Light up a story into a picture - Portrait photography in the studio and on location

Light up a story into a picture - Portrait photography in the studio and on location

Do you want to learn more about portrait lighting, storytelling, and composition?

The book is suitable for anyone interested in portrait photography, from those with the basics to professionals.

"Here is the alphabet, catechism and dictionary of the ambitious personal illuminator. All the important lighting information in one cover." - Matti J. Kaleva, photography trainer, SVLM, EMP, KteO

The first part of the book covers photographic portrait lighting. The second introduces lighting applications in the studio, and the third explores the use of additional lighting in the milieu. This way, you can start with the basics and progress to more demanding applications.

Topics of the book:

• Portrait storytelling, composition and other visualization techniques
• The basics of photographic portrait lighting (45/45/45 principle)
• Principles of soft, hard, colored and spot light reproduction
• Several lighting applications in the studio: including light decoration, high key, low key, butterfly light and use of a white background
• Use of light modifiers: including umbrellas, reflectors, light limiters, honeycombs, barn doors, gobos and focusing spots
• Additional lighting environment in different prevailing lights: including direct sunlight, shadowless light, mixed light, blue hour and sunset
• Building an image from parts: lighting a composite image
• LED lights in photography

Tiina Puputti (Minister of Education, VAT, VEAT, SAVM) worked for years as the principal and chief trainer of the Visual Communication Institute, which trains photographers. Today, she is an independent practitioner who teaches photojournalists and various professional groups that need photography skills. In addition to her educational work, she works as a photographer. The Finnish Professional Photographers Association has awarded Puputti the Master's Degree (SAVM), the highest level of professional competence.

Tiina Puputi has previously published the works Light and Lighting - Portrait Photography in the Studio and in the Environment (2012) and POSE - Model Positioning and Guiding in Portrait Photography (2015) .

Authors: Puputti, Tiina (Author)
ISBN: 927-952-291-953-3
Product format: Hardcover book

Publisher: Docendo
Release year: 2021
Language: Finnish
Number of pages: 287
Product categories: Photography and image processing
Library class: 75.72 Photography techniques. Photography guides
YSO - General Finnish Glossary: lighting, flash equipment, photographic equipment, artificial light, natural light, light, shadows, exposure, portrait photography, portraits, photography, digital photography, studios, narrative, visualization