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Master Lighting Guide for Portrait Photographers | 
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| Author: Christopher Grey
Publisher: Amherst Media, Inc.
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  61 reviews
Sales Rank: 2963
Media: Paperback
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Pages: 128
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Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.5
ISBN: 1584281251
Dewey Decimal Number: 778.92
EAN: 9781584281252
ASIN: 1584281251
Publication Date: April 1, 2004
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Book Description
Time-tested lighting strategies that will improve the quality of a portrait are detailed in this book for beginning photographers. Terminology used by industry pros is explained, the equipment needed to create professional results is outlined, and the unique role that each element of the lighting setup plays in the studio is explored. Photographers learn how color, direction, form, and contrast affect the final portrait. The concise text, photo examples, and lighting diagrams enable photographers to easily achieve traditional lighting styles that have been the basis of good portraiture since the advent of the art.
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 Just what it says May 7, 2008
Everything you'd like to know about lighting. This book really gets into the specifics. Explore the effects of lighting ratios, different light modifiers etc. - in great detail with clear examples. Thorough lighting diagrams throughout.
 The book is defective April 18, 2008
I've got the same problem as Randy. The book I recieved was also defective! The pages are out of order. The book is good but this problem has me to rate this book with the lower score.
The book for lighting in portraiture April 8, 2008
I have read a number of books of how to light and how to see the light but this book on lighting by Christopher Grey is one of the best books I have read. It is truly a "how to create" and "how to see light" book all rolled up into one package. He discusses every aspect of portraiture lighting but as one reads through the book you can see where some of the "seeing" of the light can be applied to other forms of photography. I am not saying buy this book if you want to learn to see light for landscapes or architecture but some of the points in this book if studied closely may apply to other things than portraiture. As far as portraiture goes it covers a wide range of lighting techniques in an in depth way with illustrations (pictures and diagrams) to match. The techniques can be used as is to create the lighting or modified with your own creativity to produce your own style of lighting. I think the most important thing this book attempts to do is to tell the reader that there is no way way to light. Examine your environment, decide what you need and what you don't need to do to light it in the best way. For some of you who have commented on the Michael Grecco lighting book ... this book is the opposite of that book it appears. It helps to have some knowledge of lighting and cognitive thinking to apply your own methods but it is not a book that is going to have you create a lighting setup that only Bill Gates could afford. There are no so called secrets revealed but just strong, basic and logical techniques for lighting. Not only is it informative but also inspiring because just a quick flip through the book will let you know that Grey attempts to give you various lighting setups for very different looks. Successful hard, soft, broad and short lighting are just the tips of the iceberg with this book. If you ask me and obviously many others who have reviewed this book ... it should be a must buy for any one who is interested in creating and shaping light for not just portraiture (although the subject is truly portraiture). If you buy the book and read it through you will understand why I say the lighting can be used for more than portraiture. In theory, the "seeing of light" expressed thoughout the book ca be used for more than just portraiture if you would light to create and find beautiful light on a subject. To buy Grey or Grecco ... save the money on the Grecco book and buy the Grey book, some foam core, maybe a modifier or two of your choice depending on your style and enjoy your creations.
Wow. Now THIS is what a guide should be. April 6, 2008
Well laid out. Perfectly in depth without getting bogged down. Flows very well. Covers every facet for an amateur to enthusiast photographer to get right in and learn quickly.
One reviewer stated the photos are "uninspired..." I partially agree. The setups and photos are meant to be BASIC. The author goes into great depth to demonstrate what the changes in lighting (number, angles, types, diffusor types etc) do to the image, with shots of each change. You as the photographer are expected to adopt what you like from what you see and put your own creative style. These are just basic stepping stones to build your style upon. This book gives that solid basic understanding of lighting, that without, you're hit and miss in what you wish to do. The style of most of the photos is not what I'm especially keen on, as they are somewhat "meh" to me, but the lighting principals they are based on are what I'm after.
One of the best photog books I've read recently. Surprising for Amhert Media as I've read quite a few of their books recently and they are very hit and miss. Mostly miss. This one was very worthwhile though.
Pages out of order. April 5, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is well-written and imformative. However, the copy I received was defective. Everything was fine until I turned to what should have been page 66, but is was 82. Pages 1 through 65 are correct, then 82 is the next page. The pages then are 83, 68, 69, 86, 87, 72, 73, 90, 91, 76, 77, 94, 95, 80, 81, etc. I returned the first one to Amazon for exchange and gave them a detailed report, but the second one they sent had the same problem. I emailed the publisher and was told that they were aware of the defect with one of the print runs of the book--that it was being corrected. They said they would send me a corrected one. If not for this problem and Amazon's lack of a good solution, I would rate this book higher.
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