Sinossi
Ogni fotografo sa bene che senza luce non c'è fotografia e del resto la parola stessa in greco significa disegnare con la luce. Quello che spesso sfugge è il valore chiave delle ombre nella creazione di immagini efficaci e ricche di espressività , specialmente nel ritratto. Solo padroneggiando luce e ombra il momento dello scatto entra nella sfera della creatività dando forma a ritratti che raccontano la realtà del soggetto o una sua narrazione personale e originale. In questo libro Chris Knight accompagna il lettore in un percorso di apprendimento che, partendo dalla storia del ritratto e dall'uso della luce in artisti come Caravaggio, Rembrandt e Vermeer, entra nella dimensione tecnologica della ripresa fotografica per poi passare alla fase della post-produzione ottimizzando lo scatto in formato Raw, prima del suo sviluppo finale. L'obiettivo è quello di insegnare a modellare luci e ombre per dare vita a ritratti unici, con uno stile riconoscibile e di grande impatto. Argomenti trattati: la storia del ritratto nell'arte e nella fotografia; le qualità della luce; la relazione tra luce, soggetto e stato d'animo; i modelli di utilizzo della luce; l'equipaggiamento per lavorare con la luce; le configurazioni di scatto con più luci; il controllo del colore per enfatizzare le emozioni; la definizione dello stile del ritratto attraverso il guardaroba e lo sfondo; il flusso di lavoro in post-produzione; la creazione di un genere narrativo personale.
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- Pagine: 229
- Data di uscita: 11-01-2018
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If you take this book as a companion volume to his video lessons, which I have just started, then this is a very good book indeed. If you take this as just a book on portrait photography, then I think that he could have done better. I say this, because he is a very good photographer, and having seen Leggi tutto
Using it as a guidebook! History of art at the beginning of the book is a great addition. All important aspects are covered: light quality and quantity and how they affect picture, types of light, setups, post production etc. Loved every page.
This is a worthy addition to anyone looking to improve their photography skills. The focus of the book is primarily on lighting and how to create drama. It covers things like 1,2,3+ light setups with some example images and explanations. I will say, the title is somewhat misleading since the entire b Leggi tutto
While this is not a bad book, I kind of liked it, but this book is for a very special category of people. I think it is for already knowledgeable photographers, who want to improve their portrait skills. First chapter is about art history and is unnecessary long and poorly written. It is full of som Leggi tutto
While I really enjoyed this book, truth is only about 30% of it is actually about light and shadow. So the book can seem a bit misleading, as many chapters talk about other subjects such a clothing style, color, and the history of art. It's an interesting read, but not really what I was hoping for.
A great book on the how's and the why's of Portraiture. Chris Knight is one of my favorite portrait photographers so when I found out he was releasing a book on portraiture, I had to have it. Chris packed this book with so much valuable information, not only the techniques of good lighting, but also Leggi tutto
Sometimes I watch videos on YouTube and I feel like the person is just going on and on trying to pad out the video in order to reach a certain length. This book kind of feels like one of those YouTube videos. When the author gets on with talking about portraiture and lighting it is really good, but
This is one of the best photography books I’ve read...EVER! Besides the fact that Chris is a Pentax shooter (there are so few of us!) I love reading about his process. He makes it so simple to understand and implement. Every photographer should read this book. Even if you don’t do portrait photograp Leggi tutto
First half of this book was incredibly slow! Last third felt incredibly fast, rushed! The middle third taught me a great deal about lighting! Thanks ProQuest Safari for offering these books to Oberlin students! Haha, we're terribly in debt. Reading another Rocky Nook now, about posing, this was inte Leggi tutto
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