kiro Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 As I shop for studio equipment, trying to make sure I'm getting everything I need, and understand all the ins and outs, I'm wondering if anyone can point me towards a good "Lighting for dummies" type of book. I've got books and other resources on how to create different looks and whatever, but everything I've seen skips over the extreme basics. I'd like to have something at hand so that when I'm considering, for example, gels, I don't need to ask how to use a gel filter (like i did the other day, and thanks for the helpful info). I've got a feeling that I'm going to run into lots of mundane tid-bit questions that could be much more easily answered with a book instead of troubling others for the info. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w.smith Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Hi Kier, if you Google "portrait lighting", you'll get 75,000 hits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denise_d Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Because I really am a dummy when it comes to studio type lighting, I found "the complete guide to light and lighting in digital photography" by Michael Freeman to be a very helpful introduction-type book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis_vener_photography Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 "Matters of Light and Depth" by Ross Lowell. "Secrets of Lighting on Location" by Bob Krist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garry edwards Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 My solution isn't free but it's cheap, and the money goes to a good cause - me! http://www.photolearn.co.uk which is a series of .pdf tutorials. Also, take a look at the various Lighting Themes on studio lighting and equipment, archived under 'Administration' in this forum. They're extracts from an old edition of my Studio Lighting & Equipment tutorial. And there are a lot of other lighting themes there too, many of which will be helpful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sionnac Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 For portrait work, <i>The Master Lighting Guide for Portrait Photographers</i> by Christopher Grey is good. Also, as textbooks go, <i>Light Magic and Science, 2nd edition,</i> by Fil Hunter and Paul Fuqua is excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin_vinatieri Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 "The Photographer's Guide to using LIGHT" By Ted Schwarz and Brian Stoppee. "Lighting for Nudee Photography" by Rod Ashford Both were very good books. They shoud answer a lot of your questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinette Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 Does anyone know which book might have layout maps with distances and heights for the lighting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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