Direction and quality of light : your key to better portrait photography anywhere / Neil van Niekerk.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

van Niekerk, Neil.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Photography.

Portrait photography--Technique.

Portrait photography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (160 p.)

Place of Publication:

Amherst : Amherst Media, Inc., 2013.

Summary:

Providing readers with a study of learning how to turn poorly lit images into finely crafted, masterfully lit photographs, this guidebook instills photographers with the self-confidence to think on their feet and photograph any portrait subject anywhere. Acclaimed photographer Neil van Niekirk presents seven distinctly different lighting scenarios-available light, exposure metering, a touch of flash, bounced on-camera flash, off-camera flash, video light, and hard sunlight-to show readers how to manipulate the direction and quality of light, the subject's and photographer's position, and numerous other variables so as to turn a bad image into a stunning, professional-level portrait. Packed with dozens of instructional, full-color photos, this work also features 10 sample photo sessions, allowing readers the opportunity to see the seven lighting scenarios put to practice.

Contents:

""Cover ""; ""About the Author ""; ""Copyright ""; ""Table of Contents ""; ""Foreword ""; ""Introduction ""; ""About This Book ""; ""Equipment ""; ""Structure ""; ""Terminology ""; ""About the Title ""; ""1. Direction and Quality of Light: The Basics ""; ""Good Light? Bad Light? ""; ""Quality of Light ""; ""The Larger the Light Source, The Softer the Light ""; ""The Direction of Light ""; ""Short Lighting and Broad Lighting ""; ""Positioning a Soft Light Source ""; ""Positioning a Hard Light Source ""; ""2. Working with Available Light ""; ""Match the Pose to the Lighting ""

""Feature: RAW Is a Must """"Find the Optimal Subject Position ""; ""Direction of Light and Choice of Background ""; ""Add a Reflector ""; ""Even with High ISO Settings, You Need Good Light ""; ""3. Exposure Metering ""; ""Your Camera�s Built-In Exposure Meter ""; ""Selective Exposure Metering with the Histogram ""; ""Feature: Control the Background ""; ""4. Flash Essentials ""; ""Two Scenarios ""; ""Two Exposures ""; ""Maximum Flash Sync Speed ""; ""High-Speed Flash Sync ""; ""Manual Flash ""; ""TTL Flash ""; ""5. Add Fill Flash ""; ""Start with the Ambient Exposure ""

""On-Camera TTL Fill Flash """"Off-Camera TTL Fill Flash ""; ""Feature: Keep It Steady ""; ""6. On-Camera Bounce Flash ""; ""Why Bounce the Flash? ""; ""Softer Light ""; ""More Directional Light ""; ""Bounce Angle ""; ""Indoor Portraits ""; ""Direction of the Flash ""; ""Flag the Flash ""; ""Control the Background ""; ""Feature: TTL Follows Your Camera Settings ""; ""Outdoor Portraits ""; ""Mimicking Window Light ""; ""7. Off-Camera Flash ""; ""Off-Camera Flash vs. Direct On-Camera Flash ""; ""Directional Light ""; ""Feature: It�s Not About the Gear ""

""Great Lighting�Anywhere, Anytime """"Manual Flash on Location ""; ""TTL Flash on Location ""; ""High-Speed Flash Sync (HSS) ""; ""Direction of Light vs. Your Position ""; ""Feathering the Light ""; ""Feature: No Camera-Shake Worries ""; ""Off-Camera Bounce Flash ""; ""Colorful Portrait in a Lobby ""; ""High-Key Portrait in a Bedroom ""; ""Off-Camera Flash as Window Light ""; ""Available Light with Flash Rim Lighting ""; ""8. Multiple Flash ""; ""Why Use Multiple Flash? ""; ""Start Simply ""; ""Indoor Portraits ""; ""Manual or TTL? ""; ""Hollywood Glamour ""

""One Location, Several Options """"Feature: Power Settings ""; ""Feature: It�s Not Over Until It�s Over ""; ""Separation with Backlighting ""; ""Outdoor Portraits ""; ""Feature: Flash Groups ""; ""9. Gelling the Flash ""; ""Neutralizing Tungsten Light ""; ""With the Videographer�s Light ""; ""With Streetlights ""; ""Feature: Stay Sharp ""; ""Gel the Flash for Effect ""; ""Feature: Try Some Movement ""; ""Turning Day Into Night ""; ""10. Photography in Hard Sunlight ""; ""Without Additional Lighting ""; ""Turn the Subject Toward the Light ""; ""Turn the Subject Away from the Light ""

""Shortcut for Bright Sunlight ""

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-60895-571-0

OCLC:

833764860