Minimalist Lighting: Professional Techniques for Location Photography by Kirk Tuck
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- Pub. Date: May 2008
- 128pp
- Sales Rank: 59,608
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: May 2008
- Publisher: Amherst Media, Incorporated
- Format: Paperback, 128pp
- Sales Rank: 59,608
- ISBN-13: 9781584282303
- ISBN: 1584282304
Synopsis
Packed with incredible images and step-by-step techniques, this book is a must have for commercial, wedding, and portrait photographers working on location who want to maximize their time behind the camera and minimize their time spent hauling cumbersome lighting equipment. The tips show how to select easily portable and versatile equipment for location shoots, cutting down on the packing and porting of expensive equipment. With techniques and information on the latest technology—including battery-powered flashes and accessories—this reference shows photographers how to work with smaller and lighter-weight lighting equipment without sacrificing quality. Whether shooting portraits, landscapes, or interiors, whether indoors or out, photographers will embrace the portable approach offered in this valuable resource.
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This is a quiet book full of information, but bubbling with the kind of energy that is created when you realize you can do what you thought you couldn't.
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Kirk Tuck is a former photography professor and creative director of an advertising firm who currently works as a freelance photographer with clients such as IBM, Dell Computer, Motorola, Elle magazine, and Time Warner. He was chosen as the 2008 chapter president for the Austin/San Antonio American Society of Media Photographers. He lives in Austin, Texas.
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Minimalist Lighting is Among the Best Professional References Outby FineArtPhotographer
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April 27, 2009: Minimalist Lighting, by Kirk Tuck, is one of the best books to purchase if you have decided on designing a completely portable studio, or location studio, and need excellent, comprehensive guidance in implementing the concept of a mobile, portable studio. Mr. Tuck is a brilliant mentor for us.
His book is well designed itself, offering relevant information, plenty of clear examples of lighting setups and environmental composition, a thourough compendium of equipment and accessories, and several very good case studies for using the minimalist philosophy to which his book is dedicated. Even though, I found a couple of inconsistencies between the text descriptions of a couple of case studies and the description in the figures, overall I cannot praise Mr. Tuck's effort enough. I found this book just when I had decided use a minimalist's approach, and regard it as a 'Bible'!I recommend this book to any and everyone serious about professional photography and enjoying the unlimited possibilities digital photography offers. Gary Robinson Professional PhotographerWest Palm Beach, FL.This is the portable Strobist.com. And it's great!!!by Anonymous
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April 23, 2009: This book explores a methodology of photography that shuns the big, heavy and expensive lights and gear that used to be part of professional photography and replaces it with small, battery powered flashes and smart techniques. The images are straightforward and wonderfully diagrammed. You could learn the equivalent of a one year college course in photography from this book. I highly recommend it and I carry around a copy for reference all the time.
If you are looking for a low powered "How to light a senior portrait book" Look elsewhere. If you want to see how a pro handles lighting for corporate clients then this one is for you!I Also Recommend: Minimalist Lighting.
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