Kevin Kubota’s Lighting Notebook: 101 Lighting Styles and Setups for Digital Photographers

Learn the secrets of light from a master of light

Kevin Kubota′s creative lighting techniques are legendary. Now, the master invites you to look over his shoulder and share his secrets. Learn the essential lighting skills that create a mood, define your subject, and give dimension to your images. Then experiment with Kevin′s lighting diagrams for a hundred or more specific situations, all indexed for easy reference. Finally, review the basic post–production techniques every photographer should know. Kevin′s notebook may just become your bible.

Complete diagrams for lighting more than 100 situations
mixed light
fun & funky light
classic glamour light

Learn about significant lighting trends through history

Understand how to use the essential rules regarding quality, quantity, and ratios

Gain the most from your light meter and histograms

Compile your own lighting kit for every situation

Make your images magnificent with Aperture, Lightroom, or Photoshop

Featuring a detailed index that enables you to quickly find diagrams for a particular subject or scenario

Check out the companion app on iTunes!

Acknowledgments v

Foreword xv

Introduction xvii

Chapter 1 A Brief History of the World (of Lighting) 2

Chapter 2 The Lingo of Lighting 8

Chapter 3 Essential Lighting Skills 18

Chapter 4 An Overview of Essential Lighting Tools 32

Chapter 5 Build Your Lighting Kit 50

Chapter 6 Post–Processing: Making Your Images Really Sing 56

The Notebook 76

Appendix 283

Index 286

Kevin Kubota has been named one of the world′s top 10 wedding photographers by American Photo magazine and a Legend Behind the Lens by Nikon. An internationally recognized speaker, he created the highly successful Digital Photography Bootcamp workshop and also provides software tools and training to photographers through Kubota Image Tools.