A View from the Wild Side

A Manual for Better Pictures -Photographic Techniques

Chapter I: The Camera
Chapter I: Design Principles
Chapter III: Composition
Chapter IV: Focus
Chapter V: Optics/Perspective
Chapter VI: Styles from the Past
Chapter VII: Visual Perception
Chapter VIII: Time-Motion-Space
Chapter IX: Color
Chapter X: The Characteristics of Light
Chapter XI: Intro to Portrait Lighting
Chapter XII: Fine Arts B&W photography

A complete instructional course. This book is available in PDF format or print.
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Advanced Lighting

Study Book in Portraiture & Media Lighting Design

It centers on portrait lighting techniques in the studio and location, with emphasis on facial forms and posing.

PART 1: Introduction
Chapter I The Characteristics of Light
Chapter II Photographic Lights

PART 2: Basic Lighting
Chapter III Direction of Light-lighting Highly Reflective Subjects
Chapter IV Intensity of Light-Lighting with Electronic Flash

PART 3: Basic Portrait Lighting
Chapter V Light Sources/Movements
Chapter VI Basic Light Forms

PART 4: Advanced Portrait Lighting
Chapter VII Continuous Lighting
Chapter VIII Studio Strobes
Chapter IX The Beauty Dish
Chapter X Portable Strobes
Chapter XI Daylight

PART 5: SPECIAL TOPICS
Chapter XII Filters in Photography
Chapter XIII Long Exposure

A complete instructional course. This book is available in PDF format or print.
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