Master Lighting Guide for Portrait Photographers
by: Christopher Grey
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Time-tested lighting strategies that will improve the quality of a portrait are detailed in this book for beginning photographers. Terminology used by industry pros is explained, the equipment needed to create professional results is outlined, and the unique role that each element of the lighting setup plays in the studio is explored. Photographers learn how color, direction, form, and contrast affect the final portrait. The concise text, photo examples, and lighting diagrams enable photographers to easily achieve traditional lighting styles that have been the basis of good portraiture since the advent of the art.
Time-tested lighting strategies that will improve the quality of a portrait are detailed in this book for beginning photographers. Terminology used by industry pros is explained, the equipment needed to create professional results is outlined, and the unique role that each element of the lighting setup plays in the studio is explored. Photographers learn how color, direction, form, and contrast affect the final portrait. The concise text, photo examples, and lighting diagrams enable photographers to easily achieve traditional lighting styles that have been the basis of good portraiture since the advent of the art.
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: 
- Wouldn't recommend for a beginner
There is a lot of good information in this book, but if you are a beginner I wouldn' suggest it.
Rating: 
- The light experiments you wanted to do, done for you.
I found this book super-helpful.The light setups are clearly documented.Good pointers of what to watch for and what you should be careful not to do.A definite asset to a photographer's lighting library.
Rating: - Exactly what I was looking for
this book is great - numerous test shots for each lighting style which highlighted subtle variations in the test shots based on changes in the lighting setup. Diagrams illustrating the equipment used and it's position - the only thing I would have added is more specific distance information for the diagrams, including height.
Rating: 
- great intermediate lighting guide
I bought this book thinking I would be able to easily set up a studio from it.
I found this book extremely informative BUT on a medium to high-end level.
It is not really a practical guide for the beginning photographer however, I am sure I will be refereing it to in the future.
Chris Grey explains how he set up his lighting in order to get the shots he shows in this book.
My problem was that most of his sets are based on the photographer buying many many different types of ... Read More
Rating: 
- Not good for beginners
This book jumps straight into the different techniques and does not explain simple lighting concepts much at all. I also thought that the styles blurred together and he didn't separate them out enough and explain the differences between each one.
- Wouldn't recommend for a beginnerThere is a lot of good information in this book, but if you are a beginner I wouldn' suggest it.
- The light experiments you wanted to do, done for you.I found this book super-helpful.The light setups are clearly documented.Good pointers of what to watch for and what you should be careful not to do.A definite asset to a photographer's lighting library.
- Exactly what I was looking forthis book is great - numerous test shots for each lighting style which highlighted subtle variations in the test shots based on changes in the lighting setup. Diagrams illustrating the equipment used and it's position - the only thing I would have added is more specific distance information for the diagrams, including height.
- great intermediate lighting guideI bought this book thinking I would be able to easily set up a studio from it.
I found this book extremely informative BUT on a medium to high-end level.
It is not really a practical guide for the beginning photographer however, I am sure I will be refereing it to in the future.
Chris Grey explains how he set up his lighting in order to get the shots he shows in this book.
My problem was that most of his sets are based on the photographer buying many many different types of ... Read More
- Not good for beginnersThis book jumps straight into the different techniques and does not explain simple lighting concepts much at all. I also thought that the styles blurred together and he didn't separate them out enough and explain the differences between each one.
