The Practical Lighting Handbook

Understanding flash opens up a world of possibilities for any photographer.  Whether it is adding fill light to a scarlet macaw in the jungle, or creating a stunning travel portrait using speedlights, adding flash can bring your photography to a new level.  This book is designed for landscape photographers, travel photographers and portrait shooters.  Tom will show you a variety of techniques using one simple speedlight.  Bad weather ruining your shots?  Tom will show you how flash can save the day no matter what the conditions.  He discusses the characteristics of light, the basic operation of speedlights and studio strobes, and illustrates simple lighting techniques.  He will show you how to create simple one light travel portraits to multiple light environmental portraits. Special attention is given to nature photographers; he discusses macro flash, projected fill light, creating sun and flower flash photography.  Elinchrom has described his portaiture and lighting as 'Brilliant'.  This ebook is designed to take your flash photography to the next level.