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 enlarge | Author: Michael Grecco
Publisher: Amphoto Books
Category: Book
List Price: $29.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  26 reviews
Sales Rank: 4154
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 244
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 10.4 x 9.6 x 0.6
ISBN: 0817442278
Dewey Decimal Number: 778.92
EAN: 9780817442279
ASIN: 0817442278
Publication Date: September 29, 2006
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 Good beginning book August 26, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a good beginning lighting book, and it includes a helpful introduction to lighting terminology, techniques, and tools. Unlike many portraiture books, this one focuses more on editorial rather than consumer portraiture. As such, the illustrations are edgier and more conceptual. The book is pretty thin on substance, however, and rather high on ego. A good introduction, but nothing more. Hicks and Schultz's book Photographing People; Portraits, fashion, glamour has much better lighting diagrams and a lot more technical variety and instruction.
 A wonderful aproach, not so technical and not so philosophic August 13, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
In this book, Grecco show us pictures and the creation ideas about them.
The lighting set-ups is only top view, but in his text, Grecco explain how create each image, the concept and techniques.
A good book for photographers that love portrait and want learn more about this photography segment.
A little too much! July 28, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The pictures, techniques and equipments used are topnotch. The pictures are topnotch as well but this is really not a book for the run of the photographer. This is hollywood style photography. Impressive techiques and styles but with not much of a practical value for amateurs and hobbyists I would say. I don't think this is something suitable for all so you need to be careful about this book. There are better portrait photography books out there that are more suitable for the majority.
Grat book for Grecco's insight June 18, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Love the book. It is very helpful to read the authors ideas behind the actual photo. The book is not a recipe for shooting styles, but is is helpful knowing the mindset behind the photos that we see.
I was hoping for a bit more of 'how' March 16, 2007
32 out of 33 found this review helpful
This book is another artsy treatment of lighting that talks more about the art of lighting. He assumes you know how to do most of the technical lighting stuff.
While he does show a 'wire drawing' of some setups it does not go very deep into the technical at all. I was hoping for a bit more 'hands on' or 'how to set up' information. If you want to be inspired, maybe this is your book. If you are looking for instruction, look elsewhere. My copy will be up in the used book section.
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