Includes index.

How to get the most out of this book -- Introduction -- [pt. 1]. What is light? -- Basic theory -- Colour theory -- Exposure -- Polarized light -- Imaging at the ends of the spectrum -- [pt. 2]. Natural light -- Daylight -- Evening light -- Night -- Seasonal quality -- Effect of location -- [pt. 3] . Available light -- Flames -- Incandescent lamps -- Fluorescent light -- Street lighting -- Neon light -- Gig photography -- [pt. 4]. Photographic light -- Continuous light -- Flash -- [pt. 5]. Controlling light -- Studios -- Shaping light -- Building lighting -- Rembrandt lighting -- Butterfly lighting -- Commercial lighting -- Light tents -- Cinematic lighting -- [pt. 6]. Using light -- Quality of light -- Revealing shape -- Revealing form -- Revealing texture -- Revealing tone and colour -- Experimenting with light -- Conclusion -- Contacts -- Glossary -- Acknowledgements and credits.

All age.