Studio lighting for portraits

voodoocat · Oct 15, 2004

I'd like to know if anyone has any recommendations for a book on lighting for portraits in the studio. I'm no stranger to lighting and such. I just want a good reference book with diagrams of lighting setups. So I don't need a lighting for dummies book.
Thanks.

Corry · Oct 15, 2004

IS there a book called lighting for dummies????

Alison · Oct 15, 2004

I've been looking for the same thing! Still no luck. I check every book store and camera store I go to for a good one.

Big Mike · Oct 15, 2004

Look for "fashion" photography books.

I remember doing some research/reading on the net and I found lots of portrait lighting techniques under fashion.

voodoocat · Oct 15, 2004

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Walt · Oct 15, 2004

I have a book from thr "Pro-Lighting " series that I have found to be quite good.
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Floyd · Oct 15, 2004

Okay this may help go to your local camera house or whatever and ask for every catalogue they have on flashes, these will contain many many illustrative techniques if you get the right ones and enough and they're all free.

Alison · Oct 15, 2004

Walt said:
I have a book from thr "Pro-Lighting " series that I have found to be quite good.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/s...eld-keywords=pro-lighting/104-9544017-9927906

Looks good, Walt. I have always stayed away from the glamour books but I am sure lighting is lighting but I always somehow thought that glamour lighting wouldn't work for a family portrait or children's portraiture.

doxx · Oct 16, 2004

If you're looking for some really great & creative stuff,
I'd recommend this book by Michael Grecco...

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then there is one by Oscar Lozoya, which is very good, but not
as advanced like Grecco's techniques

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Walt · Oct 16, 2004

AlisonS said:
Walt said:

I have a book from thr "Pro-Lighting " series that I have found to be quite good.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/s...eld-keywords=pro-lighting/104-9544017-9927906

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Looks good, Walt. I have always stayed away from the glamour books but I am sure lighting is lighting but I always somehow thought that glamour lighting wouldn't work for a family portrait or children's portraiture.

There are a number of books in that series. The one I have is on portraits. If I remember correctly (I'm at work and can't check), this book has no glamour at all. It does have a good variety of setups and is clearly charted.