Photographic lighting is a topic that will never go out of style, no matter how sophisticated cameras and other technology get. Even with the most high-tech gear, photographers still need to put a lot of thought and vision into lighting their photographs in order to get great results. This key skill has the power to dramatically and quickly improve photographs.
Light Science and Magic provides you with a comprehensive theory of the nature and principles of light, with examples and instructions for practical application. Featuring photographs, diagrams, and step-by-step instructions, this book speaks to photographers of varying levels. It provides invaluable information on how to light the most difficult subjects, such as surfaces, metal, glass, liquids, extremes (black-on-black and white-on-white), and portraits.
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Styles of lighting continue to change, but the nature of light will always remain the same. Once photographers understand the basic physics of lighting, they can apply that knowledge to a broad range of photographic styles.
"This book offers a set of tools that a photographer can use to promote their own sense of art and beauty. While your photographs reflect your individual taste and vision, the tools in this book give you options to highlight or diminish the elements in the photograph and as a result, lift those images to something more, something even better. The authors have done an amazing job by writing about a difficult subject in an easy style that allows the reader to fully understand the concepts of lighting and how it will shape your images." - Apogee Photo Magazine
Fil Hunter was a highly respected commercial photographer specializing in still life and special effects photographs for advertising and editorial illustration. During a career spanning over three decades, he worked for such clients as America Online, US News, Time-Life Books, Life Magazine (27 covers), the National Science Foundation, and National Geographic. He taught photography at the university level and served as technical consultant on a number of photographic publications. Mr. Hunter won the Virginia Professional Photographer's Grand Photographic Award three times.
Steven Biver has over twenty years of experience as a commercial photographer specializing in portraits, still life, photomontage, and digital manipulation. His client list includes Johnson & Johnson, USDA, William & Mary College, Conde Nast, and IBM. He has been honored with awards from Communication Arts, Graphis, HOW Magazine, and Adobe, who have also included his work on a Photoshop 'extras' disc to inspire other photographers. He is also the co-author of FACES: Photography and The Art of Portraiture, another Focal Press publication.
Paul Fuqua has worked as an editorial and wildlife photographer for more than thirty-five years. He started his own production company in 1970 and is dedicated to teaching through the use of visuals. Paul has written and produced educational and training material in a variety of fields including law, public safety, history, science, and the environment. For the last ten years he has produced educational material dealing with the natural sciences and the need for global habitat stewardship. Paul is also a co-author of FACES: Photography and The Art of Portraiture for Focal Press.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 – How to Learn lighting
Chapter 2 – Light: the Raw Material of Photography
Chapter 3 – The Management of Reflection and the Family of Angles
Chapter 4 – Surface Appearances
Chapter 5 – Revealing Shape and Contour
Chapter 6 – Metal
Chapter 7 – The Case of the Disappearing Glass
Chapter 8 – An Arsenal of Lights
Chapter 9 – The Extremes
Chapter 10 – Traveling Light
Chapter 11 – Setting Up Your First Studio
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评分说实话,我买这本书的初衷其实是想解决一些实际拍摄中的难题,比如如何用最自然的方式表现金属的质感,或者如何避免玻璃上的恼人反光。这本书在这方面提供的解决方案简直是“教科书级别”的。它没有直接给出固定的“摆位公式”,而是教会你如何像一个光学工程师一样去“思考”光线。我记得有一段关于“柔光与硬光”的讨论,作者没有停留在简单的“大灯泡=柔光,小灯泡=硬光”这种肤浅的对比上,而是深入剖析了光源的“张角”和“光照距离”如何影响阴影的边缘清晰度与过渡。这对我后期在影棚内调整灯具位置产生了革命性的影响。我不再是凭感觉去调整灯光,而是能预判出光线打到物体上后会在哪里形成什么样的效果。更让我惊喜的是,它还涉及了一些非常前沿的照明设计理念,虽然主题是摄影,但这些基础的光学原理完全可以迁移到视频制作甚至产品展示设计中去。这本书的内容密度非常高,我甚至需要放慢速度,边看边在草稿纸上画图辅助理解,这才是真正的深度学习体验。
评分坦白说,市面上介绍光线的书籍很多,但大部分都停留在器材操作层面,教你如何使用柔光箱、反光板。这本书则完全避开了这种“工具崇拜”,它专注于光线本身的行为模式,这才是根本。我花了大量时间去研究其中关于“色彩温度”和“光谱”的那一小节,虽然篇幅不大,但讲解得极其透彻。它让我明白了为什么在某些环境下,即使调整了白平衡,照片的色彩依然显得“脏”或“怪异”,这往往与光源本身的发射光谱不完整有关。这本书提供了一个建立“光感”的系统框架,而不是零散的技巧集合。我开始尝试在自然光下捕捉那些微妙的光影变化,比如清晨和傍晚光线中那种独特的“黄金比例”。它让我对自然界中无处不在的光线心存敬畏,也让我对人工布光有了更精确的控制欲。读完这本书,我感觉自己的眼睛都被“重新校准”了,看任何画面,都会自动分析光线的来源和走向,这是一种非常奇妙的体验。
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