McLernon Lighting Digital Field Guide

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-118-00395-4
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 0 - No protection

E-Book, Englisch, 304 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Digital Field Guide

Essential lighting guide for users of compact cameras and dSLRs
One of the most important aspects of photography is lighting,but getting the lighting right is tricky. When should you useflash? Are a camera's automatic settings dependable? Shouldyou use reflectors or diffusers and where do you place them? Thishandy, portable reference will show you when, where, and how tocreate and capture perfect light, every time. The book includes acolor checker card to help you maintain true color, as well asexamples of stunningly-lit photos of people, wildlife, andlandscapes to inspire you.
* Walks you through the essentials of lighting for digitalphotography
* Helps beginning and intermediate photographers leave the safetyof automatic settings and confidently control lightingthemselves
* Shows how to evaluate natural light, decide when to use flash,and how and when to use diffusers or reflectors
* Includes a tear-out color checker card to help you maintaintrue color in your photographs
* Comes in the handy, portable Digital Field Guides size, perfectfor camera bags
Create and capture the perfect lighting every time, withLighting Digital Field Guide!

Autoren/Hrsg.

McLernon, Brian

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.
CHAPTER 1: Understanding Light.
CHAPTER 2: Camera Controls of Light.
CHAPTER 3: Controlling the Light with Shutter Speed.
CHAPTER 4: Controlling the Light with Aperture.
CHAPTER 5: Working with Flash.
CHAPTER 6: Working with Speedlights.
CHAPTER 7: Lighting Equipment.
CHAPTER 8: Action and Sports Photography.
CHAPTER 9: Concert and Event Photography.
CHAPTER 10: Landscape and Nature Photography.
CHAPTER 11: Night and Low-Light Photography.
CHAPTER 12: Portrait Photography.
CHAPTER 13: Still Life and Product Photography.
CHAPTER 14: Wedding Photography.
CHAPTER 15: Wildlife and Pet Photography.
APPENDIX A: Rules of Composition.
APPENDIX B: Resources.
APPENDIX C: How to Use the Gray Card and Color Checker.
Glossary.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Brian McLernon is a commercial freelance photographer, educator, and writer based in Portland, Oregon. Originally from New Jersey and educated in Arizona, Philadelphia, and New York City, he shoots primarily for editorial, commercial, corporate, and lifestyle clients. He is the author of three previous Digital Field Guides, the Canon EOS 5D Mark II Digital Field Guide, the Canon Speedlite System Digital Field Guide, and the Canon PowerShot G11 Digital Field Guide.