Creative lighting: digital photography tips & techniques

8 Introduction     10 Seeing the Light     12 Quality of Light     12 Understanding Light     16 Characteristics of Light     18 The Golden Hour     22 Intensity of Light     28 Direction of Light     34 Color of Light     40 Diffusion     44 Backlighting     46 High-Key and Low-Key Lighting     50 Chiaroscuro     52 Understanding Reflectivity     56 Transparency versus Opacity     60 Lure of Shadows     64 Light and the Monochromatic Vision     68 Exposure and Lighting     70 Understanding Exposure     74 Overexposure and Underexposure     78 Using a Histogram 82 Aperture     84 Aperture, Depth-of-Field, and Focus     86 Working with Shutter Speed     92 ISO     94 Causes of Noise     98 Using Exposure Controls with Lighting     102 White Balance and Color     108 Pre-Visualizing the Impact of Lighting     112 Working with Ambient Light     114 Understanding Ambient Light     120 Sunshine on a Cloudy Day     122 Landscapes     126 City Light     132 Close-Ups and Macros     136 Using a Fill Lighting     142 Using Flash as Supplemental Lighting     146 Using Window Light     150 Night Photography     158 Light Painting     162 Lighting in the Studio     164 Continuous Lighting     170 Setting the Stage     174 Using Natural Light     176 Integrating Natural Light with your Still Life     178 Creating Transparent Effects     182 Working with Shadows     186 Reflections     190 Refractions     192 Metal     196 Strobe Lighting Equipment     200 Lighting People in the Studio     206 Studio High-Key and Low-Key Lighting     210 Lighting in the Digital Darkroom     212 Multi-RAW Processing     215 Controlling Exposure with Multi-RAW     220 Creative Effects using Multi-RAW     224 HDR and Lighting     234 Enhancing Lighting with Adjustment Layers     238 Light Quality and Blending Modes     242 Using the Lighting Effects Filter     246 Third-Party Plugins that Enhance Lighting     250 Notes and Resources     252 Glossary     254 Index