Studio Anywhere 2: Hard Light: A Photographer's Guide to Shaping Hard Light

In Studio Anywhere 2: Hard Light, photographer and author Nick Fancher builds on the success of his previous book (Studio Anywhere: A Photographer’s Guide to Shooting in Unconventional Locations) as he continues to offer candid, practical, and valuable lessons on how to create successful and fresh photographs armed with only minimal gear, a resourceful mind, and a creative spirit. The heart and soul of Studio Anywhere 2: Hard Light resemble its predecessor, but this time Nick focuses his approach on hard light, demonstrating how to use it in innovative and flattering ways, working with subjects ranging from products to people. You’ll learn:

• How to work with both available light (e.g., the sun) and manufactured light (such as inexpensive small flash)

• How to shape, bounce, and manipulate your unmodified flash to get the results you want

• The importance of proper light placement and ambient balance

• How to create dramatic, intentional photographs with hard light

• DIY techniques for making your own gobos and photo hacks (such as with a reflector)

• How to incorporate colored gels into your work to create expressive and innovative imagery

• Post-processing tricks and techniques that Nick uses to achieve the final look of the image

Included in the book are behind-the-scenes photos, lighting diagrams, and Lightroom settings for many scenarios, so the reader can follow along from idea through the shoot and on to the final edit. There is also a feature throughout the book called “Making a Scene” where, upon being presented with an “empty” scene, you’re challenged to figure out where you might place your subject and your light(s) in order to achieve a specific effect or result. At the back of the book, Nick shows you how he chose to tackle each scenario. The goal is to train yourself to look at the everyday, commonplace locations and scenarios you encounter and begin to see them full of photographic potential.

在《Studio Anywhere 2: Hard Light》中，攝影師兼作者Nick Fancher在他之前的書籍《Studio Anywhere: A Photographer’s Guide to Shooting in Unconventional Locations》的成功基礎上，繼續提供坦率、實用和有價值的教訓，教導讀者如何只憑有限的器材、靈活的思維和創意精神創作成功且新鮮的照片。《Studio Anywhere 2: Hard Light》的核心與前作相似，但這次Nick專注於硬光的應用，展示如何以創新和有利的方式使用硬光，拍攝從產品到人物的主題。你將學到以下內容：
• 如何運用現有光源（例如太陽）和人工光源（如廉價小型閃光燈）
• 如何塑造、反射和操控未經修改的閃光燈，以獲得你想要的效果
• 正確的光源位置和環境平衡的重要性
• 如何使用硬光創造戲劇性和有意義的照片
• 製作自己的遮光板和照片技巧（例如使用反射板）的DIY技巧
• 如何將彩色濾光片融入你的作品，創造富有表現力和創新的影像
• Nick用於實現最終效果的後期處理技巧和技巧
書中包含幕後照片、燈光示意圖和許多場景的Lightroom設置，讀者可以從構思到拍攝再到最終編輯一路跟隨。書中還有一個名為“Making a Scene”的特色，當你面對一個“空白”的場景時，你會被挑戰去想象你可能會在哪裡放置你的主題和燈光，以達到特定的效果或結果。在書的末尾，Nick展示了他如何處理每個場景。目標是訓練自己看待日常、普通的場所和情境，並開始看到它們充滿攝影潛力。