Download or read book The Lighting Cookbook written by Jenni Bidner and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learning how to set up, use, and control lighting is the biggest challenge facing photographers who want to do studio work. With the help of this manual, serious amaeturs, photography students, and pros switching from outdoor to studio work are sure to become lighting masters. Beginning with an inventory of ingredients found in a well-stocked commercial studio,The Lighting Cookbook,presents every essential piece of lighting and shooting equipement, with a full explanation of how, when, and why each is used. Dozens of lighting recipies from six top pros come next. They reveal step by step how they made their shots, complete with set-up details, lens choices, composition decisions, and lighting diagrams. The foolproof recipies cover a range of studio-work specialities, including glamour, fashion, still life, and portraiture - corporate, children, and pets. The Lighting Cookbokprovides all levels of photographers with everything they need to know about studio lighting to achieve great pictures on a regular basis.