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Still Life and Special Effects Photography: A Guide to Professional Lighting Techniques, Second Edition | 
 enlarge | Authors: Roger Hicks, Frances Schultz
Publisher: Rotovision
Category: Book
Buy New: $47.77
New (5) Used (4) from $18.23
Avg. Customer Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 42096
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 10.4 x 7.6 x 0.9
ISBN: 2940361304
Dewey Decimal Number: 771
EAN: 9782940361304
ASIN: 2940361304
Publication Date: October 2, 2005
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Product Description
Every picture featured in "Still Life and Special Effects Photography" is accompanied by a description of how the lighting was achieved, while clear illustrations showing each lighting set-up help readers achieve the same effect. The first section is dedicated to shooting conventional still-life subjects (such as food, product shots and natural flora), and the second to the more challenging field of special-effect photography (montage, multiexposure, mirrors and props, constructing simple room sets, etc). Now available new in paperback, this should be an indispensable book for anyone who would like to discover the secrets behind other photographer's successful images.
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Beautiful Photos - Great Lighting Diagrams July 15, 2008
From the original review on PixSylated.com: I love the format of RotoVision books. A big, beautiful photo opposite a detailed lighting diagram with just enough words to explain how the image came together. This book is a compilation covering a wide range of still life photography.There are lessons to be learned for all types of still life and product photography. For instance, I found that the techniques for making a length of rusty chain look beautiful are equally applicable to lighting bread. Given that it costs about as much as a good pizza, Still Life and Special Effects Photography is another must-have.
 wow ... it's a great book for semi pro May 15, 2008
Well. .I ordered this book and when I open it I realize that I found the book I was searching for a long time!
The sets designs are very very helpuful to know the practise of lights and the shots help me a lot in my creative though!
Very good book. I recommend it to all the photographer with a hard passion for still life photography.
Creative fuel November 21, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is great for fueling your creativity and showing you how to accomplish the photos as shown.
 Showing its age November 18, 2007
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
This book reads like it was written before digital photography and Photoshop were viable options for the professional photographer. Many of the elaborately staged shots are laughable and seem quaint compared to today's techniques. Don't let the cover images fool you either, most of the shots inside have a very 1980s feel to them. Even so, a handful of the shots have useful lighting information, so this will stay on my studio's bookshelf.
Disappointed October 20, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is an oldfashioned book with elementary sketches showing lighting setups and not much else. I would recommend instead:Light: Science and Magic: An Introduction to Photographic Lighting This book explores an approach to lighting that excites the imaginiation.
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