Light: Science and Magic: An Introduction to Photographic Lighting
by: Fil Hunter, Steven Biver, Paul Fuqua
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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!
*New four color art package with contemporary lighting examples
*Based on the behaviour of light
*Theory book for serious photographers
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
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - A Fabulous Resource
I have a copy of each edition of Light Science & Magic. It continues to be a resource that I return to over and over again. The book's strength lies in that it offers the principals of lighting, which can be applied to a variety of subjects. It is not a "here's how I shot this particular picture" book. If you understand the principals, you can adapt the lighting to suit your subject and your artistry, and not just try to copy what someone else has done. Regardless of whether you have a ton of lighting ... Read More
Rating: - A must have book for the photographer who uses flash off-the-camera!
After reading many raves about this book in the photo forums, I finally had a chance to read this book. Why did I wait so long? I have many books on lighting in my library. This book has helped the most. It has changed the way I think about light. It has expanded my vision on how good a photographer I can become.
The book is technical, the book talks about the science of light. It could bore some to be sure. If you don't want to read words like "absorption" and "refraction" don't bother with ... Read More
Rating: - Review for Apple users group
Review of Focal Press publication Light, Science & Magic by Neal Brown for Fairbanks, Alaska Apple Mousse club
An early statement in this book echoed my experiences with film as I took pictures of aurora in the mid-1960's.
"A camera that shot 35-mm film, the primary tool of generations of student photographers, was probably the worst way to learn!By the time the students got the film developed and printed, they had forgotten the subtleties of the lighting, they had photographed; it ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent book!
Although I have quite finished it yet, I can highly recommend this book. If you are serious about learning to master studio lighting--both the hows and whys--get this book. You won't regret it!
Rating: - Light, its behavior and its real-life photogrqaphic use, explained very carefully
I was skeptical. Based upon the pages of the book that one could see via Amazon's "Look Inside" I thought there would be little new for me here.I was wrong.This book is quite unique.It covers light and its use as a photographer might be concerned with it from a more scientific viewpoint than any other photography how-to book I've ever seen.One might categorize this book as an applied science book textbook. Not to worry though, this is not a tough science textbook, it's a "physics for poets" level ... Read More
- A Fabulous ResourceI have a copy of each edition of Light Science & Magic. It continues to be a resource that I return to over and over again. The book's strength lies in that it offers the principals of lighting, which can be applied to a variety of subjects. It is not a "here's how I shot this particular picture" book. If you understand the principals, you can adapt the lighting to suit your subject and your artistry, and not just try to copy what someone else has done. Regardless of whether you have a ton of lighting ... Read More
- A must have book for the photographer who uses flash off-the-camera!After reading many raves about this book in the photo forums, I finally had a chance to read this book. Why did I wait so long? I have many books on lighting in my library. This book has helped the most. It has changed the way I think about light. It has expanded my vision on how good a photographer I can become.
The book is technical, the book talks about the science of light. It could bore some to be sure. If you don't want to read words like "absorption" and "refraction" don't bother with ... Read More
- Review for Apple users groupReview of Focal Press publication Light, Science & Magic by Neal Brown for Fairbanks, Alaska Apple Mousse club
An early statement in this book echoed my experiences with film as I took pictures of aurora in the mid-1960's.
"A camera that shot 35-mm film, the primary tool of generations of student photographers, was probably the worst way to learn!By the time the students got the film developed and printed, they had forgotten the subtleties of the lighting, they had photographed; it ... Read More
- Excellent book!Although I have quite finished it yet, I can highly recommend this book. If you are serious about learning to master studio lighting--both the hows and whys--get this book. You won't regret it!
- Light, its behavior and its real-life photogrqaphic use, explained very carefullyI was skeptical. Based upon the pages of the book that one could see via Amazon's "Look Inside" I thought there would be little new for me here.I was wrong.This book is quite unique.It covers light and its use as a photographer might be concerned with it from a more scientific viewpoint than any other photography how-to book I've ever seen.One might categorize this book as an applied science book textbook. Not to worry though, this is not a tough science textbook, it's a "physics for poets" level ... Read More
