Overview
Learn how to position and power your light sources to make your subjects look their best. Portrait lighting is part art, part science. There are so many tools at the photographers' disposaland myriad settings and setups that can be used. So, how do you master the light for consistent, predictable results, indoors and out? In this guide, award-winning photographer Curley Marshall teaches you the nuts and bolts of portrait lighting. You'll learn to work with natural light and studio lighting sources, both as they exist and in modified forms. You'll discover posing and lighting combinations that will help you to ensure that your subject's face the focal point of every portrait appears dimensional and, where need be, slimmer. You'll learn how to give the eyes sparkle through proper catch-light placement and how to bring out the colour of the eyes. You'll also learn the basic lighting setups heralded by portrait artists throughout time including loop lighting, Rembrandt lighting, butterfly lighting, and more. AUTHOR: Curley Marshall served as 2012 president of Professional Photographers Association of Houston, TX. He was named Wedding and Portrait Photographer of the Year by the Professional Photographers' Guild of Houston. He is a college instructor and member of numerous professional photographic organisations, including Professional Photographers of America. SELLING POINTS: Readers will learn how to identify the qualities of light that make for a good portrait. Readers will learn how to create traditional lighting patterns for flattering effects. Readers will learn techniques for using window light, studio strobes, and flash.
Full Product Details
Author: Curley Marshall
Publisher: Amherst Media
Imprint: Amherst Media
Dimensions:
Width: 17.80cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 0.386kg
ISBN: 9781682030165
ISBN 10: 1682030164
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 01 January 2017
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Curley's understanding of photography is far superior to most photographers'. If you want to learn and understand photography, Curley's diagrams can truly help take your photography to the next level. --Tom Hathcock, M.Photog., CPP, Past President and Executive Director, Professional Photographers Guild of Houston I wish that I would have had access to reference material like this when I was first learning photography. If you have never had the privilege of being a student of Curley's, you can still benefit from his amazing instructional ability by reading this book. Curley really makes mastering light easy! --Janice Jones, CPP, Past President Professional Photographers Guild of Houston (PPGH)
""Curley's understanding of photography is far superior to most photographers'. If you want to learn and understand photography, Curley's diagrams can truly help take your photography to the next level."" --Tom Hathcock, M.Photog., CPP, Past President and Executive Director, Professional Photographers Guild of Houston ""I wish that I would have had access to reference material like this when I was first learning photography. If you have never had the privilege of being a student of Curley's, you can still benefit from his amazing instructional ability by reading this book. Curley really makes mastering light easy!"" --Janice Jones, CPP, Past President Professional Photographers Guild of Houston (PPGH)
"""Curley's understanding of photography is far superior to most photographers'. If you want to learn and understand photography, Curley's diagrams can truly help take your photography to the next level."" --Tom Hathcock, M.Photog., CPP, Past President and Executive Director, Professional Photographers Guild of Houston ""I wish that I would have had access to reference material like this when I was first learning photography. If you have never had the privilege of being a student of Curley's, you can still benefit from his amazing instructional ability by reading this book. Curley really makes mastering light easy!"" --Janice Jones, CPP, Past President Professional Photographers Guild of Houston (PPGH)"
Author Information
Curley Marshall served as 2012 president of Professional Photographers Association of Houston, TX. He was named Wedding and Portrait Photographer of the Year by the Professional Photographers' Guild of Houston. He is a college instructor and member of numerous professional photographic organizations.
