Light: Science and Magic: An Introduction to Photographic Lighting

Hunter, Fil; Fuqua, Paul; Biver, Steven

ISBN 10: 0240808193 / ISBN 13: 9780240808192

Editore: Focal Press, Burlington, Maine, Usa, 2007

In Very Good Used Condition. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. ~ An Amazing (And Some Would Say Magical) Resource On Photographic Lighting That Has Been Talked About In The Community And Recommended For Years. This Highly Respected Guide Has Been Thoroughly Updated And Revised For Content And Design - It Is Now Produced In Full Color! It Introduces A Logical Theory Of Photographic Lighting So If You Are Starting Out In Photography You Will Learn How To Predict Results Before Setting Up Lights. This Is Not Primarily A How-To Book With Only Set Examples For You To Copy. Rather, Light: Science And Magic Provides You With A Comprehensive Theory Of The Nature And Principles Of Light To Allow You To Use Lighting To Express Your Own Creativity. Numerous Photographs And Illustrations Provide Clear Examples Of The Theories, While Sidebars Highlight Special Lighting Questions. Expanded Chapters On Available Light In Portraiture, As Well As New Information On Digital Equipment And Terminology Make This A Must Have Update! *New Four Color Art Package With Contemporary Lighting Examples *Based On The Behaviour Of Light *Theory Book For Serious Photographers. Codice articolo 009190

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An amazing (and some would say magical) resource on photographic lighting that has been talked about in the community and recommended for years. This highly respected guide has been thoroughly updated and revised for content and design - it is now produced in full color! It introduces a logical theory of photographic lighting so if you are starting out in photography you will learn how to predict results before setting up lights. This is not primarily a how-to book with only set examples for you to copy. Rather, Light: Science and Magic provides you with a comprehensive theory of the nature and principles of light to allow you to use lighting to express your own creativity. Numerous photographs and illustrations provide clear examples of the theories, while sidebars highlight special lighting questions. Expanded chapters on available light in portraiture, as well as new information on digital equipment and terminology make this a must have update!

Informazioni sull?autore: Steven Biver, Virginia, USA, Commercial photographer, former clients include Adobe, Mobil, Newsweek, Black and Decker 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. 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.

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Titolo: Light: Science and Magic: An Introduction to...
Casa editrice: Focal Press, Burlington, Maine, Usa
Data di pubblicazione: 2007
Legatura: Soft cover
Condizione: Very Good
Edizione: 3rd Edition