Photographic lighting / John Child and Mark Galer.
By: Child, John
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Contributor(s): Galer, Mark.
Material type: 
BookSeries: Essential skills.Publisher: London ; Boston : Focal Press, 1999Description: 148 p. : ill ; 25 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0240515498 .Subject(s): Photography -- LightingDDC classification: 778.7 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 778.7 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00075945 |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Covers information that is essential for photographers to understand when working with light. Through a series of practical exercises, the student photographer is shown how to overcome the limitations of equipment and film emulsion, to achieve creative and professional results. With theory kept to a minimum, this book shows how to tackle difficult lighting conditions and manipulate light for mood and atmosphere using basic and advanced metering techniques. For captured and created imagery, TTL and hand-held metering techniques are demonstrated. Controlling introduced lighting and ambient light together with advanced metering technqiues and lighting ratios are covered. Illustrated throughout with author and student work, this is an inpirational guide as well as a highly structured learning tool. John Child lectures in photography at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia - the leading photography course in the southern hemisphere. He has worked for many years as a professional photographer, with clients including Ford, L'Oreal, American Express and British Airways Mark Galer also lectures in photography at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia. He has lectured in photography both in the UK and Australia and has worked commercially as a freelance photographer on corporate and editorial assignments.
Introduction to teachers -- Exposure and light meters -- Film -- Filters -- Characteristics of light -- Contrast & Compensation -- The zone system -- Creative techniques -- Studio lighting -- Lighting on location -- Assignments.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Introduction to teachers (p. 2)
- Introduction to students (p. 3)
- Research and resources (p. 4)
- Visual diary (p. 5)
- Computation book (p. 6)
- Presentation (p. 7)
- Gallery (p. 8)
- Exposure and Light Meters (p. 9)
- Introduction (p. 10)
- Intensity and duration (p. 12)
- Hand-held light meters (p. 16)
- Taking a hand-held meter reading (p. 18)
- TTL light meters (p. 20)
- Interpreting the meter reading (p. 22)
- Revision exercise (p. 24)
- Gallery (p. 25)
- Film (p. 27)
- Introduction (p. 28)
- Positive or negative (p. 29)
- Film characteristics (p. 31)
- Using film (p. 32)
- Latitude (p. 33)
- Push and pull (p. 34)
- Cross processing (p. 35)
- Polaroid (p. 36)
- Revision exercise (p. 37)
- Gallery (p. 38)
- Filters (p. 39)
- Introduction (p. 40)
- Filter categories (p. 41)
- Filter factors (p. 47)
- Revision exercise (p. 48)
- Gallery (p. 49)
- Characteristics of Light (p. 51)
- Introduction (p. 52)
- Source (p. 54)
- Intensity (p. 56)
- Quality (p. 58)
- Colour (p. 60)
- Direction (p. 62)
- Contrast (p. 64)
- Revision exercise (p. 66)
- Gallery (p. 67)
- Contrast and Compensation (p. 69)
- Contrast (p. 70)
- Exposure compensation (p. 73)
- Summary of exposure compensation (p. 76)
- Revision exercise (p. 77)
- Gallery (p. 78)
- The Zone System (p. 79)
- Introduction (p. 80)
- Zone placement (p. 81)
- Contrast control (p. 82)
- The zones (p. 83)
- Operating the system (p. 85)
- Calibration tests (p. 88)
- Perfecting the system (p. 90)
- Revision exercise (p. 91)
- Gallery (p. 92)
- Creative Techniques (p. 93)
- Introduction (p. 94)
- Illusion of movement (p. 97)
- Revision exercise (p. 98)
- Gallery (p. 99)
- Studio Lighting (p. 101)
- Introduction (p. 102)
- Studio lighting (p. 103)
- Health and safety (p. 104)
- Light sources (p. 105)
- Mixed light sources (p. 108)
- Working with studio lights (p. 109)
- Lighting ratios (p. 113)
- On location (p. 117)
- Revision exercise (p. 119)
- Gallery (p. 120)
- Lighting on Location (p. 121)
- Introduction (p. 122)
- Fill (p. 123)
- Reflectors (p. 124)
- Flash (p. 125)
- Choice of flash (p. 126)
- Guide numbers (p. 128)
- Flash as the primary light source (p. 129)
- Diffusion and bounce (p. 130)
- Fill-flash (p. 131)
- Flash as a key light (p. 132)
- Slow-sync flash (p. 133)
- Revision exercise (p. 134)
- Gallery (p. 135)
- Assignments (p. 137)
- Introduction (p. 138)
- Gallery (p. 140)
- Glossary (p. 141)
Author notes provided by Syndetics
John Child lectures in photography at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia.Mark Galer lectures in photography at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia.