Introduction
Our aim in this sixth edition of Light—Science & Magic remains true to
the intent of the rst—present the key lighting concepts in a clear, readily
understandable way. Lighting is at the very heart of photography. Having a
gorgeous model or working with talented stylists won’t insure a great photo-
graph. It must be well lit.
is is not a “how to” book in the sense that the term is generally used. In
it, we rarely, if ever, suggest appropriate lens apertures, shutter speeds, ash
settings or other such information—information that is oen an important
part of the currently popular “recipe” approach to teaching lighting. If that
is what you are looking for, you must look elsewhere. (We would recom-
mend the brilliantly done