Front Cover -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- INTRODUCTION -- Fun and Easy -- About this Book -- What You Need to Know -- What Equipment You Need -- 1. QUALITY OF LIGHT -- Soft and Hard Light -- The Size of the Light Source -- The Source of Light -- 2. EQUIPMENT -- Types of Light Meters -- Using an Incident Meter -- Where to Meter -- What to Meter -- Metering Modes -- Ambient Mode -- Cord Mode -- Non-Cord Mode -- What the Readings Mean -- Exposure and Bracketing -- Creative Exposure -- Bracketing -- Light Stands -- Quality -- Setting Up -- Light Modifiers -- Softbox -- Umbrella -- Grid Spot -- Open Reflector -- 3. ONE-LIGHT SETUPS -- Putting it to Use -- Rembrandt, Loop, and Short Light -- Putting it to Use -- Inverse Square Law -- Putting it to Use -- Catchlights -- Reading Photographs -- 4. LIGHTING RATIOS -- Metering for Two or More Lights -- Putting it to Use -- How Much Fill? -- Back Lighting -- Putting it to Use -- 5. GELS, FLAGS, AND SHADOWS -- Gels -- Using Gels -- Types of Gels -- Effect of Exposure -- Light Contamination -- Flags -- Types -- Using Flags -- Reflectors -- Natural -- Man-Made -- Reflectors for Fill -- Open Reflector -- Putting it to Use -- 6. GRID SPOTS -- Creating Drama -- Putting it to Use -- Hair and Rim Lighting -- Putting it to Use -- 7. COLOR TEMPERATURES AND MIXED LIGHTING -- Correcting Color Shifts -- Lens Filters -- Combining Two Light Sources -- Combining Multiple Light Sources -- Mixed Lighting, Exposure, and Environmental Portraits -- A Practical Example -- Keeping the Focus on the Subject -- Contrast Between the Subject and Background -- Composition -- Scale -- Putting it to Use -- 8. STROBE AND SUN -- Overpowering Sunlight -- Putting it to Use -- Overexposing a Sunlit Background -- Putting it to Use -- 9. CONTINUOUS LIGHT -- Movement -- Putting it to Use -- 10. EXTRA-SMALL AND EXTRA-LARGE LIGHT.

Bare Bulb and Making a Large Softbox -- Putting it to Use -- 11. WHITE, BLACK, AND COLORED BACKGROUNDS -- White Background -- Putting it to Use -- Adding Color -- Putting it to Use -- Black Background -- Putting it to Use -- 12. STILL-LIFE AND PRODUCT PHOTOGRAPHY -- Emotion -- Make it Interesting -- Putting it to Use -- Texture -- Glass -- Food -- Background -- Unusual Backgrounds -- Colored Shadows -- 13. INTERIOR LIGHTING -- Identifying the Good Stuff -- The Shoot -- Supplementary Light -- Color Balance -- Creating a Natural Look -- Putting it to Use -- 14. THE NEXT STEP -- The Right Light -- Mystery -- Find the Best Light for an Individual -- Motion -- Groups -- Mood -- 15. THE DIGITAL AGE -- A Different Way of Shooting -- Reviewing Your Lighting -- Knowing You Got It -- White Balance -- Exposure -- The Final Word -- INDEX -- Other Books from Amherst Media -- Back Cover.