Light : science and magic : an introduction to photographic lighting / Fil Hunter, Steven Biver, Paul Fuqua.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hunter, Fil.

Contributor:

Biver, Steven.

Fuqua, Paul.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Photography--Lighting.

Photography.

Photography--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

Burlinton, MA ; Oxford : Focal Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An amazing (and some would say magical) resource on photographic lighting that has been talked about in the community and recommended for years. This highly respected guide has been thoroughly updated and revised for content and design - it is now produced in full color! It introduces a logical theory of photographic lighting so if you are starting out in photography you will learn how to predict results before setting up lights. This is not primarily a how-to book with only set examples for you to copy. Rather, Light: Science and Magic provides you with a comprehensive theory of the nature

Contents:

Light-Science & MagicAn Introduction to Photographic Lighting; Copyright; Contents; Chapter 1How to Learn Lighting; What Are ""The Principles""?; Why Are the Principles Important?; How Were the Example Subjects Chosen for This Book?; Do I Need to Do These Exercises?; What Kind of Camera Do I Need?; Should I Shoot Film or Digital?; What Lighting Equipment Do I Need?; What Else Do I Need to Know to Use This Book?; What Is the ""Magic"" Part of This Book?; Chapter 2Light: The Raw Material of Photography; What Is Light?; How Photographers Describe Light; Brightness; Color; Contrast

Light versus LightingHow the Subject Affects the Lighting; Transmission; Direct and Diffuse Transmission; Absorption; Reflection; Chapter 3The Management of Reflection and the Family of Angles; Types of Reflection; Diffuse Reflection; The Inverse Square Law; Direct Reflection; Breaking the Inverse Square Law?; The Family of Angles; Polarized Direct Reflection; Is It Polarized Reflection or Ordinary Direct Reflection?; Turning Ordinary Direct Reflection into Polarized Reflection; Applying the Theory; Chapter 4Surface Appearances; The Photographer as Editor; Capitalizing on Diffuse Reflection

The Angle of LightThe Success and Failure of the General Rule; The Distance of Light; Doing the Impossible; Using Diffuse Reflection and Shadow to Reveal Texture; Capitalizing on Direct Reflection; Competing Surfaces; Try a Lens Polarizing Filter; Use a Still Larger Light; Use More Than One Light; Use a Gobo; Complex Surfaces; Chapter 5Revealing Shape and Contour; Depth Clues; Perspective Distortion; Distortion as a Clue to Depth; Manipulating Distortion; Tonal Variation; The Size of the Light; Large Lights versus Small Lights; Distance from the Subject; The Direction of the Light

Light on SideLight above the Subject; Fill Light; Adding Depth to the Background; How Much Tonal Variation Is Ideal?; Photographing Buildings: Decreasing Tonal Variation; Photographing Cylinders: Increasing Tonal Variation; Remember Surface Detail; The Glossy Box; Use a Dark Background; Eliminate Direct Reflection from the Box Top; Eliminate Direct Reection from the Box Sides; Finish with Other Resources; Use Direct Reflection?; Chapter 6Metal; Flat Metal; Bright or Dark?; Finding the Family of Angles; Lighting the Metal; Keeping the Metal Bright; What Is a ""Normal"" Exposure for Metal?

Keeping the Metal DarkThe Elegant Compromise; Controlling the Effective Size of the Light; Keeping the Metal Square; Metal Boxes; A Light Background; A Transparent Background; A Glossy Background; Round Metal; Camouflage; Keeping the Light off the Camera; Using a Tent; Other Resources; Polarizing Filters; Black Magic; Dulling Spray; Where Else Do These Techniques Apply?; Chapter 7The Case of the Disappearing Glass; The Principles; The Problems; The Solutions; Two Attractive Opposites; Bright-Field Lighting; Dark-Field Lighting; The Best of Both Worlds; Some Finishing Touches

Defining the Surface of Glassware

Notes:

Includes index.

Previous ed.: 1997.

ISBN:

1-136-09166-1

1-281-00374-3

9786611003746

0-08-047521-3

9780080475219

OCLC:

476050687