Master Lighting Guide for Portrait Photographers

by Grey, Christopher

• ISBN13: 9781584281252
• ISBN10: 1584281251
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-04-01
• Publisher: Amherst Media

Summary

Light is the greatest tool at the disposal of portrait photographers. In this book Christopher Grey walks you through portrait lighting from start to finish, teaching you how to control light more effectively so you can create portraits that are more flattering, more creative and more marketable.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	5	(1)
Introduction	6	(1)
The Importance of Portraiture	7	(1)
Style	8	(1)
Markets for Portraiture	8	(1)
Before We Begin	8	(1)
PART I---THE PRINCIPLES OF PORTRAIT LIGHTING
The Nature of Light	9	(5)
The Physics of Light	9	(2)
Electromagnetic Spectrum	9	(1)
Angle of Incidence	10	(1)
The Properties of Light	11	(3)
Color Temperature	11	(1)
Direction	11	(1)
Quality	12	(1)
Contrast	12	(2)
Professional Lighting Equipment	14	(9)
Light Positions and Functions	14	(1)
Key Light	14	(1)
Fill Light	15	(1)
Kicker Lights	15	(1)
Background Lights	15	(1)
Light Types	15	(2)
Strobes	15	(1)
A Word of Caution	16	(1)
Light Modifiers	17	(6)
Dishes	17	(1)
Umbrellas	18	(1)
Soft Boxes	19	(1)
Other Modifiers	20	(2)
More Jargon	22	(1)
Light Ratios	23	(4)
The Key-to-Shadow Ratio	24	(1)
The Highlight-to-Key Ratio	25	(1)
The Highlight-to-Key-to-Shadow Ratio	25	(2)
Basic Lighting	27	(9)
Planning and Progress	27	(1)
Broad Lighting	28	(4)
Two Lights and Fill	28	(4)
Short Lighting	32	(4)
Building a Portrait with Short Light	32	(4)
Classic Lighting Styles	36	(87)
Loop Lighting	37	(1)
Closed Loop Lighting	38	(3)
Rembrandt Lighting	41	(3)
One-Light Rembrandt Lighting	41	(2)
Second Rembrandt Build	43	(1)
Side Lighting	44	(4)
Building a Side-Light Portrait	44	(3)
A Second Side-Light Build	47	(1)
Butterfly/Dietrich/Paramount Lighting	48	(4)
Building a Butterfly-Light Portrait	50	(2)
PART II---PORTRAIT LIGHTING IN PRACTICE
A Versatile Portrait Lighting Setup	52	(2)
A Single Subject	52	(1)
With Two Subjects	53	(1)
Basic Light For Business Portraiture	54	(2)
Finding Boundaries	56	(1)
A Hair Light For Every Occasion	57	(1)
Closing the Pupil	58	(1)
Backgrounds	59	(2)
Headshots	61	(2)
Headshot with Minimal Depth of Field	63	(2)
Reducing the Depth of Field	63	(1)
Adding Drama	64	(1)
Headshots For Publicity	65	(3)
Applying Makeup	68	(1)
Editorial Portraiture	69	(4)
Working With Falloff	73	(4)
High-Key Lighting	77	(1)
Low-Key Lighting	78	(1)
One-Light Glamour	79	(1)
Portraits With Flare	80	(2)
Working With The Profile	82	(2)
Location Photography	84	(2)
The Beauty of Overexposure	86	(3)
Bridal Portraits	89	(2)
Fashion Light	91	(1)
The Film--Light Connection	92	(2)
Gentle Light	94	(1)
Get in Tight	95	(2)
The ``Hollywood'' Portrait	97	(9)
The Intimate Portrait	106	(5)
Light On Light	111	(3)
North Light	114	(2)
Simulating Natural Sunlight	116	(3)
Working With Candles	119	(2)
Underlighting for Glamour	121	(2)
Afterword	123	(1)
Index	124