Mastering Canon EOS Flash Photography [Paperback]

NK Guy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 15, 2010

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.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

NK Guy is a Canadian writer and photographer living in Britain. He is the author of Mastering Canon EOS Flash Photography and the Photographer's Dictionary, and is the creator of PhotoNotes.org, a popular online resource for photographic education.

Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Rocky Nook; 1 edition (April 15, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 193395244X
• ISBN-13: 978-1933952444
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 1 x 9.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #275,863 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Writer. Photographer. Canadian.

My public website is http://photonotes.org, and it's where I post interesting updates and the like. Thanks for your interest in my work!

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

46 of 48 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Waiting a long time for a book like this April 18, 2010

By Stephen Kalman VINE™ VOICE

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I'm an advanced hobbyist photographer. I have Canon bodies and flashes. I've found lots of general flash resources that have all been somewhat helpful. However, the missing link is a book dedicated to Canon flash devices.

The author does an excellent job of examining the Canon system and of explaining the features of the flashes.

That said, this isn't a replacement for the manual; it doesn't go over every button press and configuration option. Instead, there are a lot of examples showing how to use the flash and its features to get better pictures. There's lots of before and after photos to show how a feature changes the resulting image.

If you've just bought your first Canon flash, you might feel that this book assumes you have too much knowledge that you don't already have. However, if you've already learned the basics, this book will teach you some techniques that you won't easily find elsewhere, and as it does it will also show you how to set up your flash (and sometimes, Canon camera) to enable them.

I've uploaded a picture to this page that was taken using a technique learned via this book. The link is near the picture of the cover of the book at the top of the page.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars The brilliant, missing manual that Canon failed to provide May 12, 2010

By David M

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First of all, this book is big, it is also comprehensive and whilst up-to-date it does not seem like it will age too much (at least it will be relevant for some time to come). This is going help beginner and intermediate users and should help you make the most out of your flash and lighting techniques. Having said that this book is not weighed down by just focusing on specific lighting techniques, these areas are covered enough to get you going and help you understand what you need to be aware of - there are plenty of other books to cover just lighting configurations and setups.
This book does cover pretty much everything Canon, outdoor and indoor lighting and will keep me occupied for months to come.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Good book, especially for newbie Canon EOS users, but also non users May 20, 2010

By C. L. Willis

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I waited a LONG time for a book like this. Probably a couple of years or more.I know of the author and he has online information that is also covered in the book. The book has a bit more though. If you are an advanced Canon EOS user and you feel comfortable that you have most Canon flash controls understood, this book is probably not for you. I actually expected more out of it for myself, but now that I've read the book I did not get much out of it. HOWEVER, this is not to say the book is not very useful for less advanced users. It certainly is well written with examples of just about anything you can think of. It even covers off brand gear that works with Canon EOS system.

It covers some really basic elements of photography lighting, as well as touching on deeper Canon EOS workings. This book is for a beginner to somewhat advanced photographer. It covers studio lights to a degree, many types of studio and portable flash modifiers, and radio and optical wireless and wired remote control of Canon EOS flash systems (and non Canon).