Overview
This book is renowned for being the book to own to understand lighting! This is better than all the other how to books on the market which just provide set examples for photographers to follow. Light Science and Magic provides photographers with a comprehensive theory of the nature and principles of light to allow individual photographers to use lighting to express their own creativity. It will show you in-depth how to light the most difficult subjects such as surfaces, metal, glass, liquids, extremes (black-on-black and white-on-white), and people. With more information specific for degital photographers, a brand new chapter on equipment, much more information on location lighting, and more on photographing people, you'll see why this is one of the only recommended books by www.strobist.com.
Full Product Details
Author: Fil Hunter ,
Steven Biver ,
Paul Fuqua
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Focal Press
Edition: 4th New edition
Dimensions:
Width: 19.00cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.885kg
ISBN: 9780240812250
ISBN 10: 0240812255
Pages: 328
Publication Date: 08 September 2011
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Replaced By: 9780415719407
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
<p> If you are a photographer of any type, especially on who does studio work, this is a must have reference. - BC Books (May 2007) The first book on photographic lighting that is worth using as a text. Light - Science and Magic is about principles, not cheap tricks or the authors' portfolio. -Pete Christman, Savannah College of Art and Design. <p> I've found Light Science and Magic to be an invaluable tool. -www.Pointsinfocus.com <p> This is the indispensable guide to photographic lighting for photographers at all stages of their craft. -Professional Photographer Magazine I believe Light: Science & Magic should be a part of every serious photographer's library, and I feel strongly about it. -www.Photofidelity.com
This new edition of the book is based on the behavior of light, and its principles that will not change because the fundamental physics does not. Light: Science & Magic is book to deal adequately with how light behaves when it reflects from a surface and how the material making the subject determines the appearance of this reflection. This important understanding is not intended to enable photographer to shoot good pictures like those in this book but rather to transfer those images to any subject matter, using any equipment. --NeoPopRealismJournal.com
Author Information
Fil Hunter is a highly respected commercial photographer specializing in still life and special effects photographs for advertising and editorial illustration. During a career spanning over three decades, he has worked for such clients as America Online, US News, Time-Life Books, Life Magazine (27 covers), the National Science Foundation, and National Geographic. He has taught photography at the university level and has served as technical consultant on a number of photographic publications. Mr. Hunter has won the Virginia Professional Photographer's Grand Photographic Award three times. He lives in Alexandria, VA. Paul Fuqua, Virginia, USA, started his own audiovisual production company in 1970. Dedicated to teaching through visuals, he has written and produced educational and training material in a variety of fields, including law, science, and nature. His photography takes him all over the world, but he makes his home in Arlington, VA. Steven Biver, Virginia, USA, Commercial photographer, former clients include Adobe, Mobil, Newsweek, Black and Decker
