Mister3d Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Hi, could somebody please suggest good books about architectural lighting, but mainly about artistical side? I need this to improve my design and lighting understanding in architecture. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Mottle Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 My favorite publisher for architectural photography are from Taschen. http://www.taschen.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunpupa Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 such things rely on experience and long term esthetic accumulate mainly.there is no book on this I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterguthrie Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 I like to draw inspiration from architectural photographers. In addition to books by the likes of Taschen, great architectural photography can be found in the monthly architectural magazines. My favs include detail.de mark theplan a10 and there is even a good free one: http://www.umemagazine.com/ Here is a list of photographers i have been compiling: http://delicious.com/paguthrie/archphotographer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattclinch Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 'Painting with Light' by J Alton. My favourite lighting reference book of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackb602 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Masters of Light by Henry Plummer. Worth every penny. Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniohayon Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 My personal favorite: Essential CG Lighting Techniques with 3ds Max, Second Edition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister3d Posted October 21, 2008 Author Share Posted October 21, 2008 Thank you for your feedback. I have "Painting with light"(very inspiring book) and read "essential cg lighting techniques". I am searching for some kind of summarisation of artistic ways of using light in architecture. As I understand many of you don't percieve lighting as a separate thing. there are some books on amazon like http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0980061709/ref=ord_cart_shr?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance and http://www.amazon.com/Architectural-Lighting-M-David-Egan/dp/0070205876/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1224620165&sr=1-1 So I am looking for something specific about means of lighting. It's hard to express what I mean... there are some creative ways of light managment related to an architecture, for example hidden under a piece or architecture lamps but illuminating the premises, or a cool graphical form used as a daylight source. Jeff Mottle, thank you, I'm not sure it it's what I'm looking for, it looks more about architecture in general. jackb602, isn't MASTERS OF LIGHT a textbook mainly about different DP's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackb602 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 jackb602, isn't MASTERS OF LIGHT a textbook mainly about different DP's? Here's a more detailed description of Plummer's book. What is a "DP"? Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister3d Posted October 21, 2008 Author Share Posted October 21, 2008 Here's a more detailed description of Plummer's book. What is a "DP"? Jack DP is a director of photography. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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