Lighting Basics Photography 02

Understanding light is fundamental to good photography. How any image is lit will change how the viewer sees and interprets the content. The second edition of Lighting teaches the theory and background of how light works, the different types of light and the rules it obeys.

About the author

David Präkel has enjoyed a successful and diverse career in journalism, photography and education. He has taught photography at all levels in the UK and America, at the prestigious Kodak Imaging Training Centre and in his own training workshops in Northumberland.

Summary

Understanding light is fundamental to good photography. How any image is lit will change how the viewer sees and interprets the content. The second edition of Lighting teaches the theory and background of how light works, the different types of light and the rules it obeys. The book gives guidance on how to measure, control and use light for the best photographic exposure. With new images and case studies, this edition encourages a bolder and more innovative approach to the use of light in photography.

Product details

• Authors: David Prakel, David Präkel
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 31.03.2021
• Subject: Guides > Hobby, home > Photography, filmmaking, video filmmaking; Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV
• EAN: 9780367718602
• ISBN: 978-0-367-71860-2
• Pages: 192
• Subjects: Photography & photographs, The arts: general issues, PHOTOGRAPHY / General, PHOTOGRAPHY / History, PHOTOGRAPHY / Criticism, PHOTOGRAPHY / Techniques / Lighting, Composition, Digital photography, Photography and photographs, The arts: general topics, Shutter Speed, white balance, colour temperature, Subject Brightness Range, Custom White Balance, ring flash, Technical Summary, Flash Head, photographer’s creativity, Medium Format Cameras, Raw File, Reflected Light Meter, Flash Synchronization, Studio Flash, Incident Light Meter, Light Tent, Flash Unit, Fill Light, Focal Plane Shutters, Rembrandt Lighting, Modelling Lamp, Flash Tube, Wireless Flash, Fill Flash, photographic light sources, Butterfly Lighting, Guide Number