In this book; Michael Mowbray shows readers how to set up a completely speedlight-based portrait photography studio. He goes in depth regarding gear and techniques; providing photographers with scores of example portraits and lighting diagrams to make it easy to follow along and replicate the portrait lighting effects that he shows. Readers will learn about selecting speedlights (Mowbray covers Canon; Nikon; and third-party units); learning standard operations; and working with the units on the camerarsquo;s hot shoe (a connectivity device on top of the camera) or in the periphery for more flexible; controllable results. Readers will learn why modifying the light from speedlights will produce a lot more bang for their buck and will also discover a host of tools—commercial and DIY—that can be used to change the direction; color; and quality of light for the ultimate artistic control.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful. Best artbook this yearBy CustomerYep. There have been quite a few artbooks this year; and I liked a lot of them; in particular another very recent release; "Middle-Earth: Visions of a Modern Myth " by Donato Giancola; but this one is even better. It ranks alongside John Howes artbook ( 2007) from Impact as the best one I have seen from this publisher; and alongside the great Charles Vess artbook from Dark Horse ( 2009) as my overall Fantasy art favorite.Stunning; stunning illustrations. Needless to say I am a huge fan of Tom Kidds work and if you are too; you will find here a vast array of dazzling work; as well as how-to instructions. Various topics are detailed; as you can also see in s search inside function. Kidd is one of the best illustrators the SFF field has ever had and this wonderful book underlines that even more.Highly recommended.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Must have!By Jeremy RavenTom Kidd discusses many things essential for artists who want to paint not only fantasy art but landscape/matte painting also. He has deep insight into how light and colour interact with everyday outside objects such as trees; snow; water and clouds and encourages you to look for these things yourself as you observe nature. There are also some good comments on how to use your imagination and to build up stories to back your creations to make them appear real. I would have liked to see his tutorials go more into his thinking and inspiration of ideas rather than a how to which is why I only gave it 4 stars but really this is definitely a must have for artists alike.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Carla GGreat
