This book for photographers that want to go out on the following level in a portrait photo. She investigates the elements of light, his properties and modifications and tells about light паттернах, diagrams and features of the real illumination.From an editorWithout light there is not a photo. As is generally known almost to every photographer, a word "photo" leaves roots in two Greek words, that together mean a "picture light" But less universally recognized and clear is a role that is played by shade in creation of bright and expressive characters, especially in a portraiture. Exactly due to the adroit use of light and shade you can go out for scopes an usual survey in the area of creation of dramatic portrait that can exactly pass essence of personality and express your photographic vision.In a book Крис Найт is partaken with a reader by the unique going near light and shadows, that allows to improve and heave up on a new level a portrait survey. He begins with history of portraiture - from early works of Egyptians and Greeks to rep work with light of Караваджо, Rembrandt and Вермеера. Then Крис submerges in deep research of light, shade and portrait, offering numerous lessons and recommendations.From a book you know:about the internalss of light - hard, soft and all spectrum between them|oh relations between light, object and background - and how to control|themabout the coefficients of illumination and their influence on a contrast|about an equipment - from large and small modifiers to the concrete instruments|about that, how to walk up to стилизации of your portrait - from a cloak-room to the background|about the working process of post-treatment a photo for the increase of dramaticness and effect.you will understand in the total, how all above-stated elements added up and arranged, to help you to find the personal style and create an own story in a photo.From an authorIt is simple to take picture a man - this one, and to take off his portrait - quite another. A portrait is created with intention, realization of aim, and due to it an image finds a depth and maintains verification time. Do we regularly forget to put question to itself "why" - why do we create photos? But these "why", sense lying after an image, and does a portrait expressive and unforgettable. Quite often we skip these "why" or we do not spare to them due attention on the early stages of educating of photo, because technical part - illumination, treatment is seem to us more "concrete" and easily attainable skills.This book will teach you to formulate and express the intention and create something greater, than simply beautiful picture (though I will teach it). Process of intentional, intelligent survey, in that acquaintances participate all the instruments are light, стилистика, composition, - affects all photographers and all types of photo. Whether you take off portraits, fashion, wedding, art or something other, my aim - to provide with you instruments, that will help to say of that for you on a mind. Sense is in that your pictures must talk about something.But why exactly is a portrait the best visual expression of human essence? Because portrait - it and there is an image of man. Taking into account the enormous amount of visual styles with that we have business, you decide to create in the special style, because it reflects that you want to say. Instruments and language of photo are universal, but the prospect of creation of portraits is unique, she only your.Whom this book is forFor beginners professional photographers and all, who addicts to the photo.