Quavondo's Photography Lighting Techniques With Sample Images and Light Set-Ups PDF
Preview Quavondo's Photography Lighting Techniques With Sample Images and Light Set-Ups
TABLE OF CONTENTS ABOUT THE AUTHOR — page 6 INTRODUCTION — page 7 Why this book? What will you learn? Who will find this book useful? FOREWORD — page 8 LIGHTING BASICS — page 13 Equipment Essentials General Process GLOSSARY — page 14 ONE-LIGHT SET-UPS — page 18 TWO-LIGHT SET-UPS — page 35 THREE-LIGHT SET-UPS — page 82 FOUR-LIGHT AND MORE SET-UPS — page 120 CAMERA-MOUNTED FLASH — page 146 NATURAL LIGHT — page 155 CONTINUOUS (HOT) LIGHTS — page 168 © 2012 Quavondo Photography, LLC. All rights reserved. www.quavondo.com Content direction and editing by Lindsay Michelet Illustrations by Corey Michaud Title ID: 3711712 ISBN-13: 978-1466463844 ISBN-10: 1466463848 No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopied, recorded or otherwise, without prior written consent from the author. The information contained in this book is based on the author’s experience and opinions. The author will not be held liable for the use or misuse of the information in this book ABOUT THE AUTHOR QUAVONDO was born in Vietnam and fled to the United States with his family at the age of five. His childhood was spent working with his mother and learning English from Bugs Bunny cartoons. A graduate of the University of Washington, Quavondo became a self-taught graphic design artist. After a long freelance career with ad agencies including world-renowned Weiden+Kennedy, Quavondo switched gears to follow his true passion, and now operates an award-winning commercial photography business. Quavondo resides in Los Angeles, California with his cat Athena. Honored 18 times at the International Photography Awards (including top-three placement), Quavondo has been a featured artist on [Framed] and appeared on Make Me a Supermodel and Double Exposure with celebrity photography team Markus Klinko & Indrani. Quavondo is a top contributor with iStockphoto/Getty Images where his photos have twice been selected as Top Ten Images of the Year. Follow Quavondo at blog.quavondo.com. INTRODUCTION Why this book? I have no formal photography education. Nearly everything I know is the result of trial and error. Five years ago, I bought my first strobes. The day they arrived was exhilarating, until I realized I had no idea what to do next. I desperately sought out books to demonstrate the dramatic lighting techniques I desired to replicate, but never found my golden goose. Out of options, I sequestered myself in a spare-bedroom studio and shot for 30 straight days. Bright lights, dim lights, one light, all lights—whatever the day inspired. During this intense period of shooting I learned invaluable lessons, including a precious handful of rules that every photographer can use to feel free and comfortable with artificial lighting. I want this book to be your golden goose. At its core, this is an easy-to-use technical handbook with lighting set-ups and simple tips you can implement right now to improve your lighting. Each chapter focuses on a type of lighting (e.g. one-strobe, two-strobe, camera flash, hot lights). At its heart, this book and its images are meant to inspire you, with a candid look into the background and thought behind each creative concept, and the amusing realities of bringing an idea to life. What will you learn? In this book are 50 images spanning the beauty, fashion and lifestyle genres. Included are: Concept development Challenges and solutions Three-dimensional diagrams of lighting set-ups that you can replicate Camera settings and equipment used for each shot Alternate lighting options Tips and tricks Who will find this book useful? There is a wide variety of imagery in this book, shot both indoors and out, so all photographers can benefit from the demonstrated techniques. Anyone looking to make the move from amateur to professional will find this an invaluable resource. Professionals looking to kick-start the creative juices will find inspiration and perhaps new lighting techniques to improve and simplify their process. Novice photographers may wish to familiarize themselves with the glossary terms first, but rest assured, this book minimizes jargon and maximizes utility. Don't wait another day. Start reading, and soon, you'll feel comfortable enough to tackle any photoshoot with confidence. My best to you, QUAVONDO FOREWORD BY ZEMOTION JINGNA ZHANG was born in the suburbs of Beijing, and moved to Singapore at the age of eight. At the age of fourteen, nine months after picking up an air rifle, Jingna broke a national record, and joined the national air rifle team. Notable achievements include a bronze medal in the 10m Air Rifle event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, awarding her the title of 2006 Sports Girl of the Year by the Singapore National Olympic Council. At sixteen, Jingna enrolled in a fashion design program, and at eighteen, picked up a camera. She eventually left both the air rifle team and fashion design to pursue photography full-time. Her clientele includes Mercedes Benz, Canon, Pond’s, Ogilvy & Mather Advertising and Wacom. She has also produced fashion editorials for Harper’s Bazaar, Elle and Flare. Jingna’s decorated career includes 2011 Photographer of the Year for Elle Awards Singapore, top-three placement at the International Photography Awards, and 2008 Overseas Fashion Photography of the Year at the British Professional Photography Awards. Among others, she credits Peter Lindbergh, John William Waterhouse, Kuang Hong and Yoshitaka Amano as her biggest influences. Follow Jingna at blog.zhangjingna.com.
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