A COMPLETE PHOTOGRAPHER'S TECHNIQUES, POSING GUIDE & REFERENCE

Lighting People is an art every photographer - and every photography student - must master, and this single volume is both a complete course and the most useful reference book you can find.

SECTION 1: UNDERSTANDING LIGHT
Chapter 1: Lighting Equipment - Get to grips with light every artificial light-source: Continuous Light, Flash, Studio Strobes & Speedlights, as well as modifiers.
Chapter 2: Setting The Mood - Understand the effect you can have with your lighting; hard & soft, low & high key, bounce, feathering, fall-off and more.
Chapter 3: Standard Lighting Techniques - How to pull off techniques including: Loop, Rembrandt, Butterfly, Split, Clamshell and Accent.
Chapter 4: Camera Settings - Using your camera's exposure settings to get the best from any lighting equipment.

SECTION 2: WORKING WITH LIGHT
Chapter 5: Preparation - How to evaluate your client and their brief and plan a shoot.
Chapter 6: Lighting Scenarios - Tips and tricks for doing the best whether you're shooting portraits, fashion, beauty, events or more.
Chapter 7: Getting Started - Choosing your lights and setting up your shoot.
Chapter 8: Getting Creative - Use gels, projections, blur and other effects for more unusual images.

SECTION 3: RESOURCES
Lighting Setups: Hands-on examples of studio shoots
Lighting Reference Gallery: Hundreds featuring the same four models lit against a white and a dark background from a number of different angles; the most complete lighting reference available.