| Description |
1 online resource (160 pages) |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Copyright; Table of Contents; About the Author; To My Three Fathers; Preface; Introduction; My History; Real-World Clients and Jobs; Photography: A Brief History; Traditional Night Photography; Painting with Light: Single-Exposure Approaches; Painting with Light: Multiple-Exposure Approach; Create, Don't Copy; 1. Logistics (Camera, Lights, and Other Tools); Cameras: Almost Any Digital Camera Will Work; Manual Shutter; Manual Focus; Manual White Balance; Optical Viewfinder; Lenses: The Best Focal Length for the Job; Lights: Which Lights to Use; Smaller Scenes |
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Larger Scenes (and Not-Quite-Dark Environments)Snoots: Shielding the Light from Splashing Everywhere; Tripods: Stability Is Key; A Cable Release; Spare Batteries; Portable DVD Player or Laptop for Screen Display; Painter's Poles for Holding Lights; Plugs, Switches, and Extension Cords; Plan for Comfort; Keep It Simple: A Final Thought on Logistics; 2. Preparing for the Shoot; Scouting the Location in Advance; Qualities that Make a Good Subject and Scene; A Subject with Mass; An Interesting Environment; A Dark Environment; For More Ambitious Projects, Ask Permission; 3. The Shoot |
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Set Up in Daylight and WaitBasic Camera Settings; Noise Reduction; White Balance; File Format; ISO Setting; Aperture Setting; Focusing; Begin Shooting; Don't Move the Tripod or Camera After You Start; Shoot the Whole Scene; Capture the Sunset; Exposure; Charts, Graphs, Exposure Tables, and Formulas? Skip It!; What's "Right" Is Subjective; Making Basic Exposures; Shutter Operation; Lighting the Subject and Environment; Have a Lighting Plan; Work on Small Sections; Try Some Variations; Lighting the Overall Scene; Stand to the Side; Hard Light and Soft Light; The Mechanics of Exposing Everything |
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Includes All Existing Light SourcesGet Physical, Stay Focused; 4. Adding Human Subjects; People Move!; Design a Stable Pose; Light in a Single, Smooth Pass; Lighting People with Strobes; Postproduction; 5. Postproduction; Image-Editing and Management Software; Using Photoshop to Recombine the Images; Creating the Layers; Using Photoshop to Recombine People (Dr. Frankenstein); 6. Practical Examples; Corvette; Yellow Submarine; Airstream Trailer; B-25 Bomber; Conclusion; APPENDIX: A Quick-and-Dirty Review; Index; Back Cover |
| Summary |
Exploring techniques that will work with the materials that photographers already have on hand, the author designs images through thorough planning and creativity that depict his subjects in breathtaking and unexpected ways that would be impossible without the approach detailed in this photography guide. In addition to the inspiration of the artistry itself, photographers will learn how to push digital imaging to its extremes, taking full advantage of a potential that is largely underutilized. The book covers all the materials photographers should be familiar with and have on hand for their sh |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Adobe Photoshop. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91104658
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Adobe Photoshop fast |
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Photography -- Lighting -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Photography -- Digital techniques -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Photography -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Photography
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Photography -- Digital techniques
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Photography -- Lighting
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2012936501 |
| ISBN |
9781608955053 |
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1608955052 |
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