Lighting & Design for Portrait Photography by Van Niekerk, Neil -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page About the Author Copyright Table of Contents Foreword, by Jen Rozenbaum Introduction Great Portraits in “Nowhere” Locations

1. Simplify, Simplify, Simplify 2. Available Light and Composition 3. The Game-Changing 85mm Lens 4. Finding the Light 5. Natural Rim Light 6. Selective Composition 7. Lens Compression 8. Off-Camera Flash for Extra Drama

Light and Lighting

9. Elegantly Simple On-Location 10. Intentional Use of Flare 11. Add Rim Lighting 12. Backlighting 13. A Sun-Drenched Background 14. Lens Flare and Postproduction 15. Strive for Variety, Part 1 16. Strive for Variety, Part 2 17. Dramatic Light 18. Gelled Flash at Sunset

Indoor Locations

19. Bounce Flash in the Nightclub 20. Bounce Flash for Kids Portraits 21. Bounce Flash with a Gel 22. Speedlights with Grids 23. Fresnel Lights 24. Window Light Baby Portraits 25. Available Light Environmental 26. Video Light for Low-Light Drama 27. Weddings with Video Light

Posing, Directing, and Composition

28. Posing Engagement Portraits 29. Composition and Focal Length 30. Gesture and Connection 31. Dramatic Style with LED Fresnels 32. Seize the Opportunity 33. Finesse 34. A Better Perspective 35. Rules of Composition

Studio Portraits

36. The 85mm f/1.4 Lens 37. A Home-Studio Setup 38. Studio Headshots 39. Low-Key Vintage Portrait 40. Continuous Lights

Improvising on Ideas

41. Deconstructing a Portrait 42. Urban Ballerina 43. Regal Portrait with a Ferret 44. Working Toward the Final Image 45. Work the Scene 46. Find the Other Angles 47. Playful Portraits, Part 1 48. Playful Portraits, Part 2 49. Film Noir 50. Punching Up Plain White Walls 51. Classic Styling

On-Location with Big Lights

52. Promotional Portraits 53. A Vintage Motorbike 54. Speedway Racer 55. Best On-Location Light Modifier 56. New York City Rooftop 57. Decisions, Decisions, Decisions 58. Cosplay Portrait 59. Steampunk/Futurist Portrait 60. Depth of Field Control

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