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Informationen zum Autor Neil van Niekerk is a professional photographer and the author "of Off-Camera Flash Techniques for Digital Photographers" and "On-Camera Flash Techniques for Digital Wedding""and""Portrait Photography." He lives in Wayne, New Jersey. Klappentext "Learn how to: determine the optimal subject position for natural light portraits; position hard light sources and soft light sources; choose light modifiers to adjust the light quality; adjust the distance and position of the main, fill, hair, and background lights for refined results; combine ambient light and flash for seamless, natural looking results; use on- and off-camera bounce flash to produce big results with small light sources; balance the light levels on the subject and the background for more effective portrait designs; mimic the beauty of window light with flash; get amazing results with video lights; gel your lights for flawless color balance or creative color effects; produce beautifully lit portraits in less-than-ideal situations"--Page 4 of cover. Zusammenfassung Providing readers with a study of learning how to turn poorly lit images into finely crafted! masterfully lit photographs! this guidebook instills photographers with the self-confidence to think on their feet and photograph any portrait subject anywhere. Acclaimed photographer Neil van Niekirk presents seven distinctly different lighting scenarios?available light! exposure metering! a touch of flash! bounced on-camera flash! off-camera flash! video light! and hard sunlight?to show readers how to manipulate the direction and quality of light! the subject’s and photographer’s position! and numerous other variables so as to turn a bad image into a stunning! professional-level portrait. Packed with dozens of instructional! full-color photos! this work also features 10 sample photo sessions! allowing readers the opportunity to see the seven lighting scenarios put to practice. ...
