Charles Abel - Professional portrait lightings ?
It tends to be somewhat expensive - I paid around $170 for a copy last year.
My reason for buying the Abel book was that it showed examples from specific lenses and the lighting that the photographer used. The Hollywood book seems to be aimed at recreating specific portrait styles, probably with modern equipment (i'm guessing that it won't have a section on retouching 8x10 negatives to soften focus). That might be more useful than the Abel book if that is what you want to do.
I'm also going to assume that its digital based with a section on how to touch up in photoshop...... grrrr
I am more after getting experience in the lighting setups then the post processing side, but then again that wouldn't be a bad thing to know either!
This book was published in 2000, and its authors are two solid film fans. I think it is a good book and helped me think about and deconstruct lighting ever since.
This book was published in 2000, and its authors are two solid film fans. I think it is a good book and helped me think about and deconstruct lighting ever since.
Yes, I know! There was one on here mid way through last year that went for below $100.....I am trying to seek out alternatives - I did come across this one last night:
http://www.amazon.com/Hollywood-Portraits-Roger-Hicks/dp/0817440208
Looks to be a modern book trying to explain the techniques. I wonder if anyone has had any experience with this one and if it is worth while?
Cheers
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