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Lighting and the Dramatic Portrait: The Art of Celebrity and Editorial Photography
by Michael Grecco
from Amphoto Books

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• Review of Lighting and the Dramatic Portrait
  Fantastic book. Many times photographic technique books are written by second rate photographers who write books because they can't cut it as professional photographers and the examples they give are amateurish at best. But Michael is a first rate photographer, and he gives practical ideas for lighting set ups which I've managed to adapt to my own work. The only negative is, I would like a bit more detail, like exposure and aperture settings used in the shots would be great. Also, towards the end of the... more info

• Very general | More biographical than technical
  General overview book. Not a great tutorial.
  With great anticipation to embark the world of studio and lighting photography Grecco does underline the basics of studio photgraphy lighting ; however, that book is more geared towards beginners rather than intermediate.Largest part of this book is describing experience with "celebrities" wich left a slight pretentious aftertaste. If you are looking for a book about the limited basics of studio lighting than this for you, otherwise I highly recommand to... more info

• Do-it-yourself learning
  The author provides some incredible pictures, offers less than you need to understand how they were taken, and ends up making you think, hard, about the creative process. This book will be most appreciated by more advanced photographers who are willing to take a do-it-yourself approach to learning how to light and take dramatic portraits. Everything you really need to know is in there, but you have to work to extract it. I think the process will make you a more thoughtful photographer and a better one. If... more info

• Heavy on the name dropping, light on the details
  Obviously, Michael Grecco is an accomplished photographer, his body of work speaks for itself. On the dust jacket and in the introduction, Grecco says, "...Assistants and other photographers have asked why I would want to give away my secrets in a book..." After reading this book, I would like to assure Mr. Grecco's contemporaries that his secrets still lie safe with him.
  Lots of allusions to celebrity and lots of high end equipment name dropping occur. There is very little discussion about development... more info

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