Mastering Lighting & Flash Photography: A Definitive Guide for Photographers

The complete guide to mastering the technical challenges of lighting and flash in your photography. This book explores: Locations Subjects Styles Technical skills Tools and tips Written by multi award-winning photographer Richard Bradbury. Aimed at the serious amateur, this is a practical guide to achieving professional results in digital photography. Light is at the very heart of photography and plays a fundamental role in creating successful images. Not only does light affect brightness, it also determines tone, mood, atmosphere, texture, color and luminosity. Mastering Lighting & Flash Photography contains everything you need to know about controlling and manipulating light to capture the beauty of the world around you in your own signature style. Written and photographed by a multi award-winning photographer, the book describes and demonstrates all the key topics. Topics included: Understanding light and how to use it Choosing the best kit Mastering the essential techniques Different forms of flash photography Studio lighting Tips from leading professionals Elevating your prints in post-production. 150 full-color exquisite photographs are included!