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Master Lighting Guide for Commercial Photographers
By Robert Morrissey
Amherst Media, www.amherstmedia.com
January 2007, $34.95, 128 pages
In his new book, respected commercial photographer Robert Morrissey outlines the skills you
need to produce images that will sell your clients' products in print ads or on the Internet.
A must-have for commercial shooters, this book includes 135 detailed lighting diagrams and
step-by-step discussions that teach you how to most effectively light a wide array of products,
interiors and models.
Master Lighting Guide starts with a discussion about the types and characteristics of
light you're likely to encounter on the job. You'll also learn how to select and use cameras,
electric flash units and modifiers to sculpt the light to suit your creative vision. Next,
you'll learn how making small changes in your product lighting will allow you to present your
subjects in the most provocative way possible. You'll learn how repositioning lights and
modifiers, and adding and subtracting units from the set will provide a wide array of lighting
options with a single subject. Finally, you'll get an inside look at the strategies Morrissey
used to create some of his most challenging assignments and remarkable images. If you're
interested in breaking into commercial photography or just sharpening your skills, this might
be just the book for you.
Practical Color Management: Eddie Tapp on Digital Photography
By Eddie Tapp; special chapter by Rick Lucas
O'Reilly Media, www.oreilly.com
October 2006, $29.99, 162 pages
Taking photos during a morning sunrise on a New Mexican mesa can be a once in a lifetime
chance. Yet once you've captured the painterly image, how do you share the true colors
and emotional veracity of the near outer-worldly palette with others? Because no matter
which type of digital camera is used to shoot an image, the computer, software, monitor
and output device must work together to reproduce the actual and intended color for
display.
Sound complicated? According to 2006 Photoshop Hall of Famer Eddie Tapp, there's no
reason to get discouraged. Practical Color Management, the second book in Eddie's
acclaimed series, delves into color management-a topic that has needlessly become a mystery
to experienced digital photographers, whether they're avid amateurs, serious students or
working professionals.
Clear and concise, this highly visual book explains how color management is a part of
the overall photographic workflow. Eddie demonstrates the three stages of color managed
workflow, from choosing a color space, to calibrating your devices, to applying appropriate
profiles, and shows you exactly what you need to know and why you need to know it.
Fine Art Photography: Water, Ice and Fog
By Tony Sweet; foreword by George Schaub
Stackpole Books, www.stackpolebooks.com
January 2007, $19.95, 112 pages
Streams, lakes, rain, ice, mist and fog provide the photographer with a wealth of
opportunities to make great images. In this inspirational how-to book illustrated
with some 70 stunning color photos, master photographer Tony Sweet explains how to make
the most of those opportunities. With a focus on sharpening the skills of interpretation,
he shows how to create beautiful photographs of water in all its forms.
Tony Sweet is a nationally known photographer, workshop instructor, author and lecturer
whose work is featured in a variety of mediums. He is the author of Fine Art Nature
Photography and Fine Art Flower Photography. He lives near Baltimore.
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