Speedlights & Speedlites: Creative Flash Photography at Lightspeed, Second Edition

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. Lou Jones is one of Boston's most diverse commercial & art photographers. . Jones' assignments have taken him to Europe, Central & South America, Africa, Japan & 46 o

Russ Lewis said Leaves Something to be Desired. A collection of reasonably technically competent but uninspiring advertising photographs. This should have been a pamphlet instead of a book. The writing is pedestrian and verbose and rarely comes directly to grips with the subject matter. The book desperately needs a Maxwell Perkins to do some serious editing and get the grammar and sentence structure under control.Howl. R. Laird said Five Stars. Very thought provoking. As a Nikon user, it was very helpful, considering that's what the authors use. Gary G Nichols said but is still a useful book. I am happy with it. Not exactly what I thought it was, but is still a useful book. I am happy with it. It has been useful to help me move into the digital age.

Canon Speedlites and Nikon Speedlights are small, off-camera flashguns that can provide big results - if you know how to use them properly. 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 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.. 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 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

"this could be considered the cutting edge of lighting, and as speedlights are affordable and portable and capable, pushing the capabilities and indeed understanding them is very much on the mind of many serious digital photographers" Simon Gurney, Photographer