Review: good but....
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 19, 2013
I'm not entirely sure what I was expecting out of this book but I have to admit I was slightly disappointed. Don't get me wrong, it was excellent for what it covered, which was lighting. As a grandmother to a one year old little girl, I was really hoping for more on, well, children. This was all about lighting. I was expecting more about how to pose children, backdrops, keeping them still, action shots, ideas for props, etc. Being new to photography, I need all the help I can get. I can't afford all of the attachments, gear, light boxes, and other things mentioned. I just want to be able to take some really good shots of friends, family, landscapes and not screw them up. I know lighting is a basic module in photography, but if the book is about photographing children, how about there be more on children and less on lighting? Especially as Mr. Eitreim already has a couple of books covering just that. So, in short, a good read, but not what I was expecting or hoping for.