New Book from Amherst Media

Hollywood PortraitsHot-Light Techniques

for Professional

Photographers

by Lou Szoke

Master the lighting techniques you need to produce this timeless portrait style

Hollywood photographers of the 1930s and ’40s produced glamor-ous images that remain popular to this day. In this book, Lou Szoke

shows you how to achieve the same look, using hot lights to add strategic highlights and shadows that will allow you to sculpt each subject to perfec-tion. This book features an array of timeless images—made with digital and film—of both female and male subjects. Over 150 diagrams are included, making it easy to re-create the striking lighting effects showcased in this indispensible book.

For further information, contact:

Kate Neaverth or Adam RichardsAmherst Media, 175 Rano Street, Suite 200, Buffalo, NY 14207(800) 622-3278 fax (800) 622-3298kneaverth@amherstmedia.com www.amherstmedia.com

About the AuthorLou Szoke has been a professional portrait and wedding photographer for more than 30 years. He is the recipient of many prestigious awards, including several Fuji Masterpiece Awards.

Book Specs$34.95, 7.5x10 inches, 160 pages148 full-color photographs ISBN-13: 978-1-60895-305-9Order number: 1956

Features Understanding how strobe lighting is different from hot lighting

What to look for when selecting light sources

Using traditional hot-light modifiers (bowls, barn doors, snoots, and more) to take complete control over the light

Controlling the shadows and highlights on your subject and the background

Using light to create mood in your images

Metering for flawless exposures

Nearly 150 lighting diagrams for easy learning