Light: Science and Magic

Preface; Acknowledgments; How to Learn Lighting: What Are |The Principles|?, Why Are The Principles Important?, How Were The Example Subjects Chosen For This Book?, Do I Need To Do These Exercises?, What Kind Of Camera Do I Need?, What Lighting Equipment Do I Need?, What Else Do I Need To Know To Use This Book?, What Is The |Magic| Part Of This Book?; Light: The Raw Material of Photography: What is Light?, How Photographers Describe Light, Light Versus Lighting, How The Subject Affects The Lighting; The Management of Reflection and the Family of Angles: Types of Reflection, Diffuse Reflection, Direct Reflection, The Family of Angles, Glare Reflection, Applying the Theory; Surface Appearance: The Photographer as Editor, Capitalizing on Diffuse Reflection, Capitalizing on Direct Reflection, Competing Surfaces, Complex Surfaces; Revealing Shape and Contour: Depth Clues, Perspective Distortion, Tonal Variation, The Size of the Light, The Direction of the Light, How Much Tonal Variation Is Ideal?, The Glossy Box, Use Direct Reflection?; Metal: Flat Metal, Metal Boxes, Round Metal, Other Resources, Where Else Do These Techniques Apply?; The Case of the Disappearing Glass: The Principles, The Problems, Some Solutions, Objectives, Two Attractive Opposites, The Best of Both Worlds, Some Finishing Touches, Complications by Nonglass Subjects, Recognizing the Principle Subject; An Arsenal of Lights: The Single Light Set-up, Additional Lights, Mood and Key, Dark Skin, Available Light Portraiture, Setting Rules?; The Extremes: Why are the Extremes Important?, The Characteristic Curve, Using Every Resource, White-on-White, Black-on-Black, New Principles?; Traveling Light: Choosing the Right Strobe, Getting the Exposure Right, Getting More Light, Improving the Quality of Light, Lights of Different Colors, Lights of Different Duration, Is Studio Lighting Possible on Location?; Appendix One: Let There Be Light: Continuous Light, Flash, Making the Light Do What We Want; Appendix Two: The Complete Toolbox: Light Measurement, Positioning Devices, Diffusion Materials, Reflectors, Light Blockers, Spot Devices, Filters, Cases, Risk Management, Index