How to Set Up Photography Lighting for a Home Studio

It seems that some people live to give rotten reviews on Amazon. The subject matter wasn't deep enough, this person is obviously a new author. Sheesh! The whole point of eBooks is to hear from new authors who can offer us new perspectives into subjects we are looking into. This book definitely accomplishes that. If you are new to photography and not really sure how to start taking quality pictures in your own home this book is a great place to start.I have been a photographer since I was 16 (we’re not going to talk about how long ago that was, but we didn't have digital cameras). I am by no means a pro, but I know enough to be dangerous. I felt that this book would be great to recommend to my friends who always ask me about lighting and setting up a shoot at home. I may be able to push the buttons, but when it comes to explaining the hows and whys of photography I am more worthless than dental floss at a Willie Nelson concert. How to Set Up Photography Lighting for a Home Studio is written in a way that almost anyone can understand and introduces plenty of topics for further study depending on how serious you are about photography. Thumbs up to the author.

Photography is a tough subject because there are so many variables involved that impact the final shot. This book describes many of the variables and some of the results, but doesn't describe why she chose a specific setting or position of a light for that shot. It always came down to "experiment" until you like the result, which is true, but most subjects don't have 10 hours to pose while you try to figure it out. I would have preferred an overall shot of the studio setup with an explanation of the camera settings, flash powers, and light positions to achieve that shot. It was nice to say start with ISO 100, at 1/125th of a second at F11, but if the shot is too dark, which should I change first and why? Increase the flash power? Move in close the fill flash? Change the camera settings? It would have been more helpful to show a poor shot and how to correct it than to simply say "use trial and error."

Informative and Education on a whole other level!“How to Set up Photography Lighting for a Home Studio,” by Author Amber Richards is great for beginners and intermediate photographers who are looking to become more adept with t creating the perfect lighting at home. I love taking photographs, and recently it has turned into more than a hobby and rather into a passion. The techniques used and explained in this book are not only fun to apply, but also extremely effective. I found the instructions to be both comprehensive yet easy to follow leaving me with nothing less then amazing results.At times I have to admit that it felt a little frustrating mainly because I did not attain my desired results.. However, with a little time and practice I got the perfect lighting to capture beautiful pictures of my two twin boys. I give it 5 stars and highly recommend to all looking for a way to capture astounding pictures without leaving your home.

I am less than a newbie in the idea that I have in my head to take quality photographs with a controlled background. I had purchased a kit with the backgrounds, holder for same, and 3 umbrella lights with stands. I feel with my lack of knowledge, I lucked out. This book explains all I needed to know regarding lighting from hard vs. soft lighting to how and what lights to use to get your desired effect. Is it a doctoral manual on lighting? No. But if you're starting out and don't have a clue what to do or how to set up your lights, then this is the book for you and I whole heartedly recommend it!

I found this "how to" book by Amber Richards to be a very insightful and thoughtful look into taking beautiful pictures for both personal pleasure and for business right in your own home studio! It goes into details about the advantages of setting up a home studio, how to invest in the right kinds of lighting and gives you practical ideas which will help to start or grow a photography business. Richards explains step-by-step the importance of choosing the right colors, lighting and interior design elements for your home photography studio. I learned about the difference between "cool lights" and "hot lights" and expanded my knowledge of utilizing effective lighting equipment. I never would have learned about these critical aspects of photography in my home if it weren't for reading this book. Highly recommended, please take a look for yourself!

I recently decided to take up photography as a side hobby and Amber Richards' "How to set up Photography Lighting for a Home Studio" saved me hours and hours of a steep learning curve. From the nuts and bolts of running a fledgling photography business to understanding how to manipulate light Richards describes in detail the PRACTICAL and ACTIONABLE advice needed for the novice photographer in a manner and style that allowed her passion for the material to shine through making for a read that was both enriching and fun.After reading this book I notice more of my pictures carried with it a style and emotional elegance that just wasn't possible before. I highly recommend this book for both the novice photographer that wants to take that next step to professionalism!

This is an ok read. If you know nothing about lighting this is an ok place to start. If you have any lighting experience it is a waste of money

Tis the youtube era. I own a youtube channel and always wanted to own a studio that will bring my channels to the next level. But owning/borrowing a studio cost so much money so I bought this book. This book allowed me to set up a studio that is highly quality and allowed me to make high quality videos. As the channel grows I will be including more features mentioned in this book. Recommended

Having received my first DSLR for Christmas I knew I needed to do some reading up in order to put it to good use. I'd never really thought about a home studio but it seemed like a nice idea so I gave this book a try. It really is very helpful for the beginner. There is good explanation of the rationale behind setting up your own studio and the importance of proper lighting.The focus is on lighting but other subjects related to a home studio are covered, even ideas for setting yourself up in business.The most helpful section is on the necessary gear. Elsewhere it all comes across full of jargon and confusing but this is very simply laid out with sensible advice on going about investing in what can be incredibly expensive equipment. There are lots of pictures and everything is explained in a friendly style, good for reassuring the layperson! This equipment is then collected into different bundled setups for achieving different effects and there are links to videos to see it in action, a very useful idea. Overall a terrifically useful starter guide!

This book has been produced for cheapness not quality, the print size and spaces between are far to large.. this is obviously to make the book look as if it has more content.. the photographs are of poor quality and in most cases to dark.. I am so surprised that this book is printed by Amazon, therefore I assume they consider this book suitable for a saleable item too valued customers .

I enjoyed this book, the reader needs to concentrate and to spend time to fully absorb all the information that is available. It is best to treat this work as a reference if there is any criticism it lis in the lighting setup diagrams which would benefit from the author putting herself in the role as a first time reader. Four stars!

This is a fairly quick and easy book to read and understand.It's just a lot more basic than I had hoped for.So, not one I would recommend to anyone who knows there photography skills.However, for a total novice it would be very informative, but a few diagrams wouldn't have gone amiss to visually showwhat each particular lighting pattern is that is being discussed.You can get plenty of free video guides on this subject on you tube and discussions on photography chat forums that may be better.

This is completely unusable. Don't buy this book