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Canon Speedlite System Digital Field Guide, 2nd edition
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From the Back Cover
Shine a new light on your photography
Learning to properly use the revolutionary Canon Speedlite System is only the first step in creating great flash photographs. This colorful, portable guide teaches you not only about Speedlites but also about the subtleties of lighting and light modifiers and when, why, and how to use them. You'll explore light placement and styles of lighting for different and creative effects. This book will take you beyond routine use of flash equipment and start you on the path to creating truly dazzling images.
Learn the features of each component and how to set up Speedlites
Understand lighting patterns, bounce flash, color temperature, and white balance
Discover how you can create a wireless studio that goes where your subjects are
Explore creative suggestions from a working photographer on shooting sports, landscapes, weddings, products, portraits, and more
About the Author
Brian McLernon is a commercial studio and location photographer and the author of Canon EOS 5D Mark II Digital Field Guide. His photography involves primarily editorial, commercial, corporate, and lifestyle clients. Brian also conducts workshops in photography and lighting and teaches a digital photography class for the Portland (OR) Community College adult education series.
14/08/2010
I wished the book had been more technical and went through the functions of the Speedlites in depth, but it doesn't do that anymore than the manual does. Instead, the book's content is mostly on general flash photography. I guess it wasn't the content I was expecting, but a lot of it is also really common sense. It also repeats the same content a lot in the beginning of the book. E-TTL must have been explained at least 3 times in the first 10 pages. If I'd bought this book in a store instead of on Amazon, I would most likely return it.
20/04/2010
The book is very well written, and it includes a lot of information that is useful even if you're not using Speedlites. There is a lot of information about lighting in general, including using sunlight for your pictures, or using light modifiers to reflect or change light from any source you might have. There is also some advice about posing for pictures and framing, about the kind of gear you need for various kinds of photography (action, scenery etc.), as well as some info about white balance. The book includes a white balance card and a color-test card. You can obviously use essentially all the suggestions in the book with any comparable quality flashes, not only Canon Speedlites (like Nikons, for example, though of course you get most features only if you use a Canon flash on a Canon camera, and a Nikon one on a Nikon). The main drawback is that you find out how many expensive things you might still want to buy in order to obtain great lighting for your pictures (like a couple more flashes, or flash gels, or remote flash triggers, to name a few).
11/04/2010
I originally borrowed this book from a friend, before purchasing it, and found it incredibly useful in learning about the Canon Speedlite. It's a great read, and a great reference book, going over how to use the flash in real world situations, and the results from using it. It goes over all the Canon Speedlite systems, so you won't be left out. Even if you use one particular flash, you should know your options, this book goes over those options.
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