Making Light by Piet Van Den Eynde [PDF]

Making Light by Piet Van Den Eynde

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“Making light. An introduction to off camera flash” by Piet Van Den Eynde is a starting point to learn about small lights. Assuming that you took the fist step, and that flash is not attached to your camera!

“Making light” is just a first in the series of e-books to follow on the subject of using off camera flashes. It is 62 pages long and has a lot of basic information. It even includes a series of mathematical formulas which probably would scare many, if simple words summary of what it means in practice did not follow right afterwards. There is a great chapter on the gear, with tips which parameters matter for making the purchasing decision. What I do like about this e-book is that not only camera-brand flashes are described, but also some inexpensive alternatives are provided. The non-camera brand flashes might not offer all automatic options available in Nikon or Canon strobes, but in skilled hand they would perform just the same.

The gear chapter continues with description of most often used and needed light modifiers and accessories. It is possible to use just the bare flash, but adding an umbrella or a soft box will make a huge difference and will expand creative capabilities. Also, the colorful gels, often provided with the brand-name flash, are useful to either make sure all the lights in the picture have the same color, or to change the color and by that- the mood of the scene.

And after most of you will make up your mind that there is just no way you can take all this stuff with you for your travel photography outing, or photowalk around town- Piet Van Den Eynde shows you how to pack it all in a small Think Tank Speed Racer bag, fitting perfectly on a belt or bike.

Next two chapters is what I think a great advantage of “Making Light”. Because it is not an e-book just for Nikon shooter, nor it is for Canon shooters. It is for both, so the steps to set up your camera-brand flash are provided for both major manufactures. Followed by a simple summary chapter, where all the knowledge from previous pages is collected in just 9 easy to follow steps.

The e-book finishes with nine case-studies, images described in detail how they where lit with flash, for some practical advice and tips. It has also my favorite image in the e-book- the Stoned Cyclist. The flash was used on the image to overpower the midday sun and create more interesting, dimensional image with play of light and shadows.

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