Understanding Flash Photography: How to Shoot Great Photographs Using Electronic Flash PDF
Preview Understanding Flash Photography: How to Shoot Great Photographs Using Electronic Flash
Don't miss these other Bryan Peterson ebooks: this page: Bryan Peterson. Nikon D300, 12–24mm lens at 14mm, ISO 200, f/16 for 30 seconds this page: Nikon D300, 10.5mm lens, ISO 200, f/4 for 1/800 sec., Nikon Speedlight SB-900 this page: Nikon D300, 28–70mm lens at 28mm, ISO 200, f/22 for 10 seconds this page: Leica D-Lux 4, ISO 80, f/3.2 for 1/1600 sec. this page: Nikon D300, 12–24mm lens at 13mm, f/22 for 1/250 sec., Nikon Speedlight SB-900 this page: Nikon D300S, 105mm lens, ISO 200, f/32 for 1/40 sec., Nikon Speedlight SB-900 this page: Nikon D300S, 12–24mm lens at 22mm, ISO 200, f/22 for 1/160 sec., Nikon Speedlight SB-900 this page: Nikon D300, 28–70mm lens at 28mm, ISO 200, f/5.6 for 1/8 sec., Nikon Speedlight SB-900 this page: Nikon D1X, f/4.5 for 10/16 sec. this page: Nikon D300S, 16–35mm lens at 16mm, ISO 200, f/16 for 1/250 sec., Nikon Speedlight SB-900 this page: Nikon D300, 12–24mm lens at 14mm, ISO 200, f/13 for 1/8 sec., Nikon Speedlight SB-900 Copyright © 2011 Bryan F. Peterson All rights reserved. First published in 2011 by Amphoto Books, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., New York. www.crownpublishing.com www.amphotobooks.com AMPHOTO BOOKS and the Amphoto Books logo are registered trademarks of Random House, Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Peterson, Bryan, 1952- Understanding flash photography : how to shoot great photographs using electronic flash / Bryan Peterson. p. cm Includes index. eISBN: 978-0-8174-4972-8 1. Electronic flash photography. 2. Photography—Artificial light. I. Title. TR606.P48 2011 778.7′2--dc22 2010050689 v3.1_r2 To my mom and dad: Thank you for giving me life! Contents Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication INTRODUCTION LIGHT, THE PHOTOGRAPHIC TRIANGLE & FLASH Light and How the Camera Sees It The Inverse Square Law and Light Falloff The Photographic Triangle Aperture: The Key to Correct Flash Exposures The Role of Shutter Speed in Flash Photography MANUAL FLASH EXPOSURE Manual Mode and the Distance Scale Powering Down the Flash Manual vs. TTL Flash Flash vs. High ISO Using Pop-Up Flash BEYOND THE BASICS Guide Numbers and Flash Power Recycle Time and Flash Duration Sync Speed Exposure Compensation Flash as Key Light Flash as Fill Light Isolating with Flash “Holding” the Sky in Low-Light Situations Bounce Flash Shaping the Light with Off-Camera Flash Rear-Curtain Sync USING YOUR FLASH CREATIVELY High-Speed Sync Zooming the Flash Head Wireless Flash Direction and Shape Colored Gels, Diffusers, and Snoots Capturing Onstage Energy Creating Shadows for Added Drama About the Author INDEX
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