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<p><b>8 Introduction</b></p> <p><b>10 Seeing the Light</b></p> <p>12 Quality of Light</p> <p>12 Understanding Light</p> <p>16 Characteristics of Light</p> <p>18 The Golden Hour</p> <p>22 Intensity of Light</p> <p>28 Direction of Light</p> <p>34 Color of Light</p> <p>40 Diffusion</p> <p>44 Backlighting</p> <p>46 High-Key and Low-Key Lighting</p> <p>50 Chiaroscuro</p> <p>52 Understanding Reflectivity</p> <p>56 Transparency versus Opacity</p> <p>60 Lure of Shadows</p> <p>64 Light and the Monochromatic Vision</p> <p><b>68 Exposure and Lighting</b></p> <p>70 Understanding Exposure</p> <p>74 Overexposure and Underexposure</p> <p>78 Using a Histogram 82 Aperture</p> <p>84 Aperture, Depth-of-Field, and Focus</p> <p>86 Working with Shutter Speed</p> <p>92 ISO</p> <p>94 Causes of Noise</p> <p>98 Using Exposure Controls with Lighting</p> <p>102 White Balance and Color</p> <p>108 Pre-Visualizing the Impact of Lighting</p> <p><b>112 Working with Ambient Light</b></p> <p>114 Understanding Ambient Light</p> <p>120 Sunshine on a Cloudy Day</p> <p>122 Landscapes</p> <p>126 City Light</p> <p>132 Close-Ups and Macros</p> <p>136 Using a Fill Lighting</p> <p>142 Using Flash as Supplemental Lighting</p> <p>146 Using Window Light</p> <p>150 Night Photography</p> <p>158 Light Painting</p> <p><b>162 Lighting in the Studio</b></p> <p>164 Continuous Lighting</p> <p>170 Setting the Stage</p> <p>174 Using Natural Light</p> <p>176 Integrating Natural Light with your Still Life</p> <p>178 Creating Transparent Effects</p> <p>182 Working with Shadows</p> <p>186 Reflections</p> <p>190 Refractions</p> <p>192 Metal</p> <p>196 Strobe Lighting Equipment</p> <p>200 Lighting People in the Studio</p> <p>206 Studio High-Key and Low-Key Lighting</p> <p><b>210 Lighting in the Digital Darkroom</b></p> <p>212 Multi-RAW Processing</p> <p>215 Controlling Exposure with Multi-RAW</p> <p>220 Creative Effects using Multi-RAW</p> <p>224 HDR and Lighting</p> <p>234 Enhancing Lighting with Adjustment Layers</p> <p>238 Light Quality and Blending Modes</p> <p>242 Using the Lighting Effects Filter</p> <p>246 Third-Party Plugins that Enhance Lighting</p> <p><b>250 Notes and Resources</b></p> <p><b>252 Glossary</b></p> <p><b>254 Index</b></p>

<p>Harold Davis is an award-winning professional photographer. He is the author of more than 30 books, including Creative Portraits: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques, Creative Black & White: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques, and Creative Night: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques. Harold writes the popular Photoblog 2.0, www.photoblog2.com.</p>

<p>One of a photographer's most essential skills is the ability to accurately and creatively observe light. Creative Lighting: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques explains the impact of light whether you are using natural light when photographing landscapes, or using strobes and soft boxes in the studio.</p> <p>From observation comes the ability to manipulate. You'll learn how to use exposure settings that have the most impact on lighting, and the best ways to take advantage of—and enhance—existing light in the field. You'll also find out how to plan photography around natural lighting from the cycle of days and seasons, and discover the best techniques for rendering light in motion from car headlights and other moving objects.</p> <p>Moving indoors, Creative Lighting shows you how to take advantage of ambient light, and use continuous lighting and strobes to make the most powerful images possible.</p> <p>Richly illustrated with Harold Davis's beautiful images, Creative Lighting explores exposure and how to effectively use many kinds of lighting, as well as creating and using shadows and reflectivity. Then it takes you into the digital darkroom where you'll find out how to enhance lighting effects with Adobe Photoshop.</p> <p>The technical details are here, too: for each photo in this book you'll find the focal length of the lens used, aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and the back story behind the image.</p> <ul> <li> <p>Learn to "see" light and its impact on photos</p> </li> <li> <p>Use natural light to make spectacular images</p> </li> <li> <p>Plan your photos around light and lighting</p> </li> <li> <p>Use exposure controls to enhance lighting</p> </li> <li> <p>Explore chiaroscuro, shadow, high-key and low-key lighting</p> </li> <li> <p>Enhance lighting with multi-RAW and HDR processing</p> </li> </ul>

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