Studio Photography: Essential Skills, 4th Edition

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Title Page
3. Copyright
4. Contents
5. Acknowledgements
6. 1. Introduction
   1. Process and progress
   2. Independent learning
   3. Research and resources
   4. Visual Diary
   5. Record Book
   6. Presentation
   7. History
   8. Advancements in technology
   9. Current commercial practice
   10. Methodology
7. 2. Genres
   1. Introduction
   2. Advertising illustration
   3. Still life
   4. Portraiture
   5. Commercial portraiture
   6. Fashion
   7. Fashion since 1950
8. 3. Communication and design
   1. Introduction
   2. Context
   3. Format
   4. Content
   5. Balance
   6. Composition
   7. Point of view
   8. Line
   9. Depth
   10. Perspective
9. 4. Art direction
   1. Introduction
   2. Layouts
   3. Framing the image
10. 5. The studio
    1. Introduction
    2. Health and safety
    3. Equipment
    4. Camera
    5. Lenses
    6. Light sources
    7. Equipment detail
    8. Organisation
11. 6. Light
    1. Introduction
    2. Artificial light
    3. Characteristics of light
12. 7. Exposure
    1. Introduction
    2. Aperture and time
    3. Light meter
    4. Using the light meter
    5. Lighting ratios
    6. Interpreting the meter reading
    7. Exposure compensation
    8. Digital exposure
13. 8. Image capture
    1. Introduction
    2. Choosing a capture medium
    3. Digital capture
    4. Latitude
    5. Limitations of film capture
    6. Push and pull
    7. Cross processing
    8. Image preview
14. 9. Creative controls
    1. Introduction
    2. Focus
    3. Depth of field
    4. Selective focus
    5. Preview
    6. Duration of exposure
    7. Creative exposure compensation
    8. Perspective
15. 10. Using light
    1. Introduction
    2. Working with studio lights
    3. Flash
    4. Tungsten
    5. Diffusion
    6. Reflection
    7. Filtration
    8. Mixed light sources
    9. Illusion of movement
16. 11. Lighting still life
    1. Introduction
    2. Assignment 1 ‘Box’
    3. Assignment 2 ‘Ball’
    4. Assignment 3 ‘Texture’
    5. Assignment 4 ‘Flowers’
    6. Assignment 5 ‘Metal’
    7. Assignment 6 ‘Desk’
    8. Assignment 7 ‘Rust’
    9. Assignment 8 ‘Black and white’
    10. Assignment 9 ‘Cutlery’
17. 12. Lighting people
    1. Introduction
    2. Assignment 1 ‘High key’
    3. Assignment 2 ‘Low key’
    4. Assignment 3 ‘Mid key’
    5. Pose
18. 13. Lighting on location
    1. On location
    2. Interior location
19. 14. Composites
    1. Composite images
    2. Composite lighting
    3. Composite techniques
    4. Composite solutions
20. 15. Assignments
    1. Introduction
21. Revision exercises
22. Glossary
23. Resources
24. Index