer that everyone wants to hire; one that can command the price needed to be a successful, full time photographer. He also spends quite a bit of the book talking about "helper" light. He writes in depth about the proper use of reflectors, giving suggestions about types and brands of reflectors that will do a good job. He also gives a lot of good information about the use of flash, explaining the differences between TTL and manual flash, high speed sync and first and second curtain flash. There is a lot of knowledge to be gained by the careful and thorough study of this book. There are many books about lighting out there but this book along with the books written by Neil van Niekerk should be at the top of any serious photographer's reading list. If you're looking to add a little hot sauce to your photography, buy this book. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2016 by Imanikonguy
    • learned some!!
Format: Kindle
Good to learn if you want to be better photographer.
Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2018 by kimsuamu

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