Jeff Smith's Lighting for Outdoor & Location Portrait Photography

Shattering the notion that location lighting has to be difficult, inconvenient, or compromised in its quality, this resource provides guidance on how to create unique and personalized images shot in parks, on city streets, at sports arenas, in workplaces, or in a clients home. With an overview of equipment and a discussion on the essential tools for a shoot, this guide walks photographers through the creation of dozens of location imagesfrom casual headshots to full-length, formally posed portraits. With strategies for meeting lighting challenges found outside of the studiofrom evaluating existing light to modifying or supplementing light as neededthis book will help photographers shoot confidently by developing a plan for creating professional-quality location portraits.