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Summary: Basic Studio Lighting
Review: A must have book for anyone interested in Studio Photography.
Easy to understand book that covers all the basic knowledge in studio lighting, as well as some that even the seasoned photographer will appreciate.
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Summary: nice pictures but that's all!!!!!
Review: his pictures shows his techniques he's trying to explain but that's about it. very few picture, and whatever pictures are there are almost a page size. that's how he fills his book big pictures very few words. he doesn't talk about flash setup, what the camera was set at, lens & film used ,and so forth. the title says "..complete guide.." i find that very false. if you're in the store and see this book just look it over then leave it and look at something with more technical stuff. i sold my book after a week. the only thing i liked about the book was a few of the pictures. i find it hard to belive that this person is qualified to write a book nontheless teach photography. he never had formal schooling in photography. i also hate the fact that he pushes hasselblad equipment and their flashes. i'm sure he got a nice pay for advertising their products. i don't use hassy equipment and don't care to. i also think that he could have shown example work in 35mm format since this is what most people all over the work with. overral this book fails!!
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Summary: Good but lacked some details
Review: I have little experience with studio lighting and bought this book to help me get started. Over all it was very helpful and provided good explanations on general techniques. What it lacked was specific details on setups. It didn't provide enough diagrams for different lighting situations and only provided general information.
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Summary: Good but lacked some details
Review: I have little experience with studio lighting and bought this book to help me get started. Over all it was very helpful and provided good explanations on general techniques. What it lacked was specific details on setups. It didn't provide enough diagrams for different lighting situations and only provided general information.
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Summary: Very basic book
Review: I made a big mistake buying this bock, I should pay more attention to the reviews, the writer dose not go through details only big pictures with mentioning few general things, there are no satisfying details and diagrams.
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Summary: Too simple to be considered "complete"
Review: This book does show you basic lighting techniques. It also goes through all the things almost every other photography book does. If your are looking for original ideas this is not the book. This book cannot spawn creativity because it is far behind the photographic learning curve. The reader should note on this book (and all photography books) that this is a new edition not a new book. This seems to make a huge difference in the quality of photography books because of the learning curve I mentioned. Potrait (fashion, glamour, or anything besides landscape) photos taken two years ago, look out of date because they are behind the curve. How many people want to look at old tired photos? If you are one of them then you don't mind taking old tired photos and shouldn't read a book's review--- just buy the one with the 'coolest' photo on the cover.
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Summary: Too simple to be considered "complete"
Review: This book does show you basic lighting techniques. It also goes through all the things almost every other photography book does. If your are looking for original ideas this is not the book. This book cannot spawn creativity because it is far behind the photographic learning curve. The reader should note on this book (and all photography books) that this is a new edition not a new book. This seems to make a huge difference in the quality of photography books because of the learning curve I mentioned. Potrait (fashion, glamour, or anything besides landscape) photos taken two years ago, look out of date because they are behind the curve. How many people want to look at old tired photos? If you are one of them then you don't mind taking old tired photos and shouldn't read a book's review--- just buy the one with the 'coolest' photo on the cover.
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Summary: Essential!!!
Review: This book is incredible! Tony puts to rest lighting myths and proves it with his detailed research. I have a personally signed copy of his book and went to his seminar at WPPI. He said the reason he didn't put in specific lighting set-ups is because there are enough lighting recipe books. This book teaches you to think and then act on your own. It made me excited to go out and experiment for myself. I can't help but like the book!
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Summary: Essential!!!
Review: This book is incredible! Tony puts to rest lighting myths and proves it with his detailed research. I have a personally signed copy of his book and went to his seminar at WPPI. He said the reason he didn't put in specific lighting set-ups is because there are enough lighting recipe books. This book teaches you to think and then act on your own. It made me excited to go out and experiment for myself. I can't help but like the book!
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Summary: Great book to learn lighting
Review: This book is one of the best I've read on learning to light...it doesn't spoon feed you lighting diagrams, it explains the principles of light, why light does what it does and then the author expects you to work with your own lights to see the results for yourself and LEARN to light. Corbell does a super job of explaining different lighting tools...from hot lights to the various types of strobes available, reflectors, scrims and gobos...when to use them and why. The diagrams and photographs are most helpful in explaining the text which is very clearly written. Excellent...I wish I'd bought it ages ago.
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