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.
Author(s): Lou Jones; Bob Keenan; Stephen Ostrowski
Publisher: Focal Press
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 210
Speedlights and Speedlites: Creative Flash Photography at Lightspeed
Copyright Page
Contents
Speed of Light
Color Coding Key
Ten Tenets of TTL Speedlights
Introduction
The Authors
Chapter 1: One Light
TTL Flash
Electronic Flash: Definition
Speedlight/Speedlite: Definition
Fundamentals of Electronic Flash
Comprehending Flash Exposure
TTL Electronic Flash: Definition
TTL Exposure System
TTL Flash and Exposure: A Primer
TTL Flash and Aperture
TTL Flash and Distance
Inverse Square Law
TTL Flash and Subject Size
TTL Flash and Shutter Speed: Synchronization
TTL Flash: Flash Anatomy and Features
Speedlight Components
The LCD
Measuring Light
Understanding the Light Meter
Stops, F/Stops, Exposure Value
Histogram
RGB Histogram
Exposure Bias for Digital
Middle Tonal Value
Exposure Compensation
Excessive Contrast
Mastering Distance: Near and Far
Main Light and Fill Light: Definitions
Philosophy
Light
Characteristics of Light: Analysis and Decisions
Quantity, Intensity, or Brightness
Quality
Contrast
Color
Color Spaces and the Color Triangle
Direction
Mixing TTL Flash with Available Light: Quantities of Light
Available Light as Main
TTL Flash as Fill
TTL Flash as Main
Available Light as Fill
General Guidelines
Balancing TTL Flash and Available Light: Colors of Light
Bounce Flash: Direction and Quality of Light
Moving Light
Comprehending Directions of Bounce Flash
Chapter 2: Two Lights
Light
Lighting
Design
Execute
Review
Postproduction
Wireless
Wireless TTL: Remote/Slave Flash
Wireless TTL: Additional Trigger Devices Need Not Apply!
Nikon SU-4 Mode
Wireless TTL Transmitters: Master
Wireless TTL Receivers: Remote/Slave
Wireless TTL Communication: Line of Sight
Wireless TTL: Remote/Slave ID Groups
Wireless TTL: Channels
Wireless TTL: Privacy
Travel
Wireless TTL: Basic Settings for Master and Slave
Wireless TTL: Controlling Exposure and Contrast
Manual Flash
How It Works
Flash LCD
Wireless Manual Flash
Mixing Speedlights with Studio Flashes
Modifying Flash: Quality of Light
Softboxes: Notes
Equipment, Accessories, Products
Equipment
Batteries: Powering the Flash
Battery Types: Power Decisions
Accessories
Summary
Lighting Diagrams
Index
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B
C
D
E
F
G
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J
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M
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