Creative Photoshop Lighting Techniques, Revised and Updated

by Barry Huggins

From bringing sunshine into cloudy day pictures to creating underwater effects, photographers can add realistic drama to their images with Photoshop. The techniques are all here, brilliantly illustrated and explained in this bestselling guide--now updated for the next version of Adobe Photoshop with new instructions and screen grabs. Find out about light sources; different types of light, such as candlelight and neon; manipulating light; and color temperature. Replicate classic studio lighting setups, and give portraits a touch of Hollywood glamour. Abundant information on shadows, projections, reflections, special effects, shortcuts for Mac and Windows, filters, and third-party plug-ins, make this is a must-have.

"You'll be both inspired and informed with a new arsenal of techniques."-- eDigitalPhoto

"Higgins has written the comprehensive guide to creative lighting in the age of digital photography."-- Digital Camera

Genres: Photography, Nonfiction, Reference

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004