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E-raamat: Speedlights & Speedlites: Creative Flash Photography at Lightspeed, Second Edition 2nd edition [Taylor & Francis e-raamat]

  • Formaat: 160 pages, 2 Tables, color
  • Ilmumisaeg: 25-Jul-2013
  • Kirjastus: Focal Press
  • ISBN-13: 9780240823591
  • Taylor & Francis e-raamat
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  • Formaat: 160 pages, 2 Tables, color
  • Ilmumisaeg: 25-Jul-2013
  • Kirjastus: Focal Press
  • ISBN-13: 9780240823591
"Canon Speedlites and Nikon Speedlights are small, off-camera flashguns that can provide big results - if you know how to use them properly. Acclaimed Boston photographers Lou Jones, Bob Keenan and Steve Ostrowski guide you through the technical and creative aspects of how to get the most out of these powerful tools in this indispensable guide, packed full of inspirational images and comprehensive diagrams of the lighting set ups used to capture them.They are significantly more advanced, lighter and considerably cheaper than a standard flashgun, and have many advantages. They are small (and cheap) enough that a number can be carried in your kit, and they can be used in combination, triggered wirelessly. They use through-the-lens (TTL) metering, which allows you to use the in-camera LCD and histograms to calculate the required power/direction, rather than havng to use a light meter or trial and error. They use proprietary, dedicated technology (from Canon and Nikon) that means there are no compatability issues.Getting the most out of them, however, remains a mystery - most photographers still just use their speedlights in the same way as a standard flash gun. This is where this book comes in"--

Canon Speedlites and Nikon Speedlights are small, off-camera flashguns that can provide big results - if you know how to use them properly. Acclaimed Boston photographers Lou Jones, Bob Keenan and Steve Ostrowski guide you through the technical and creative aspects of how to get the most out of these powerful tools in this indispensable guide, packed full of inspirational images and comprehensive diagrams of the lighting set ups used to capture them.

They are significantly more advanced, lighter and considerably cheaper than a standard flashgun, and have many advantages. They are small (and cheap) enough that a number can be carried in your kit, and they can be used in combination, triggered wirelessly. They use through-the-lens (TTL) metering, which allows you to use the in-camera LCD and histograms to calculate the required power/direction, rather than havng to use a light meter or trial and error. They use proprietary, dedicated technology (from Canon and Nikon) that means there are no compatability issues.

Getting the most out of them, however, remains a mystery - most photographers still just use their speedlights in the same way as a standard flash gun. This is where this book comes in.

Key Features

*Expand your creative potential by mastering your external flashgun

*Full of Professional, Inspirational images with full lighting diagrams to show you how they were taken

*Covers all of the best-selling Canon Speedlites and Nikon Speedlights



Canon Speedlites and Nikon Speedlights are small, off-camera flashguns that can provide big results - if you know how to use them properly. Acclaimed Boston photographers Lou Jones, Bob Keenan and Steve Ostrowski guide you through the technical and creative aspects of how to get the most out of these powerful tools in this indispensable guide, packed full of inspirational images and comprehensive diagrams of the lighting set ups used to capture them.

They are significantly more advanced, lighter and considerably cheaper than a standard flashgun, and have many advantages. They are small (and cheap) enough that a number can be carried in your kit, and they can be used in combination, triggered wirelessly. They use through-the-lens (TTL) metering, which allows you to use the in-camera LCD and histograms to calculate the required power/direction, rather than havng to use a light meter or trial and error. They use proprietary, dedicated technology (from Canon and Nikon) that means there are no compatability issues.

Getting the most out of them, however, remains a mystery - most photographers still just use their speedlights in the same way as a standard flash gun. This is where this book comes in.

Acknowledgements viii
List of Illustrations
xi
Color Coding Key xiii
Introduction xv
Why Speedlights? xvii
Size xvii
Wireless xvii
Economical xvii
Speed xvii
Smart xviii
Versatility xviii
1 One Light
1(50)
One TTL Flash
2(15)
Electronic Flash: Definition
2(1)
Speedlight/Speedlite: Definition
2(2)
Fundamentals of Electronic Flash
4(1)
Guide Number
4(2)
Comprehending Flash Exposure
6(1)
TTL Flash and Exposure: A Primer
6(1)
TTL Electronic Flash: Definition
7(1)
Inverse Square Law
7(2)
TTL Flash and Aperture
9(1)
TTL Flash and Distance
9(1)
TTL Flash and Subject Size
9(1)
TTL Flash and Shutter Speed: Synchronization
9(1)
TTL Flash: Flash Anatomy and Features
9(2)
Speedlight Components
11(5)
The LCD
16(1)
Measuring Light
17(14)
Understanding the Light Meter
17(4)
Stops, F/Stops, Exposure Value
21(2)
Histogram
23(1)
Exposure Value, or EV
23(3)
RGB Histogram
26(1)
Exposure: Film vs. Digital
27(1)
Middle Tonal Value
28(1)
Exposure Compensation
28(1)
Excessive Contrast
29(1)
Mastering Distance: Near and Far
30(1)
Main Light and Fill Light: Definitions
30(1)
Philosophy
31(3)
Light
31(3)
Characteristics of Light: Analysis and Decisions
34(11)
Quantity, Intensity, or Brightness
36(1)
Quality
36(3)
Contrast
39(2)
Color
41(1)
Color Spaces and the Color Triangle
42(1)
Direction
42(3)
Mixing TTL Flash with Available Light: Quantities of Light
45(6)
Available Light as Main
45(1)
TTL Flash as Fill
45(2)
TTL Flash as Main
47(1)
Available Light as Fill
47(1)
Balancing TTL Flash and Available Light: Colors of Light
48(2)
General Guidelines
50(1)
2 Two Lights
51(37)
Light/Lighting
52(3)
Light
52(1)
Lighting
52(1)
Design
53(1)
Execute
53(1)
Review
54(1)
Postproduction
54(1)
Wireless
55(20)
Wireless TTL: Remote/Slave Flash
55(1)
Wireless TTL: Additional Trigger Devices Need Not Apply!
56(2)
Nikon SU-4 Mode
58(1)
Wireless TTL Transmitters: Master
58(2)
Wireless TTL Receivers: Remote/Slave
60(1)
Wireless TTL Communication: Line-of-Sight
61(1)
Finite
62(1)
Wireless TTL: Channels
62(3)
Wireless TTL: Privacy
65(1)
Wireless TTL: Basic Settings for Master and Slave
66(4)
Wireless TTL: Controlling Exposure and Contrast
70(5)
Manual Flash
75(8)
How It Works
75(2)
Flash LCD
77(5)
Wireless Manual Flash
82(1)
Mixing Speedlights with Studio Flashes
83(1)
Automatic Flash
83(5)
Shutter Priority (S/Tv)
83(2)
Aperture Priority (A/Av)
85(1)
Programmed Mode (P)
85(3)
3 Three Lights and More
88(9)
Multiple Lights
89(8)
Studio
89(2)
Still Life
91(1)
On Location
91(6)
4 Techniques
97(14)
Moving Light
99(1)
Bounce Flash: Direction and Quality of Light
99(5)
Comprehending Directions of Bounce Flash
100(4)
Speedlights in Use
104(1)
On-Camera and Off-Camera Usage
104(7)
On-Camera Flash
104(2)
Pop-Up Flash
106(1)
Fill Flash
106(1)
Off-Camera Flash
106(1)
TTL Sync Extension Cords
106(1)
Tethering
106(1)
VAL
107(1)
Backwards
107(3)
Rear Curtain
110(1)
5 Light Modifiers
111(10)
Modifying Flash: Quality of Light
112(9)
Umbrellas
112(1)
Softboxes
113(3)
Ribbon Grid Softbox Attachment
116(1)
Grid Spot
116(3)
Snoot
119(1)
Beauty Dish
120(1)
Flag/Reflector
120(1)
6 Accessories
121(17)
Aftermarket Speedlights
122(1)
Remote Triggers
123(3)
Hardwiring
123(2)
Optical
125(1)
Infrared
125(1)
Radio
125(1)
Canon 600 EX-RT
125(1)
PocketWizards
125(1)
Flash Brackets
126(1)
What Causes Red Eye?
127(1)
Stands
127(3)
TTL Cords
130(1)
DIY = Do It Yourself
130(3)
Typing Paper
130(1)
Diffusion Sleeve
131(1)
A Clamps
131(1)
Glad Bags
131(2)
Gels/Filters
133(1)
Grid Spot
133(1)
Snoots
133(1)
Power
133(2)
Batteries: Powering the Flash
135(3)
Tenets of Batteries
135(1)
Battery Type: Power Decisions
136(2)
Index 138
Lou Jones is one of Boston's most diverse commercial & art photographers. This prolific, award-winning photographer specializes in photo illustration & location photography for corporate, advertising & collateral projects. His client list is as impressive as are his photographs -- IBM, FED EX, American Express, Oldsmobile, AETNA, Museum of Fine Arts, Fortune Magazine, US News & World Report & National Geographic. Jones' assignments have taken him to Europe, Central & South America, Africa, Japan & 46 of the 50 states. Assignments have placed Jones on location at NASA, Boeing, Universal Studios, British Telecom (England) & Saab (Sweden).