If you ask me to name one thing that will make your picture look better, I would answer “your ability in seeing the light.” It’s not about buying more expensive camera or lenses.
Yes, even though this site is about lens review, when it comes to shooting great pictures, your gear will become the secondary determining factor in your picture taking success.
On this post, I will be reviewing one particular book that have greatly helped me to understand and see light better. The book is called “Seeing the Light” and is written by a fantastic photographer, Mitchell K.
You can see more about him here.
In his book, Mitchell talks about 3 primary different light source that you need to master. They are:
1. Flash
2. Reflector
3. Natural Light
After a short introduction to each type of light, you will be presented with photographic examples, diagrams and descriptions, explaining the aim of particular setups and how the lighting effects in the example photos were achieved. See the image snapshot below:
The aim of his eBook is to give you a general understanding of the 3 main types of light. It is also meant to be a practical guide, to get you out there, shooting, experimenting and using light creatively in the field.
This is a 54 page PDF eBook about minimalist lighting scenarios using natural, or small light source. The best part is that Mitchell is focusing on lighter set-ups geared toward travel photography.
His photographs are absolutely stunning as you’ll soon see in the book. For $12, this is the best book on lighting ever written.
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