Special Effects

Following the worldwide success of the first three titles in the series, Pro-Lighting has returned with three new titles focussing on the lighting set-ups of the world's top professional photographers.Special Effects is the first of these new titles and explores the realm of photographic illusion. This is a world where the impossible not only becomes possible, but is even captured on film as proof. With over 50 first-class photographs Hicks and Schultz explain the methods behind the lighting set-ups used to make the special effects convincing. This involves everything from mounting a light on a revolving set, to projecting an image onto a subject to give it new texture and form, to superimposing one or several images onto another. Whatever the technique, however, the ultimate success of the shot is always dependent on the accuracy and suitability of the lighting.Every photograph in Special Effects is accompanied by lighting diagrams, and several photographs have been selected and explained in greater detail to show exactly how the end result was arrived at.