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Sculpting with Light: Techniques for Portrait Photographers

Sculpting with Light: Techniques for Portrait Photographers
By Allison Earnest

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Techniques for creating flawless lighting show photographers of all levels how to take full control of their photographic atmosphere in this indispensable guide. Illustrating the physics that govern light; the visual difference between the eye and camera; the qualities of incident and reflected light; and the effects of the size, intensity, direction, contrast, and ratio of light, this manual offers tools for sculpting the face for remarkable portraits. The three desirable positions for the main light are described in detail, as well as how to use those arrangements to accentuate all types of faces—oval, long, angular, heart-shaped, and square—to create portraits with a variety of different effects, from romantic to edgy to high fashion.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #6174 in Books
  • Published on: 2008-09-01
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 128 pages

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  • ISBN13: 9781584282365
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"With tips for working with individuals and groups, indoors and out, this book is not to be missed."  —ImagingInfo.com



"You will not walk away from this book without a better knowledge of how you can control light."  —reddogjournal.com

About the Author

Allison Earnest is a professionally trained photographer who has worked for Boeing International, NASA, the United States Army, and Phillip Morris. Her photographs have appeared in Air Defense Magazine, BW Magazine, Darkroom and Camera Magazine, Studio Photography & Design, Village Voice, and numerous medical journals and books. She lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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To Improve Your Photography, Control Your Light. Interested? Read This.5
Photography literally means "writing with light" and here you have it - how you do exactly that - in words you can understand and concepts you can immediately put into practice, no matter what your proficiency with a camera. If you don't invest the time to understand light and how it affects your images - learning how to control the light to achieve the image you see in your head - you are doomed to be a snapshot shooter forever. Cameras don't take pictures; people do. Here is a conversational approach to light control - with wonderful images to illustrate her direction - that tells the story in words and pictures. Allison has a easy to read writing style and the production values - the reproduction of colour images - are very impressive. Someone watched over this project with a careful eye. Nice job. Good book. Great execution.

Excellent resource for any photographer5
There are many books out there dealing with lighting for portrait photography. This one stands out among the rest because of the accessible way Ms. Earnest presents the information. It's as if you are having a one-on-one workshop with her. She uses both photographs and diagrams to explain various lighting situations. She discusses the camera settings that produced the various photos. She provides some background about the models, which lends a human touch to the technical information. I especially like the "before and after" photos - very helpful in understanding what the light really is doing. The "info arrows" in the photos of the lighting setups are an excellent teaching device!!

Bottom line - I'm very glad I purchased this book. I know it will help me grow as a photographer, even though I, as a fine art photographer, photograph "things" more than "people." Having a better understanding of how to use light doing people portraits transfers readily to doing portraits of things: still lifes, trees, flowers, trains, etc.!!! I highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in expanding his/her understanding of light in photography.

A good primer for basic photo study3
Chapters 1 thru 4 were fairly basic review of technical photo physics, chapters 5 thru 7 are the meat of the book and contain the best the author has to offer. Chapters 8 and the Conclusion were filler and detract from the overall purpose of the book. Chapters 5 thru 7 would be good review for photographers working in areas like the Senior Portrait area, especially for corrective lighting for tough subjects.