Photography Books: Light, Science and Magic - An Introduction to Photographic Lighting (9780240808192) By Fil Hunter, Steven Biver, Paul Fuqua

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Light: Science and Magic: An Introduction to Photographic Lighting

  • Title: Light: Science and Magic: An Introduction to Photographic Lighting
  • Author: Fil Hunter, Steven Biver, Paul Fuqua
  • Publisher: Focal Press
  • Published Date: April 2007
  • ISBN: 9780240808192
  • Pages: 320
  • Format: Paperback
  • Price:   United Kingdom   USA
The Book
  • Great resource on photographic lighting that has been talked about in the community and recommended for years
  • Highly respected guide
  • Introduces a logical theory of photographic lighting for beginner in photography and shows how to predict results before setting up lights
  • Provides you with a comprehensive theory of the nature and principles of light
  • Numerous photographs and illustrations provide clear examples of the theories
  • New information on digital equipment and terminology
  • New four color art package with contemporary lighting examples
  • Based on the behaviour of light
  • Theory book for serious photographers
Author Bio

Fil Hunter - Photographer, writer, graphic artist, teacher, and other similarly deviant professions. Shot covers for Time Life books.

Steven Biver - Photographer, multimedia artist and author. Worked for clients such as Johnson and Johnson, IBM, Dupont and Newsweek.

Inside the Book
  • How to Learn Lighting
  • Introduction Light, The Raw Material of Photography
  • The Management of Reflection and the Family of Angles
  • Surface Appearances
  • Revealing Shape and Contour
  • Metal
  • The Case of the Disappearing Glass
  • An Arsenal of Lights
  • The Extremes
  • Traveling Light
  • Index

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