Mastering Canon EOS Flash Photography

by N.K. Guy

Automatic flash technology has revolutionized photography. Originally seen as just a way of illuminating dark scenes with portable light, flash is used today for many creative functions, including supplementing daylight and designing complex scenes lit by multiple light sources. Creating striking or natural-looking images using flash photography can be a difficult artistic and technical challenge. Mastering Canon EOS Flash Photography is the authoritative book on the subject, guiding the reader through Canon's Speedlite flash system, off-camera portable flash, and professional studio lighting. Covering the fundamentals of flash metering technology, it discusses key concepts, and documents the features and functions available with EOS gear. Highly illustrated, this book is loaded with examples and diagrams describing important functions and lighting arrangements, and beautiful photographs demonstrating sophisticated flash techniques. Foreword by David Hobby.

Genres: Photography, Nonfiction

432 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

Reviews

[James Burke · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent guide to everything flashy made by Canon, including lists of camera features & compatability. If you are dabbling in flashgun lighting, this tells you everything you need to know. Not really a guide to technique, although there is some in there. Go to Joe McNally for that.

[Terence Kong · Rating 5 out of 5]

For those who are just getting started in this particular field of photography, this book will definitely teach you everything you need to know to get that perfect shot.

However, I have to agree with an earlier review submitted by a reader here who mentioned that there is "too much info about specific gear". If you can get passed that, then I'm confident you'll make it to the end without a hitch.

[Tomasz Smolenski · Rating 3 out of 5]

Too much info about specific gear.