Lighting and the Dramatic Portrait: The Art of Celebrity and Editorial Photography

Lighting and the Dramatic Portrait: The Art of Celebrity and Editorial Photography | Michael Grecco | Superb guidence.

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	Lighting and the Dramatic Portrait: The Art of Celebrity and Editorial Photography Michael Grecco Amphoto Books, 2006 - 244 pages average customer review:based on 25 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Fantastic...a wealth of information

This book is great for learning conventional and unconventional lighting methods. Most setups is explained-not only how the lights were positioned, but why, and the circumstances surrounding the choices. I would recommend it to anyone.

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This is truly a good book. Michael Grecco shares secrects and know how that others try to keep to them selves. Weather you like the photographic style of Michael I belive that other photographers from almost all skill levels will gain from reading this book. A superb inspiration for all...

wonderful

The book is more like a portfolio of Michaels work with a running monolouge from the photographer about each image. It is almost like you are sitting with him reviewing his portfolio as he tells you the background behind each image.

The book was oddly arranged and you had to flip back and forth between text & images, but it was well written and the images were awesome

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Highly informative and a good read, too!

After reading about this book on the Strobist blog, I decided to order it and see for myself. I was not disappointed! It is full of tips and examples and how-to's, some using very elaborate equipment, some very simple one-light setups. He also shares some very clever ideas and tricks which can be adapted to many situations. Grecco is, moreover, a very pleasant teacher and the book is a very good read that gives the reader some views behind the scenes of Grecco Inc., or any major studio for that matter.
My only slight problem with this book is the introduction, which is not extensive enough for beginners and irrelevant to advanced and pro shooters. Probably not Grecco's choice, either.

You'll still have to come up with your own ideas and interpretations of the sitters and the images you want to bring home. But to get you technically up to speed, give you a number of widely usable ideas and give you a very stimulating read into the bargain, this is the book to look at.

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Good examples with good reasons for all lighting technique

After first browsing through the book, I find the examples and illustrations are very simple to understand. If by just following whats are in the book, surely my photos will improve. However, with Mr. Grecco explanations why he was doing those lighting arrangement, it provokes my creative cells venturing into styles that are not typical in portrait lighting.
He really challenges me into doing something different from the norm, without foregoing the skills of basic lighting.
A very good technical book and also challenging to our creativity. If want want to shoot something out of the norm, this is a good book to begin. Enjoy...

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