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Minimalist Lighting: Professional Techniques for Location Photography
MINIMALIST LIGHTING
P r o f e s s i o n a l Te c h n i q u e s f o r
L o c a t i o n P h o t o g r a p h y
KIRKTUCK
AmherstMedia ®
PUBLISHER OF PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKS
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DEDICATION
It’s so much fun to be able to dedicate something. Of course, the dedication has to be to my wife, partner, critic, and
the queen of calm, Belinda. Without her, nothing would ever get done. If everyone had a partner like her, there
would be no war, no hunger, and lots of great art in the world. She and our son Benjamin are the constant source of
light in my world.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I’ve been blessed to work with some of the most talented advertising and design professionals in the world during
my career, but few have been as helpful to me personally and as instrumental in my growth as an artist than my friends,
Mike Hicks and Greg Barton. They’ve guided me in both business and visual growth.
I must also acknowledge the work of writer/photographer David Hobby. His Strobist web site provided the gen-
esis for this work. He is a gifted person and quite the futurist where our profession is concerned. One day I hope to
meet him in person.
Any business acumen I have at all is the result of my long friendship with Deborah Kobelan. She is the last word
on business, negotiation, and workplace ethics, and I value her judgment above all others.
Copyright © 2008 by Kirk Tuck.
All photographs by the author unless otherwise noted.
All rights reserved.
Published by:
Amherst Media, Inc.
P.O. Box 586
Buffalo, N.Y. 14226
Fax: 716-874-4508
www.AmherstMedia.com
Publisher: Craig Alesse
Senior Editor/Production Manager: Michelle Perkins
Assistant Editor: Barbara A. Lynch-Johnt
Editorial Assistants: Carey Maines, John S. Loder
ISBN-13: 978-1-58428-230-3
Library of Congress Control Number: 2007926862
Printed in Korea.
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No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechani-
cal, photocopied, recorded or otherwise, without prior written consent from the publisher.
Notice of Disclaimer: The information contained in this book is based on the author’s experience and opinions. The au-
thor and publisher will not be held liable for the use or misuse of the information in this book.
CONTENTS
Hauling Around the Photon Generators:
From Caravan to Carry-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Getting Your Lights to Stay
Where You Need Them . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
4. THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM
HITS THE ROAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
The Right Equipment to Shoot
Just About Anything . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
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Designing the Light is Your Main Job—
Everything Else is Just Human Interaction . . .67
Cheating: Blending the Minimalist Approach
with Higher Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
The Most Valuable Non-Light Tool
for Creating Flawless Photographs . . . . . . . . .84
Using Nikon SB-600s and 800s
in the Remote Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Case Study 7: Jessica Ortiz-Perez,
Owner of Austin Deep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Case Study 11: Dave Brown,
Vice President of Dell, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Case Study 12: Paul Froutan
for Accelerate Magazine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kirk Tuck attended the University of Texas where he dabbled in electrical engineering and English literature before
accepting a position as a specialist lecturer teaching photography in the University of Texas College of Fine Arts.
Soon, he was lured into the world of advertising photography and served for seven years as the creative director for
Avanti Advertising and Design, where he won awards for radio, television, and print campaigns. In the 1980s, he de-
cided to become a freelance photographer, a career he has
enjoyed ever since. Kirk’s clients include IBM, Tivoli Sys-
tems, Dell Computer, Motorola, AMD, Freescale Semi-
conductor, Elle magazine, Private Clubs magazine, Time
Warner, Pharmaco, PPD, JSR, The Arts Council of Texas,
Southwest Water Company, Adventure Tours, and many
advertising agencies. He resides in Austin, TX.
Taken during lighting tests for an advertising shoot at the Austin Lyric Opera.
Suave and debonair, the author nevertheless forgot to shave and so ruined
what could have been a perfect shot (humor intended). Photo by Kirk Tuck.
4 MINIMALIST LIGHTING
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PREFACE
from the position I knew best, that of a working
professional with twenty some years of experience in
lighting and shooting. My big struggle was to get rid of
the preconceived notions about lighting equipment I car-
ried around and to refocus on the idea that I could get
more with less.
I realize that many readers might be new to photog-
raphy and have none of these prejudices. If that is you,
then I hope you are interested in reading about the steps
of my conversion to a minimalist style in order to under-
stand the way photography has evolved. You needn’t have
the experience of working with last-generation studio
flash equipment to get a lot out of the concepts we’ll
cover in the book. In fact, I envy you if you are coming
to photography in general, and lighting specifically, with
a clean slate. That means you won’t have to unlearn bad
habits. You won’t find yourself hampered by the tyranny
of too many choices, and you’ll be able to work on de-
veloping a style that works well for you.
I have many friends and acquaintances who have taken
up professional or semiprofessional photography recently
because of the new wave of digital SLRs, which are both
powerful and inexpensive. Many are starting businesses
as portrait photographers and wedding photographers,
and they’ve approached me frequently looking for advice
that will make their images better and more salable. Many
are finding that brides and moms are getting more and
more demanding about the way photos look and are
pushing new photographers to learn how to light beyond
just sticking a flash on the camera. This book is really
aimed at them and all photographers who want to get
great results from lighting without a huge hit to their wal-
lets and without too much complexity and encumbrance.
Photography is one of the most popular hobbies in
the world. Tens of millions of cameras are sold each year.
Paying more attention to lighting is a way to rise above
the routine and do something special. The challenge is
the fun!
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W hen I sat down to write this book I was working
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