The Essential Guide to: Lighting Interiors - Techniques for lighting with small flash. In 2010, Scott Hargis released the first edition of Lighting Interiors. But I hesitated because of the price, $47.00 for a PDF file, really? Even free, but this work is well integrated, comprehensive and presented in a consistent point of view.
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We now continue with our original programming. It’s official – you can buy my book. I average about an email a day asking me for advice, coaching, or inquiring about a book, DVD, pamphlet, or other resource on lighting interiors. This book is the answer to all that. I didn’t hold back – this is the technique I employ every day on shoots. I tried to lay out as clearly as possible the theory and practical solutions that go into my photos. We’ll go into big, spacious living rooms, small bathrooms, and even into a pitch-dark, cramped little attic together, figuring out how to light them all from start to finish.
Sample page from Lighting Interiors – Click it to see it full-size. If you shoot real estate — this is your book. It’s written with small flash (and the need to move quickly) in mind.
Photographers who shoot interiors for other types of clients will find that the techniques described “scale up” perfectly well – I spent today shooting with a combination of speedlights and a more powerful pack-and-head system for a kitchen remodeling company, and the fundamentals I was relying on are the ones I put in the book. Let me know what you think! Since it’s an “eBook”, there will be updates periodically, and you’ll get every one of them for free, automatically. Hit to get to the ‘order page’ — you’ll be able to download the PDF immediately. Many thanks to the list of people who supported this project.