Light and Shadow
Dynamic Lighting Design for Studio Portrait Photography
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Photography, Equipment & Techniques, Techniques
| Author: | Tony L. Corbell | ISBN: | 9781682031438 |
| Publisher: | Amherst Media | Publication: | November 21, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Amherst Media | Language: | English |
| Author: | Tony L. Corbell |
| ISBN: | 9781682031438 |
| Publisher: | Amherst Media |
| Publication: | November 21, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Amherst Media |
| Language: | English |
Studio lighting offers portrait photographers unlimited creative control. Mastering its use requires a specific skill set, however. Fortunately, portrait photography legend Tony Corbell is up to the task of showing readers how to harness its full power. He sets a foundation for mastering the use of strobes and continuous lighting sources (LEDs, tungsten lights, and fluorescent sources), creating effective lighting setups (with the aid of detailed, yet simple-to-understand diagrams), metering and adjusting the light, correcting color imbalances, softening harsh shadows, and more. He also introduces readers to the proper use of standard photographic modifiers - softboxes, umbrellas, octoboxes, beauty dishes, and other tools - so that they can sculpt their every portrait subject with incredibly flattering light.
This book is filled with over 150 inspiring and instructive images from a true master of the craft. In these pages, readers will learn step-by-step instructions for mastering the many critical concepts one must understand to gain mastery over light. Armed with simple strategies for studio lighting, readers can repeatedly re-create Corbell’s award-winning portrait lighting looks with their own clients.
Studio lighting offers portrait photographers unlimited creative control. Mastering its use requires a specific skill set, however. Fortunately, portrait photography legend Tony Corbell is up to the task of showing readers how to harness its full power. He sets a foundation for mastering the use of strobes and continuous lighting sources (LEDs, tungsten lights, and fluorescent sources), creating effective lighting setups (with the aid of detailed, yet simple-to-understand diagrams), metering and adjusting the light, correcting color imbalances, softening harsh shadows, and more. He also introduces readers to the proper use of standard photographic modifiers - softboxes, umbrellas, octoboxes, beauty dishes, and other tools - so that they can sculpt their every portrait subject with incredibly flattering light.
This book is filled with over 150 inspiring and instructive images from a true master of the craft. In these pages, readers will learn step-by-step instructions for mastering the many critical concepts one must understand to gain mastery over light. Armed with simple strategies for studio lighting, readers can repeatedly re-create Corbell’s award-winning portrait lighting looks with their own clients.
