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NIKON CLS system

NIKON CLS system

While I was looking for information about the NIKON CLS system I came across this website: NIKONCLS.COM Looks like a very easy explanation of the NIKON CLS system with a step by step procedure and screen shots of how to set your Nikon speedlight in master or slave mode. AMAZON ..>>..READ MORE..>>

Light and Lighting a new book from Syl Arena

Light and Lighting a new book from Syl Arena

From Syl Arena’s website: I am pleased to announce that I have officially started working on my next book. Light and Lighting will be published in June by Peachpit Press (the publisher of my Speedliterâ™s Handbook). As part of Peachpit From Snapshots to Great Shots series, it will present fundamental ..>>..READ MORE..>>

New book Off Camera Flash Techniques by Neil van Niekerk

New book Off Camera Flash Techniques by Neil van Niekerk

Product Description Rather than focusing on the gear needed to use off-camera flash, this specialized resource hones in on the techniques needed addressing photographers  most common questions and providing practical examples of off-camera flash used on real assignments. Seeking to address the various challenges of off-camera lighting, professional photographers and ..>>..READ MORE..>>

Posing your subject (Female)

Posing your subject (Female)

Next to lighting, posing is the most challenging aspect of photography with so many body parts to capture, the possibilities are endless, and it s all too easy to make a wrong turn. In a recent workshop people asked me how to pose a subject. There is no easy answer ..>>..READ MORE..>>

Speedliters handbook Review

Speedliters handbook Review

New from Syl Arena The Speedliter’s Handbook Review 1/6/2011 A MUST HAVE BOOK! Syl did an OUTSTANDING job with his new book. It is full of  information about using your speedlights off camera. He left nothing out and explains everything with humor and in easy to read articles. I was ..>>..READ MORE..>>

Off-Camera Flash Techniques for Digital Photographers

Off-Camera Flash Techniques for Digital Photographers

Amazon link on the bottom of this page. Product Description Photographers of all experience levels can now avoid time-consuming post production image editing with the multifamily techniques provided in this guide. Packed with information, the manual shows photographers how to select a quality new or used flash and how to ..>>..READ MORE..>>

Nikon Creative Lighting System CLS

Nikon Creative Lighting System CLS

Amazon link at the bottom of this page. Product Description Flash photography, especially advanced light modeling with modern iTTL flash systems, has become an art by itself, which should be mastered by every aspiring amateur photographer – and even professionals are often helpless when it comes to using the full ..>>..READ MORE..>>

Speedlights & Speedlites:

Speedlights & Speedlites:

Creative Flash Photography at the Speed of Light. Amazon link at the bottom of this page. Readers review; The relatively new flash systems offered by Nikon and Canon, which allow an amazing degree of automated control over illumination (with an increase in a certain type of complexity) offer amazing opportunities ..>>..READ MORE..>>

Mastering Canon EOS Flash Photography

Mastering Canon EOS Flash Photography

AMAZON LINK on the bottom of this page. Digital cameras and flash technology have revolutionized photography. Originally seen simply as a way of illuminating dark scenes with portable light, flash today is used for a host of creative functions, including supplementing daylight and designing complex scenes lit by multiple light ..>>..READ MORE..>>

Off Camera Lighting (book)

Off Camera Lighting (book)

Another book on MagCloud.com that might be of interest is Off Camera Lighting $29.99 Review 1/9/2011 Too expensive for the information it gives. Typographic nightmare, the front page alone has 7 type sets and several different fonts. The first chapter is a continued stream of words without indentation or blocks ..>>..READ MORE..>>

OneLight DVD sale and Field guide sale Black Friday

OneLight DVD sale and Field guide sale Black Friday

This deal has expired THIS IS ONLY FOR 11/26/2010 ON BLACK FRIDAY By now everyone should know I’m a big fan of Zack Arias who can teach a great workshop about off camera flash but also about studio lighting. You can buy his DVD at his website on Black Friday ..>>..READ MORE..>>

Light Science & Magic

Light Science & Magic

(Amazon.com link below this post) In general, Light: Science & Magic tells you everything you need to know about photography lighting. And the stuff it doesn’t tell you, it tells you how to figure out yourself. Just before I go into an in-depth review of the book, I’ll say that ..>>..READ MORE..>>

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