A Great Introduction to the Minimalist Lighting Philosophy

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	• Minimalist Lighting: Professional Techniques for Location Photography Kirk Tuck Amherst Media, Inc., 2008 - 128 pages average customer review:based on 11 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Something Useful on Every Page

As a photographer and college photography instructor, I have several shelves full of photography how-to, and theory books. Kirk Tuck's "Minimalist Lighting" is one of the very few I've actually read cover to cover, and will recommend to my students. For someone like myself, who already has much of the gear the author discusses, it's great for demonstrating new ways to use it. For someone just starting out, it serves as encouragement that you really can do this lighting thing without taking out a second on your house.

Though I've been using the Nikon CLS system for sometime, it's great to see someone else's perspective on how to wring the most out of the system without breaking the bank. I've already picked up a few tips for external battery packs that I'm going to implement as soon as my neighborhood Radio Shack opens tomorrow! Among the many things I've appreciated about this book is that the author references actual part numbers when describing cables, connectors, accessories, etc. It makes it so much easier to look them up to add to my lighting wish list!

No single book can be the be-all-end-all for all things photographic. "Minimalist Lighting" does not purport to be a book on lighting for all types of photography. It's very specific, and does what it sets out to do very well in a very understandable manner. This book will serve as a terrific, PRACTICAL reference for a long time to come.

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A mini version of the Strobist

I agree with many of the comments made by other reviewers. On the plus side, this book is easy to read, has very nice photos of equipment, and good graphs of lighting setups. Also, the case studies at the end make for good reading in learning how to set up specific types of scenes.

Unfortunately, the minuses outweigh the pluses in my view. First, the book is devoted to Nikon flash equipment. The explanations of setting up the flash and controlling multiple flashes are based entirely on Nikon strobes. Second, the book has a wide scope of coverage, but lacks depth. Most, if not all, of the information in the book can be obtained free through the web site strobist.com. It does require more work to gather the information is a useful format through the web site, however.

In summary, this book is useful to a photographer who wants to expand their knowledge of small strobe based flash photography. It will give that person a base from which to expand. If that person happens to be a Nikon user, all the better.

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A Great Introduction to the Minimalist Lighting Philosophy

I've been using the minimalist style of lighting, in one form or another, since the late 1980s, and I learned much of what I know through the painful process of trial-and-error. Austin, Texas-based photographer Kirk Tuck has taken all that basic knowledge and wrapped it up into a neat 128-page introductory handbook.

Minimalist Lighting covers both the "why" and "how" of location photographic lighting using small strobes off-camera. The first half of the book takes you through the basic gear choices you'll need to make and the fundamental techniques of off-camera small-strobe lighting. In the second part of the book, Kirk takes apart 14 of his own shoots, showing how he approached lighting them, the decisions he made, and the final results.

If you're already comfortable using small strobes off-camera, the first half of the book will be largely review material, and you'll likely skim over to the case studies, from which I gleaned several techniques I'm already putting to good use. If you're a newcomer to the world of minimalist lighting, you'll probably read the whole thing several times, learning new things on each pass through.

Either way, if you want to learn to light better with less cost, less money and less weight, this book definitely belongs on your bookshelf.

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A new way of thinking

I have been a advertising photographer for over 20 years. This book give me a good insight on how to lighten my equipment load and use the new crop of didital camera to ther full potental. I read this book and now am a convert to the strobist mind set. Less equipment, more brain = creativity.
Thanks Kurk.

Great book to have

If you ever consider shooting on location, with smallest possible gear - this is a book to have and read. Seriously. While its pushing for Nikon stuff (but not as much as "Moment it Clicks", which is another cool book on strobist shelf), it useful to anyone.

It does require some brain power to understand, so its not just cookbook full of ready recipies, but its a really good read. This takes place on my shelf and wont leave it for a while, as it will be re-read many times.

Very rarely i would give photography books thumbs up, but this is occasion were i do. It covers some really interesting bits, that you wouldnt ever find anywhere else, even in online resources, on how to place lights and WHY you may want to do that.

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Packed with incredible images and step-by-step techniques, this book is a must have for commercial, wedding, and portrait photographers working on location who want to maximize their time behind the camera and minimize their time spent hauling cumbersome lighting equipment. The tips show how to select easily portable and versatile equipment for location shoots, cutting down on the packing and porting of expensive equipment. With techniques and information on the latest technology?including battery-powered flashes and accessories?this reference shows photographers how to work with smaller and lighter-weight lighting equipment without sacrificing quality. Whether shooting portraits, landscapes, or interiors, whether indoors or out, photographers will embrace the portable approach offered in this valuable resource.

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