Lighting Digital Field Guide

Essential lighting guide for users of compact cameras and dSLRs

One of the most important aspects of photography is lighting,
but getting the lighting right is tricky. When should you use
flash? Are a camera's automatic settings dependable? Should
you use reflectors or diffusers and where do you place them? This
handy, portable reference will show you when, where, and how to
create and capture perfect light, every time. The book includes a
color checker card to help you maintain true color, as well as
examples of stunningly-lit photos of people, wildlife, and
landscapes to inspire you.

• Walks you through the essentials of lighting for digital
  photography

• Helps beginning and intermediate photographers leave the safety
  of automatic settings and confidently control lighting
  themselves

• Shows how to evaluate natural light, decide when to use flash,
  and how and when to use diffusers or reflectors

• Includes a tear-out color checker card to help you maintain
  true color in your photographs

• Comes in the handy, portable Digital Field Guides size, perfect
  for camera bags

Create and capture the perfect lighting every time, with
Lighting Digital Field Guide!

Auteur
Brian McLernon is a commercial freelance photographer, educator, and writer based in Portland, Oregon. Originally from New Jersey and educated in Arizona, Philadelphia, and New York City, he shoots primarily for editorial, commercial, corporate, and lifestyle clients. He is the author of three previous Digital Field Guides, the Canon EOS 5D Mark II Digital Field Guide, the Canon Speedlite System Digital Field Guide, and the Canon PowerShot G11 Digital Field Guide.

Résumé
Essential lighting guide for users of compact cameras and dSLRs One of the most important aspects of photography is lighting, but getting the lighting right is tricky. When should you use flash? Are a camera's automatic settings dependable? Should you use reflectors or diffusers and where do you place them? This handy, portable reference will show you when, where, and how to create and capture perfect light, every time. The book includes a color checker card to help you maintain true color, as well as examples of stunningly-lit photos of people, wildlife, and landscapes to inspire you.

• Walks you through the essentials of lighting for digital photography
• Helps beginning and intermediate photographers leave the safety of automatic settings and confidently control lighting themselves
• Shows how to evaluate natural light, decide when to use flash, and how and when to use diffusers or reflectors
• Includes a tear-out color checker card to help you maintain true color in your photographs
• Comes in the handy, portable Digital Field Guides size, perfect for camera bags
  Create and capture the perfect lighting every time, with Lighting Digital Field Guide!

Contenu
Introduction. CHAPTER 1: Understanding Light.

CHAPTER 2: Camera Controls of Light.

CHAPTER 3: Controlling the Light with Shutter Speed.

CHAPTER 4: Controlling the Light with Aperture.

CHAPTER 5: Working with Flash.

CHAPTER 6: Working with Speedlights.

CHAPTER 7: Lighting Equipment.

CHAPTER 8: Action and Sports Photography.

CHAPTER 9: Concert and Event Photography.

CHAPTER 10: Landscape and Nature Photography.

CHAPTER 11: Night and Low-Light Photography.

CHAPTER 12: Portrait Photography.

CHAPTER 13: Still Life and Product Photography.

CHAPTER 14: Wedding Photography.

CHAPTER 15: Wildlife and Pet Photography.

APPENDIX A: Rules of Composition.

APPENDIX B: Resources.

APPENDIX C: How to Use the Gray Card and Color Checker.

Glossary.

Index.