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Lighting For Still Photography:
Understanding Studio Flash and Techniques
By Paul C. Buff
This comprehensive guide has become famous among our customers for the wealth of information that it provides. Written by lighting guru Paul C. Buff, Lighting For Still Photography offers insight into the behavior of light, with applications for photographers. The guide covers various sources of lighting, including continuous light, electric xenon flashes, on-camera flashes, and studio flash systems. Furthermore, the guide offers practical explanations for the myriad terms used to define light intensity, with information on calculating light requirements and determining effective flashpower. With the performance of light explained, the guide then presents real world applications and suggests tried and true techniques for making excellent images. This is an excellent guide and enjoyable read (no stereo-instruction-style writing included!) for all photographers who are interested in understanding lighting better.
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Basic Photographic Lighting Techniques
An Article By W.A. John Johnson
Mr. Johnson provides an excellent guide to basic lighting techniques, with explanations and uses for various types of studio lighting and lighting accessories. From what type to how many, the article discusses selecting and positioning lights, while covering qualities of light as well. Furthermore, Basic Photographic Lighting Techniques explains lighting ratios, metering techniques and camera position. This is an excellent place for beginner bees to start.
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One Source Lighting:
Mimic the Simplicity of the Master
An Article By David Brooks
Did you just order your Beginner Bee Lighting Kit? Youre ready to get your feet wet, so youve decided to start with one light, one stand and one umbrella. Perfect! The best way to get started with lighting is to get started! One Source Lighting offers excellent advice on the setup and techniques of using one light in your studio.
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Creative Lighting Techniques For Studio Photographers
By Dave Montizambert
In 120 packed pages, with more than 100 color and black & white images, you will learn how to understand and control shadow formations, learn to control contrast strategies for light, dark and reflective surfaces, and learn to paint with light. This "how to" detailed, diagrammed book will enable you to light everything from portraits to advertising, fashion and automobiles with simple equipment set ups for complex effects and much more.
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Portfolio
By Art Ketchum
In Portfolio, Art Ketchum gives all the secrets of his unique photographic lighting and shooting style with easy to understand instructions and lighting diagrams for the images in this spectacular 128 page book. "Art Ketchum has produced a magnificent body of work, creating stunning images that any photographer would envy. Now you are no longer limited to simply dreaming about duplicating his style because with the aid of this new book you can actually do it. Portfolio reveals the well-kept secrets behind Ketchum's magical lighting techniques for amazing portraits. This easy to understand book includes sample images of various styles, hand drawn charts for proper equipment placement, as well as information on special lighting ideas and accessories to jazz up each shot. Let him teach you how to transform your work into unique images that will add some spice to your own portfolio. This book is suitable for the advanced amateur or professional who is looking to advance to the next level of perfection." - C.A. Boylan, Shutterbug Magazine
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Free Lighting Tips, Tutorials and Information
From StudioLighting.net
With over 40 free articles written by professional studio photographers, StudioLighting.net is packed with tutorials, lighting diagrams and definitions relating to studio lighting equipment. The sites purpose is to educate and inform photographers about lighting equipment, how it is used and how their digital and film photographs can be improved. These guys are also huge fans of Alien Bees flash units!
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