Book review: MASTER LIGHTING GUIDE for Commercial Photographers

I managed to read the book before I returned it to the library, and true enough, as it was mentioned in the preface section, there were a lot of easy-to-understand figures and diagrams on lighting.

What is actually good about this book is that the diagram is presented, and the resulting photograph is also included. gives you both an insight on how to position your light, what direction, what height, how strong (or soft), etc., etc., and it also comes with the picture that will be taken using that particular lighting structure.

Also tells of the different lighting types, and its accessories.

Not much I will say, so that I will leave the rest for the book to tell about itself.


MASTER LIGHTING GUIDE for Commercial Photographers
by Robert Morrissey

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What is ISO?

This is one of the basics of photography. Before the complex matters come, we deal with the basics.

Read on...
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What Exactly Does ISO Mean?
By Can San

The ISO rating was originally a measure of film sensitivity. Films are rated for a certain ISO, this defines the sensitivity of the film to light. A film with a lower ISO number needs more light to make the same image than a film with a higher ISO number.

What does ISO mean in the digital world?

A digital sensor receives light and converts this to colour information for its pixels. It performs best when it receives a certain amount of light, let us call this the base ISO of the camera, for example ISO 100.

The same digital sensor can also work if it receives half the light. So if it operates at ISO 200, the camera will let the sensor have half the light, you can still take pictures, but the colour information coming from the sensor will not be as good. Theoretically there is no limit to how high you can take the ISO on a camera up to, the sensor will still give out image information. However, there are practical limits.

If you let a sensor give out information with less and less light, you are bound to have lower and lower image quality. What a manufacturer then does is to define the lowest acceptable image quality for the camera in question, and then cap the ISO setting at the matching level.

When the ISO is increased, you can take pictures with less light. But your pictures will not look as good as the pictures taken at low ISO's.

If you are shooting in low light at ISO 100, the shutter speed will usually be so low that it is not possible to get a handheld sharp picture. If on the other hand, if you increase the ISO to 800 or 1600, the resulting image quality will be lower, but you will be able to take a sharp handheld picture.

The ISO setting allows you to trade image quality for low light ability.

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Book to Read: Master Lighting Guide for Commercial Photographers

With time no longer on my side, I have to return this book to the library, or incur a penalty from not doing so. What else can I do, than to put it down here, so I can pick it up another day.

All I can do now is to put in here the back cover text, and what makes this book different from all the other photography books that has been written so far, printed or digital.

Here it is:

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MASTER LIGHTING GUIDE for Commercial Photographers
by Robert Morrissey

MASTER THE LIGHTING TECHNIQUES YOU NEED TO PRODUCE TOP-QUALITY COMMERCIAL IMAGES

Master the skills you need to produce images what will sell your clients' products in print ads or on the Internet. Includes step-by-step techniques for photographing products, models, rooms, automobiles, and much more.

FEATURES:

• Understanding the foundations of commercial lighting, including the types of light, the characteristics of light, and how to get a flawless exposure
• Tips on selecting the right equipment for commercial photography -- from cameras and flash units to light stands and modifiers
• Directions for creating simple setups to shoot products, rooms, reflective subjects, and more
• Using panels, honeycomb grids, umbrellas, and softboxes to refine your light for precise control and flawless results
• Special techniques for photographing corporate portraits, food, liquids, medical and scientific subjects, jewelry, glass and much more
• Business tips for success in a competitive market

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While much has been said, I'm sure there is something to learn from this book.

Reading on the features, I am sure that I will be looking for this book, and I'll make sure that I will read it, study it, and make use of what it has to offer.

Times and seasons come and go,
they bring along the changes, too;
While what was then, is true for now,
Our now back then, ain't true somehow.

And with that I hope that I have perked up your poetic mind a bit.

C'est tout!

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