What books do you recommend?

[chickymcnuffin]

To learn studio lighting? I'm going to be getting the Alien Bee Beginner package, but I know practically nothing about studio lighting.... What things do you recommend to learn about it?

[magicmikey]

Studio Lighting Made Simple - http://www.lightingmagic.com/litbook.htm

This is a great book for someone new to studio lighting.

Michael

[sugarzebra]

You can close this thread now because thats the only book you need to buy. You can actually call Scott Smith when you order the book and after a few minutes with him on the phone you will know just how knowledgeable he is and how much he wants to help you with lighting.

[RPCrowe]

Lighting and Portrait Tips

Afga Portrait Tutorials
http://www.palmettobayinc.com/PhotoTutorials/port_light_basic.html

Alan Lavender – Good Lighting is an Art
http://www.paguk.com/artoflighting2.htm

Background Questions
http://www.lightingmagic.com/bkgndqa.htm

Basic Portrait Lighting Types
http://www.palmettobayinc.com/PhotoTutorials/port_light_basic.html

Beginner’s Guide to Studio Lighting by Chris Burfoot
http://www.theflashcentre.com/guidetobetterpics.htm

Black, Dave – Workshop at the Ranch
http://www.daveblackphotography.com/workshop/index.htm

Chris Burfoot – Lighting Guides to Digital and Film
http://www.geocities.com/glowluzid/portrait/portrait.html

Chuck Gardner's tutorials:
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1025&message=14317618

Continuous Portrait Shoot
http://sell-it-on-the-net.com/photo_guide/portrait_usage.htm

DG28.com Photo Techniques
http://www.dg28.com/technique.html

Ephotozine – UK based photo site – budget lighting
http://www.ephotozine.com/techniques/viewtechnique.cfm?recid=195

Exposure and Lighting Techniques by Steven Lott
Has some very simple one and two light set ups with illustrations
http://www.lottsphoto.com/PortraitLightingTechnique.htm

Garage Glamour Lighting:
http://www.garageglamour.com/tips/lightf.php

Glowluzid's Portrait Photography Tips
http://www.geocities.com/glowluzid/portrait/portrait.html

Headshot Photography – Kevyn Major Howard
http://www.headshot-photography.com/portfolio.htm

Make-up For Portraits
http://www.theallineed.com/women/06032501.htm

Monte Zucker
http://www.montezucker.com/content.html?page=6

Olympus Digital School – How to Create a Perfect Portrait Every Time
http://olympusdigitalschool.com/photo_lessons/EVOLT_E-300_Creating_a_Perfect_Portrait__Every_Time_/

Photo School Lessons
http://www.webphotoschool.com/Lesson_Library/Free_Lessons/index.html

Photo Workshop
http://www.photoworkshop.com/cgi-bin/short_free_registration.cgi

Photoflex Lessons
http://www.photoflexlightingschool.com/Lighting_Lessons/index.html

Photonet Guides
http://www.photo.net/learn/

Portrait Photography Tips.com
http://photographytips.com/page.cfm/368

Portrait Tips – Sean B. Noonan, Photography
http://www.stnphotography.com/tips.html

Pro’s Secrets To Money Making Photography
http://www.photorog.com/mycustompage0009.htm

The Stobist
http://strobist.blogspot.com/2006/03/lighting

Studio Lighting
http://www.studiolighting.net/

Studio Lighting (Broad, Short, Butterfly, & Rembrandt):
http://www.vividlight.com/articles/1615.htm

Studio Lighting Techniques – Chuck McKern
http://www.vividlight.com/articles/1615.htm

Studio Photography – Photonet
http://www.photo.net/studio/primer

The Zeltsman Approach to Traditional Classic Portraiture
http://groups.msn.com/Asktheoleproaboutphotography/joezeltsman.msnw

Video Photo Lessons – Zuga
http://www.imaging-resource.com/ARTS/ZUGA/ZUGA.HTM

Web Photo School
http://www.webphotoschool.com/newschool/Default.asp