STUDIO: Lighting Setups for Portrait Photography

Contrary to what a previous reviewer stated, I think this book is very well written and is a great asset to any new or even highly experienced photographer. The technical aspects of lighting have always been debateable. Some photographer's heavily rely on the math, while others use their eyes and their instincts. This book covers a a good deal of both. The basic lighting theory works just fine, but the meat of this book is the inclusion of 100's of setups. They provide a great reference point and basis for developing your own versions of some classic lighting setups. It's obvious that a tremendous amount of work went into creating this book and the effort paid off. It's well worth the purchase.

I only read through the sample section, but I found multiple incorrect technical explanation and ommissions. I taught photographic lighting and I used Light Science & Magic as my text book. I've also been studying photography for 40 years and do tech editng of photography books. My appologies to the auther, but I couldn't let it slide. There were too many technical issues and half truths in the short section I read.

STUDIO by Andreas BublWhether you are a beginner or an advanced photographer that enjoys Portrait Photography this book is for you. The author explains how lighting, positioning and composition makes for a truly special composition. She can set up a Studio almost anywhere.The author uses the first section of the book to explain types of lighting, color and strength and direction of lighting and the options that lighting provides. She explains all types of lighting from reflectors, umbrellas, soft boxes and natural lighting. She really explains how to pose your subjects and how posing and lighting effects the composition; all of the above make a better portrait.However, the best of this book is the over one hundred ‘how to’ examples, of how to use everything from the lighting, posing, angles and composition for portraits of men, women, couples and group shots. I would highly recommend that this book be in any photographer’s library as it will help you have a studio anywhere at any time.

Splendido libro sull’ illuminazione in studio. Le prime pagine affrontano in modo schematico i principi generali dell’ illuminazione.Il resto del libro è composto da molti schemi di illuminazione. Ogni schema occupa due pagine e descrive nel dettaglio la singola tecnica.Assolutamente consigliato