Overview
Detailing the many uses of the most important component of any photograph--light--this handbook shows readers how to infuse a still frame with emotion, action, and other storytelling qualities that define great photography. Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Barry Staver explores professional techniques for designing effective lighting setups with flash by beginning with an overview of fundamental techniques, then teaching readers how to go beyond the basics and refine their images to perfection through the careful addition of flash. Applications of each of the three major categories of flash equipment are covered, first with electronic flash techniques for location shoots, then mid-range strobes for studio work and location shots, and finally heavy-duty strobes that provide the ultimate in power and control for studio photography. Additional aspects of light instruction include balancing flash with ambient lighting and choosing and using light modifiers, as well as a bevy of before-and-after images to help photographers cover all of their lighting options and know how they can be implemented to their greatest effect. ILLUSTRATIONS: Colour throughout
Full Product Details
Author: Barry Staver
Publisher: Amherst Media
Imprint: Amherst Media
Dimensions:
Width: 18.90cm
, Height: 1.30cm
, Length: 25.30cm
Weight: 0.481kg
ISBN: 9781608955282
ISBN 10: 1608955281
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 05 October 2012
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
"""Barry Staver and his cameras are the ultimate storytellers. Having worked on hundreds of stories with him, I know. As with all difficult things, when photography is done correctly, it looks easy. It isn't. Barry Staver's work looks effortless. It isn't. His photographs work because of the level of his professionalism, his sensitivity, his unobtrusiveness, his humor, and a great deal of thought. A good story never really ends. And a good photograph lasts forever. Barry's work is proof of that."" --MC Marden, photography editor, ""People"" magazine"
Barry Staver and his cameras are the ultimate storytellers. Having worked on hundreds of stories with him, I know. As with all difficult things, when photography is done correctly, it looks easy. It isn't. Barry Staver's work looks effortless. It isn't. His photographs work because of the level of his professionalism, his sensitivity, his unobtrusiveness, his humor, and a great deal of thought. A good story never really ends. And a good photograph lasts forever. Barry's work is proof of that. --MC Marden, photography editor, People magazine
Author Information
"Barry Staver is a lifelong professional photographer with 20 years of experience as a contributing photographer to ""People ""magazine and hundreds of commissioned assignments for other national and international publications. In addition to many other photography awards, he is the shared recipient of the Pulitzer Prize in Journalism. He is the author of ""Better Available Light Photography"" and ""Master's Guide to Off-Camera Flash."" He lives in Littleton, Colorado."
