Lights, Camera, Capture: Creative Lighting Techniques for Digital Photographers - Softcover

Davis, Bob

Softcover

ISBN 10: 047054953X ISBN 13: 9780470549537

Publisher: Wiley, 2010

Synopsis

Learn to achieve the best possible images with minimal lighting equipment

Author Bob Davis is a photographer whose high-profile clients include Oprah Winfrey and Eva Longoria, and whose work has appeared in Time, OMagazine, and People. Along with his invaluable professional advice, this beautiful full-color book includes a DVD featuring portions of his workshop curriculum. He covers the elements of lighting and shares his two-strobe technique that will enable you to create studio-quality lighting anywhere with only minimal equipment.

• High-profile photographer Bob Davis is especially known for his lighting techniques; this book shares his advice on lighting for professional photographers and serious amateurs
• Covers all the key elements of photographic lighting, with informative illustrations and lighting grids
• Details the author's pioneering two-strobe technique that reduces the amount of equipment a photographer must carry to a shoot and dramatically lowers equipment costs
• Features professional tips and stunning full-color images
• 60-Minute DVD includes video from the author's three-day lighting and photography workshop

Lights, Camera, Capture: Creative Lighting Techniques for Digital Photographersoffers your professional advice worth many times the cost of the book.

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

About this title

About the Author

Visual storyteller and celebrity photojournalist, Bob Davis has over 25 years of experience as a professional photographer. As a Canon Explorer of Light, Bob has been chosen as one of an elite group of 60 photographers representing Canon and united by a passion for photographic excellence. Bob's work has been featured in publications such as O Magazine, Time, People, OK, Rangefinder, and a variety of other digital photography resources. His clients include Oprah Winfrey, Selma Hayek, and Eva Longoria Parker. More information on Bob's distinguished career as well as extensive examples of Bob's photography can be found at www.bobanddawndavis.com.

From the Back Cover

Become a seeker of light

Photography is all about light: finding it, creating it, combining different types of light, working with its various colors. Bob Davis has achieved a unique relationship with light. In this beautifully illustrated volume and DVD, he shares secrets and techniques that will advance your photographic skills. Master the basics, then step outside your comfort zone and harness the full creative power of light.

• Understand the relationship between aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and the effects of different lenses

• Learn how to deal with direct sunlight and how to take advantage of the "golden hour"

• Combine various types of light for different effects

• Know what external lighting equipment you need and how to use it

• Explore various flash modifiers and the effects you can create with them

• Achieve studio-quality lighting outside the studio

• Discover what to take when you travel and how to take full advantage of available light sources

Bonus DVD includes 60 minutes of video from Bob Davis's exclusive three-day lighting and photography workshop

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 047054953X
• ISBN 13: 9780470549537
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240