Lighting for Digital Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots (Using Flash and Natural Light for Portrait, Still Life, Action, and Product Photography)

Over the years, Syl has shot for newspapers, magazines, and catalogs. About the Author Syl Arena studied commercial photography at Brooks Institute and fine art photography at the University of Arizona. . He has been recognized for his expertise on color-critical workflow and his ability to turn noon to night by firing off a dozen Speedlites simultaneously. He is the author of the bestselling Speedliter's Handbook: Learning to Craft Light with Canon Speedlites. Syl covers the world of photography on his blog PixSylated, and he serves as the Director of the Paso Robles Workshops

Over the years, Syl has shot for newspapers, magazines, and catalogs. Syl Arena studied commercial photography at Brooks Institute and fine art photography at the University of Arizona. He is the author of the bestselling Speedliter's Handbook: Learning to Craft Light with Canon Speedlites. Syl covers the world of photography on his blog PixSylated, and he serves as the Director of the Paso Robles Workshops. He has been recognized for his expertise on color-critic

Then the book digs in to begin creating light with photographic lights, whether that’s small flash or big strobe, the pop-up flash on your DSLR or continuous lights. Now that you’ve had your DSLR for a while, are you ready to take a much closer look at what creating a great image is all about? It’s all about light! The ability to see, influence, modify, control, and create light will take your images from snapshots to great shots! In Lighting for Digital Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots, photographer and bestselling author Syl Arena begins with a primer on light itself—how to see its direction, intensity, color, contrast, and hardness—and quickly moves on to discussions of shooting both indoors and outdoors in the many different conditions of natural or man-made light. Follow along with Syl and you will:Learn the basics (and beyond) of light modifiers that make light bigger and softer, such as umbrellas, softboxes, beauty dishes, and diffusion panelsUnderstand how to control and shape the light itself with flags, grids, snoots, and the zoom function on your flashApprecia

Michael Hajek said A Great Lighting Tutorial & Reference. There are countless books written on the subject of photographic lighting providing varying degrees of useful and practical advice. What makes this book stand out is that it is a true tutorial, by which I mean it provides a complete learning journey from foundational concepts to detailed step by step instruction and explanations of how each image was accomplished. It is apparent that the author ha. "Great for beginners but a bit redundant for "Handbook" readers" according to S. Jhagroo. I'm a big fan of Syl Arena and his teaching style, his first book has helped to teach me almost every basic there is to know about shooting with off camera flash and lighting in general.For the price that Amazon has this book for you really can't go wrong - however if you're a fan and you've read Speedliter's Handbook: Learning to Craft Light with Canon Speedlites then you're probably going to be . Everything You Need To Know To Light Up Your photography At some point during your photographic journey, if you move past the point & shoot phase, you will come to the conclusion that the pop up flash on your DSLR is pretty much useless! It blasts a flat, uncontrolled glare of light on your subjects, blinding them and making them look like escapees from the police lineup. Then you will buy an external flash, and fumble around trying to learn how to set