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Studio Photography: Essential Skills, Fourth Edition (Photography Essential Skills) | 
 enlarge | Author: John Child
Publisher: Focal Press
Category: Book
List Price: $29.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 96723
Media: Paperback
Edition: 4
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 7.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 0240520963
Dewey Decimal Number: 771
EAN: 9780240520964
ASIN: 0240520963
Publication Date: July 16, 2008
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Product Description
Studio photography is a common career path for aspiring photographers and students but the professional and commercial nature of the field makes it a challenging area to break into.
Whilst other introductory books on the subject are often bogged down with too much technical detail or too many show-off shots, Studio Photography: Essential Skills offers a practical and accessible guide to the fundamental techniques for successful studio photography. Whether photographing a person or a product, you need control over the light, mood and look to arrive at the perfect result for a particular assignment. This book takes a commercial and creative approach and considers the important elements of lighting, exposure, capture, art direction and the studio setting to ensure a successful shoot.
With a clearly structured learning approach and a wide variety of activities and assignments to inspire and engage you, this is an informative, stimulating guide to the basics. Broaden your skills and increase your earning potential with Studio Photography: Essential Skills!
* Learn the basics of studio photography to get up and running fast in this commercial field
* Activities and assignments help you to develop the creative thinking and vision needed for successful studio assignments
* Ideal whether you are an aspiring amateur or a student looking to kick-start your career in this lucrative line of work
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Tedious February 19, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
What a horrid book. Full of ugly example images, it fails to cover what is really needed in a studio book. The practice quiz after each chapter are a joke, with no answer key given. Some of the questions are over things that the author did not even discuss. Don't waste your time and money.
 easy money maker for author!! March 17, 2007
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
since their are not many digital photography books for instructors,
they pick what they think will fit the bill-it's irritating when they don't even look at the book before requiring it. the book is o.k., but
should not be used for a textbook! it's insulting. to anyone interested in
photography keep this in mind-photography books, especially
the old and true, and info. on the internet will teach you the basics. because photography is mainly digital, it is very well suited for self-study. don't waste your time buying required marginal books and paying for photography classes. your money will be better spend on good glass(lenses) and a tripod, and of course learn photoshop--just my opinion
on a friday night.
DON"T WASTE YOUR TIME October 19, 2006
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
This book really is an insult. It's "lesson" and "assignments" are HORRIBLE. They ask you to research in magazines different lighting effects that you think were used in his book. In a field where doing is truly the best learning experience this book is not worth the paper it was printed on. Check it out from a library if you must but you will shortly find it is an insulting read.
BUYER BEWARE!!! February 24, 2003
33 out of 37 found this review helpful
I had to purchase this book for a university studio photography course...unfortunately, the instructor never even flipped through it. It is by far the WORST photography book, really the worst book I have ever purchased! There are typo's, the "example photos" and instruction sometime are not the same. The projects are lame and really teach nothing. I would not recommend this book under any circumstances...AVOID AT ALL COST!!! [...]
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