Speedliter’s Handbook

For those new to flash photographyor for anyone who has previously given up out of frustrationSpeedliters Handbook, Second Edition, is a revelation. Follow along as photographer Syl Arena takes you on a journey that begins with an exploration of light and color, moves through a comprehensive discussion of the Canon Speedlite family and all of the accessories and equipment available to the Speedliter, and finally, explores crafting great light in one photo shoot after another. Whether you want to make a classic portrait, photograph a group, capture an important event, or create dramatic color effects in your images, Speedliters Handbook shows you how. In this fully updated second edition, Syl includes all of the newest Canon gearincluding the radio-enabled 600EX-RT Speedlite and ST-E3 Transmitterto ensure that you are completely up to date on all of the components in the Speedlite system. He also includes a downloadable online supplement on the brand-new 430EX III-RT Speedlite. Plus, he covers his newest best practices and workflows so you can make the most of your Canon gear. In this new edition, youll learn how to: see the various properties of light itself, as well as the differences between how your camera sees versus how you see use all the buttons and dials of the entire Canon Speedlite familyfrom the flagship 600EX-RT and the new 430EX III-RT to vintage models like the 550EX understand the basics of on-camera flash . . . and the benefits of getting your Speedlite off the camera beautifully balance flash with the existing ambient light get amazing shots with just one Speedlite, all the way up to a dozen Speedlites use the right Speedlite mode for the job: E-TTL, Manual, Multi, and more use color gels to balance color, as well as create dramatic effects tame the sunor any really bright lightwith high-speed sync use Speedlites when photographing groups and events choose your cameras exposure settings to capture the shot that you truly want and much, much more

Additional ISBNs:
9780134007915, 0134007913, 9780134008660, 0134008669