Please recommend a book about lighting technics

12 years 1 month ago #205724 by LL Jazz
I am looking for a book to learn lighting. I am NOT new to photography (I perfectly understand ISO, shutter speed, aperture and exposure for ambient light) but I am a bit clueless when it comes to flash photography and more advanced lighting technics. I don't want a general book about photography with a few chapters about lighting. I want a more specific book that covers the following:

- Basics about flash photography (the technical side)
- Use of a single Speedlight (on and off camera)
- Use of several Speedlights
- Use of more advanced technics (strobes, continuous lighting...)

I had a look through 'Light-Science and Magic: An Introduction to Photographic Lighting' but it looks like it is a bit hard to read. If I cannot find something more accessible I'll buy it.

Any online resources would be also useful (I am already aware of the Strobist blog and found it interesting) but I would prefer a book.


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12 years 1 month ago #205725 by Barry


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12 years 1 month ago #205727 by LL Jazz
Thanks I'll look into it.


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12 years 1 month ago #205729 by steveheap
One I just finished reading is "Hot shoe diaries" - all about using small flashguns to get really great lighting effects

Steve

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12 years 1 month ago #205737 by Tam
IMO, even if you buy a book that works for you, you should still buy the 'Light-Science and Magic book. It is truly an exceptional book.


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12 years 1 month ago - 12 years 1 month ago #206092 by KCook

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12 years 1 month ago #206109 by Stealthy Ninja

steveheap wrote: One I just finished reading is "Hot shoe diaries" - all about using small flashguns to get really great lighting effects

Steve


Yes, that's the only photography book I own.
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12 years 1 month ago - 12 years 1 month ago #206162 by Henry Peach

LL Jazz wrote: I had a look through 'Light-Science and Magic: An Introduction to Photographic Lighting' but it looks like it is a bit hard to read. If I cannot find something more accessible I'll buy it.


It's worth trying. I always found the best books require that I read them more than once. Different things sink in each time. IMO it's the best book on lighting.
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12 years 1 month ago #208117 by lucassantos
Thanks a lot for those sites!

Lucas Saints | Photography
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11 years 8 months ago #244542 by macdadad
You can try The STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHER'S LIGHTING BIBLE by Calvey Taylor-Haw (although this is more of studio settings but a great treasure chest of info you can also use)


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11 years 8 months ago - 11 years 8 months ago #244674 by mj~shutterbugg
I have heard from many that this is a definitive book on lighting www.amazon.com/Light-Science-Magic-Fourt...ht+science+and+magic

Yes it is an introductory book, but not the way you think. It is extremely scientific and detailed. Many charts and placement diagrams. I wanted the Kindle version, but I think I will be getting the paperback judging by what I have seen so far.

ETA: I see it's been said already.

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