Review: A nice combination of theory and practice
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 8, 2013
Master Photo Lighting - Light 101 is part of author Dan Eitreim's "On Target" photo training series. "Light 101" is my first exposure (no pun intended) to this series, but I was impressed. The book includes a good combination of basic theory and application. The author begins with an explanation of color temperature, then moves into the different sources of light, concentrating on incandescent, strobe, and ambient light. In his discussion of strobe lighting, he goes into diffusers and bounce flash, essential techniques that many novices aren't aware of. The book doesn't go into the details of portrait photography, but it does cover the basic lighting set-up. There's a very useful section on what "18% gray" means to a photographer, and how to calibrate the camera's built-in light meter. There are a selection of color photographs that are helpful in illustrating the text.Overall, "Light 101" is a good basic start for novice through casual amateur photographers. Serious amateurs should already know the fundamentals of lighting, but the book would make a nice refresher course.