Captured by the Light: The Essential Guide to Creating Extraordinary Wedding Photography
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.30 (872 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0321646878 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 312 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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You'll learn everything on the list here and much more: Professional posing and composition tipsSimple on-location lighting setups that are specially designed for the wedding photographerHow to get gorgeous images using a minimal amount of time and equipmentCreative lighting techniques that anyone can use to create dramatic wedding portraits that will set you apartDavid's own camera settings and lens selections (which lenses to use when, and why), and how to get the best results with your existing gearHow pros use on- and off-camera f lash, and a host of tricks of the trade that will make you more profitable and have you delivering the type of wedding shots you've always dreamed of!Plus, the book includes the complete cover-to-cover layout from one of David's wedding album designs to help spark your creative juices and give you ideas to take your own layo
Plus, the book is packed with David’s tricks of the trade that he’s picked up in a career shooting all over the world.LEARN HOW THE PROS REALLY DO ITEach year David trains thousands of photographers on how to shoot weddings like a pro. He knows the problems and challenges today’s wedding photographers face, and that’s exactly what he covers in this book. He covers every aspect of what today’s brides and wedding couples want from a wedding photographer, including poses that work every time and can’t-miss lighting setups you can use again and again, and everything is laid out in a brilliant step-by-step method that makes learning these techniques so easy, you’ll be able to pull off these same looks yourself (without spending thousands on expensive equipment). IMAGINE THE ADVANTAGE YOU’D HAVE IF ONE OF THE WORLD’S TOP WEDDING SHOOTERS SHARED HIS SECRETS WITH YOUWorld-renowned wedding photographer, an
. David A. He also provides training classes on DVD and online through Kelby Training, writes a daily photography blog, and writes for Professional Photographer magazine. His Digital WakeUp Call tour was acclaimed as one of the best-ever seminars on digital photography. David is a regular featured lecturer at the Photoshop World Conference & Expo, Wedding & Portrait Photographers International (WPPI), and Imaging USA/Professional Photographers of America. David has been hon
Excellent book At a first glimpse through the book I was sure I wouldn't learn anything new. Being a wedding photographer who shoots without an assistant, I wasn't sure what I could learn from Ziser. In addition, the fact that he shoots in jpeg kind of lowered my expectations.But I must say I did learn quite a few things that really enhanced my shooting experience and helps me get great exposures in camera, which is very important to me. I still think shooting in raw is very important to get the best quality images and I still wouldn't shoot with an assistant. But there were other things I learnt from reading the book that were equally. Best Wedding Photography Book Out There I've scoured Amazon.com for wedding photography books that encompass the perfect blend of inspiration, technique and overall workflow. And finally, this book arrives. The layout is excellent, with logical chapter breaks, informative call-out boxes, and full sections devoted to natural light, on camera ETTL flash, off camera flash, ceremony workflow, reception workflow, and a few more. Also, some books are pretty dated as far as equipment, but the author refreshingly describes using his Canon 5D Mark II AND 7D. That might not seem like a big deal at first, but in many places he talks about leveraging the amazing high-ISO . MT1 said A lot of helpful information. I have been shooting weddings for a long time. I always feel like I could learn something new and love reading books related to this type of work. This book is one of the few books that I have found very helpful on the topic. The book is well written and starts out on the basics of lighting.It covers what kind of lighting to use during your portrait shoots and how to achieve flattering lighting including:-Exposure techniques and how to get it right without using a light meter.-Using options such as bounce flash vs umbrellas and all the points between.-Creative lighting methods including backlighting your subjects.-Natura