Portraiture Unplugged Natural Light Photography

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About the Author ; Preface; SECTION 1 THE BASICS AND BEYOND ; The Natural Light Camera Room ; Strobe/Natural Light Correlation ; Jump Page: What Is the Inverse Square Law? ; Tools of the Trade; Understanding Exposure, Minimal Style ; Lenses ; White Balance; Reflector Placement; Portrait Light Patterns ; The Rhythym of Light ; Outdoor Subject Placement; SECTION 2 UNPLUGGED: NATURAL LIGHT IN PRACTICE; 1. Too Tuff; 2. The TIle Painter; 3. Down the Road ; 4. Camoflauge; 5. Stair Master; 6. Yellow and Blue ; 7. Skater Boy ; 8. Alley GIrl ; 9. Give Me Three Steps ; 10. RIver Watch;Good lighting is everything in portraiture. The right light sculpts our subjects, smooths the skin, evens skin tones, and helps create the feeling of a third dimension in a two-dimensional image. The gold standard of lighting has, for the better part of a century, been produced by artificial lights (hot lights or strobes) in the studio. These sources allow for precise lighting effects on demand. However, artificial light cannot match the beauty or ambience that gorgeous natural light creates#x97;and studio lighting can break the bank.In part 1 of this book, Carl Caylor introduces readers to a fail. About the Author Preface SECTION 1 THE BASICS AND BEYOND The Natural Light Camera Room Strobe/Natural Light Correlation Jump Page: What Is the Inverse Square Law? Tools of the Trade Understanding Exposure, Minimal Style Lenses White Balance Reflector Placement Portrait Light Patterns The Rhythym of Light Outdoor Subject Placement SECTION 2 UNPLUGGED: NATURAL LIGHT IN PRACTICE 1. Too Tuff 2. The TIle Painter 3. Down the Road 4. Camoflauge 5. Stair Master 6. Yellow and Blue 7. Skater Boy 8. Alley GIrl 9. Give Me Three Steps 10. RIver Watch 11. Underground 12. Playing Pool 13. Window Seat 14. Winter Woods 15. Flower Girl 16. These Boots Were Made For. . . 17. Sweet Light on the Beach, Part 1 18. Sweet Light, Part 2 19. Glamour Girl 20. Red 21. All Aboard 22. Let's Jam 23. Dove GIrl 24. Train Door 25. Thoughts and Dreams 26. Dreadlocks 27. ""Cocaine LIghtning"" 28. A LIttle Help from Her Friends 29. Black Rocks 30. Train Step Girl 31. Piano LIghting 32. Mountaineer Football Player 33. Yellow Flowers 34. Football Closeup 35. Blue Pallets 36. Behind Black Rocks 37. Prom's Over 38. Sweet Light Family Portrait 39. Cheerleader 40. Pointer Sisters 41. Diagonal Door Trim 42. Train Hang 43. Grassy Beach 44. Skater Boy Sky 45. Lake Swimmer 46. Black Ore 47. Watercolor Girls 48. Wedding Rapids 49. The Brown Lounge 50. Jack and Jill 51. Papa Bear 52. Train Wheel 53. On the Rocks 54. Lake Antoine at Sundown 55. Purple Ditch 56. Found on the Doorstep 57. People Watching 58. Open Door 59. Pieces of Me 60 Getting Fancy Conclusion Index