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What our customer's say!

"Review of Lighting and the Dramatic Portrait", Fantastic book. Many times photographic technique books are written by second rate photographers who write books because they can't cut it as professional photographers and the examples they give are amateurish at best. But Michael is a first rate photographer, and he gives practical ideas for lighting set ups which I've managed to adapt to my own work. The only negative is, I would like a bit more detail, like exposure and aperture settings used in the shots would be great. Also, towards the end of the book in the case studies he hasn't continued giving the lighting diagrams that were so useful in the beginning of the book. But it's a minor point, I would recommend this book to anyone who is serious about photography.

"Very general | More biographical than technical", General overview book. Not a great tutorial.

With great anticipation to embark the world of studio and lighting photography Grecco does underline the basics of studio photgraphy lighting ; however, that book is more geared towards beginners rather than intermediate.Largest part of this book is describing experience with "celebrities" wich left a slight pretentious aftertaste. If you are looking for a book about the limited basics of studio lighting than this for you, otherwise I highly recommand to take workshops or experiment in your studio.

"Do-it-yourself learning", The author provides some incredible pictures, offers less than you need to understand how they were taken, and ends up making you think, hard, about the creative process. This book will be most appreciated by more advanced photographers who are willing to take a do-it-yourself approach to learning how to light and take dramatic portraits. Everything you really need to know is in there, but you have to work to extract it. I think the process will make you a more thoughtful photographer and a better one. If you're the type who likes mindless step-by-step instructions, and discovers that such rote approaches can't really be applied creatively, you will be disappointed in this book. All others are invited to read, study, and learn.

"Heavy on the name dropping, light on the details", Obviously, Michael Grecco is an accomplished photographer, his body of work speaks for itself. On the dust jacket and in the introduction, Grecco says, "...Assistants and other photographers have asked why I would want to give away my secrets in a book..." After reading this book, I would like to assure Mr. Grecco's contemporaries that his secrets still lie safe with him.

Lots of allusions to celebrity and lots of high end equipment name dropping occur. There is very little discussion about development of the theme of an image. This is definitely a book for Grecco fans not for experienced photographers seeking additional insight. The title is deceptive, the chapter on Illumination is 44 pages, that's right, 44 pages.

Don't bother.

"The pictures are pretty", There are a lot of pretty pictures, and a few lighting diagrams, but most of this book is Mr. Grecco recounting his favorite photo shoots with stories that don't lend much to teaching new photographers. It may be packed full of inspiration, but it's lacking on inspiration. Also, you will be hard pressed to recreate any of the images you see here, unless you have the kind of budget that would suggest you not be concerned about spending the $30 for this book anyway.

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"I was hoping for a bit more of 'how'", This book is another artsy treatment of lighting that talks more about the art of lighting. He assumes you know how to do most of the technical lighting stuff.
While he does show a 'wire drawing' of some setups it does not go very deep into the technical at all. I was hoping for a bit more 'hands on' or 'how to set up' information. If you want to be inspired, maybe this is your book. If you are looking for instruction, look elsewhere. My copy will be up in the used book section.


"excelent photos and prints, inspiring text", Wonderfull book with great pictures and first quality prints. In terms of didactic value it has easy to read diagrams for a portion of the photos and a writing more focused on what was important in the making of the picture rather than only technical jargon.

"Superb guidence.", This is truly a good book. Michael Grecco shares secrects and know how that others try to keep to them selves. Weather you like the photographic style of Michael I belive that other photographers from almost all skill levels will gain from reading this book. A superb inspiration for all...



"Fantastic...a wealth of information", This book is great for learning conventional and unconventional lighting methods. Most setups is explained-not only how the lights were positioned, but why, and the circumstances surrounding the choices. I would recommend it to anyone.

"Good examples with good reasons for all lighting technique", After first browsing through the book, I find the examples and illustrations are very simple to understand. If by just following whats are in the book, surely my photos will improve. However, with Mr. Grecco explanations why he was doing those lighting arrangement, it provokes my creative cells venturing into styles that are not typical in portrait lighting.
He really challenges me into doing something different from the norm, without foregoing the skills of basic lighting.
A very good technical book and also challenging to our creativity. If want want to shoot something out of the norm, this is a good book to begin. Enjoy...