Nurnberg W. Lighting for Photography: Means and Methods

Focal Press, 1971. — 216 p.Walter Nurnberg's Lighting for Photography is one of the very few true and living classics of photographic literature. First published in 1940, the English edition has been reprinted seventeen times. Translated editions have appeared in many other languages. The methods developed in it have been universally adopted in schools of photography all over the world.Although the book has changed but little in close on thirty years, its unique popularity has never waned. This 16th edition is a reprint of a revised and enlarged edition, which was carefully brought up-to-date. This goes for the technical information as well as some pictorial illustrations. Over and beyond the changes of detail this book is fundamentally new because lighting of colour and for colour has brought a completely new dimension to it.Its approach and spirit needed no change. It goes back to the technical roots of lighting and illumination. It deals with the advantages and limitations of contemporary light sources. It stresses the principles of their practical use. It shows how to apply them to a wide variety of subjects. It yields over a hundred examples of lighting styles of leading photographers. It teaches skill and inspires ideas.