Master Lighting Guide for Portrait

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.

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

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Master Lighting Guide for Portrait Photographers

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