LIGHT PAINTED NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY: THE LOST AMERICA TECHNIQUE
Published by Flatbooks
Released May 2012.
Buy it here.
After months of false starts and rewrites, my third book has finally been published! It’s a technique e-book, downloadable through Trey Ratcliffe’s publishing company “Flatbooks.” It’s readable on any computer and tablet. It’s only $9.97, so go forth and consume!
From the Flatbooks site:
• The ultimate resource guide for getting started with the art and science of light painting and full moon-based night photography.
• Written by a photographer with over 20 years of experience on the leading edge of this complex and specialized type of work.
• 81 pages, with over 20,000 words.
• In-depth analysis of 44 zoomable images.
• Loaded with tips and tricks for accessing locations, working by moonlight vs. total darkness, manually focusing in the dark, time-exposure portraits, post-production techniques and many other subjects.
Light painting and night photography specialist Troy Paiva (AKA Lost America) has finally written a “How To” book. It explains in full detail his easy to learn techniques for creating elaborate studio-style lighting effects with a few simple flashlights and a single, pocket-sized strobe. The book demystifies LP/NP, so even a novice can create amazing images.
All the secrets of his working process, never revealed before; from light settings and gel types, to white-balance methodology and post-production techniques are revealed. Each of the 44 images gets the full treatment; not only full explanations of his lighting and exposure methodology, but also anecdotes on compositional strategy, waiting for the decisive moment and making the best of difficult working situations.
NIGHT VISION: THE ART OF URBAN EXPLORATION
Published by Chronicle Books
Released July 2008.
Buy it from amazon.com
Published and distributed by Chronicle Books, this 10×9 softcover book is 144 pages long, containing 115 excellent reproductions of my night images. Rounding out the project are essays on the derelict Byron Hot Springs Hotel, the abandoned desert roadside, decommissioned military installations, the abandoned Southern Pacific Train Station in Downtown Oakland, CA, and Aviation Warehouse, an aircraft boneyard in the high desert of Southern California. Winner “Best Photography Book” at the 2009 New York Book Fair.
These three books feature my photographs and essays/interviews. They all come highly recommended:
LOST AMERICA: THE ABANDONED ROADSIDE WEST
Published by Motorbooks International
Released 2003, now out of print.
Used copies available here
The classic that started a cult!
From the MBI press release: A stunningly photographed examination of the roadside icons that dot America’s landscape. Lost America celebrates the boom-to-bust towns, aircraft bone yards, and filling stations of days past that were sacrificed at the altars of speed and technology and relegated to windswept desert plains and abandoned fields. The eye-catching and memorable photography is complemented with a succinct text history that details the rise and fall of each subject. The result is an impressive tour of an America still standing, yet largely forgotten.
