Master Lighting Guide for Portrait Photographers | Christopher Grey

Master Lighting Guide for Portrait Photographers | Christopher Grey | Important missing information

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	Master Lighting Guide for Portrait Photographers Christopher Grey Amherst Media, Inc., 2004 - 128 pages average customer review:based on 67 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Great for spawning lighting ideas...

This book met and even exceeded my expectations. Much like "The Portrait Photographer's Guide to Posing", this book is an excellent reference book that you will find yourself re-reading for inspiration and technique. The examples and photos are great and the book is very easy to follow. I am glad that I ordered this book.

Important missing information

Overall I agree with the other reviewers about the high quality and usefulness of the information in "Master Lighting Guide", but electrical safety is one important matter that is totally missing from the book. Mr. Grey mentions grounded to ungrounded adapters, but doesn't mention the fact that these adapters must be of the type that can supply an unbroken ground circuit to the lighting unit. This is especially important in situations where lights are set up outdoors or on the bare ground in a stable, barn or similiar place. The kind of scenario that is usually found in on location work. It is also important that all extension cords be of the 3-wire grounded type. Even indoors the possibility of receiving a dangerous electric shock is possible when several different electrical units are plugged in around a room, or there is a grounded metal object such as a sink or radiator that can supply the connection to ground which results in an electric shock. These days, portable GFI units are available which furnish the ultimate in electrical safety indoors and out when used properly, and should be recommended in all texts on lighting.

George, a fellow Minnesotan

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For the advanced Photographers

I read the book and one thing that I did learn is that I need to take some Photo classes and learn more about taking photos. Some of the subject matter was over my head.

Must have for new and intermediate photographers.

This is a very good book on lighting and posing. It covers a lot of lighting setups complete with drawings. IT discusses different lighting effects and shows you examples. Overall, I am very pleased with this book. Highly recommend for the home studio folks.

Good book, great guide, very helpful

I am halfway through this book and find the instructions, diagrams and pictures very helpful. I do not understand some of the criticisms because this is about staged lighting and studio portrait and will always be "posed". I am amazed at the length of detail that the author has gone through and appreciate the multiple portrait examples in various lightings.

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