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The Flash Book: How to fall hopelessly in love with your flash, and finally start taking the type of images you bought it for in the first place (The Photography Book Book 6) Kindle Edition

by Scott Kelby (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Scott Kelby, the world’s #1 best-selling photography technique books author, is here with a new concept in photography and flash books—one that’s designed from the ground up to get you straight to whatever it is you need to do with a flash right now, get your answer fast, and get you back to shooting with your flash.

Thanks to inexpensive flashes that are compatible with all major camera manufacturers (such as Yongnuo), owning and using a flash is now easily within reach for nearly all shooters, whether you're a hobbyist or aspriring professional. Once you own a flash, though, you'll have a lot of questions about how to get it to create the light you need—questions about camera and flash settings, questions about direction, quality, and quantity of light. And in addition to knowing how to use your flash, you need to know which modifiers and triggers you might need, and you need to learn use them quickly.

That’s why this book was created: to quickly get you to the technique, the setting, or exactly the right thing you need to do right now to improve your work.

Here’s how it works: When you need to know how to do a particular thing, you turn to the chapter where it would be found, find the thing you need to do (it’s easy, each page covers just one single topic), and Scott tells you exactly how to do it just like he was sitting there beside you, using the same casual style as if he were telling a friend. That way, you get back to shooting fast.

This isn’t a book of theory, full of confusing jargon and complicated concepts. This is a book on which settings to use, and exactly how and when to use them. The whole book is written in Scott’s plain-English, down-to-earth style, which makes the experience more like the two of you are out together on a shoot.

It’s time to fall truly head-over-heels in love with your flash, so you can start creating the type of images with your flash that you’ve always dreamed of, and this is the book that can take you there.

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Scott Kelby is the world’s #1 best-selling author of photography technique books, as well as Editor and Publisher of the highly acclaimed Photoshop User magazine. He is co-host of the influential weekly photography talk show The Grid and he teaches digital photography workshops and seminars around the world. Scott is an award-winning author of over 60 books, including How Do I Do That in Lightroom?, How Do I Do That in Photoshop?, The Lightroom Book for Digital Photographers, The Digital Photography Book series, Professional Portrait Retouching Techniques for Photographers, and Light It, Shoot It, Retouch It. For more on Scott, visit his fantastic blog at scottkelby.com.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B077GR6MBG
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rocky Nook (November 15, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 15, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 24531 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 211 pages
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Photographer, award-winning author, Editor of Photoshop User magazine, Publisher of Lightroom magazine, founder of the annual 'Scott Kelby Worldwide Photo Walk,' CEO of the KelbyOne Online Educational Community for Photographers, Lightroom and Photoshop users; co-host of the live weekly photography podcast "The Grid," Conference Technical Chair for the annual Photoshop World Conference, and struggling guitar player.

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Dave M
5.0 out of 5 stars Very useful guide to flash usage
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2024
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I'm a fan of Scott Kelby's books, have several of them. What interested me the most about this book is his instruction on using a flash in manual mode rather than TTL. I admit that's not something I did, but already I've learned some tips and have experimented with his suggestions. Scott's writing style is clear and fun, instructions are very straightforward. His suggestions and instruction take what can be a complicated device and makes it easier (and more effective!) to use.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The absolute best book to teach you flash basics. Just buy the book!
Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2022
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If you want to learn flash photography today, buy this book!! Scott Kelby is phenomenal at explaining the concepts without bogging you down with all of the confusing aspects of flash photography.

I’ve been shooting for years and I use his methods when I’m teaching new photographers the basics. I remember sitting in a college class learning flash, feeling like I might never understand. Scott’s method is KISS… Keep It Simple Stupid at its best.

Is it everything there is to know about flash photography… no. But it will get you up and running and really help you wrap your mind around how to properly expose your image and add in light.

Seriously… this is probably the best book on the market for beginners learning flash photography. Just buy it.
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J.A. Kunzler
4.0 out of 5 stars Great book to get out of TTL with your flash and to learn how to do portraits, but...
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2018
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I really truly am torn about this book. On one hand, I really like what Scott Kelby and his team have done to show serious photographers what can be done with our flash units. I really also like how Scott gave some simple, easy to understand information to get out of TTL (basically auto mode with a flash) and create stunning photos - I won't share in my review the details so you go & get the book. You can also use the flash and some modes on your camera - again, read the book for the details please - to blur or even darken backgrounds. There's also some gear recommendations in the book!

But for the future books, I think Scott could have omitted some needless words of chatter and came out with an even stronger product. Also I wish there was a spiral binding option for folks who want to have the book lay flat while learning - oh well for that, there's always the Kindle edition! Just my input and why four stars instead of five.
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Enigma
5.0 out of 5 stars Scott Kelby at his Best
Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2018
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The Flash Book is Scott Kelby at his best! In the past couple of years I have become more interested in portraiture and using multiple off-camera flashes. There is no shortage of equipment for this purpose, or recommendations on how to use it. Reading more advanced texts have led to confusion rather than clarity, but Scott Kelby's latest book has helped to put it all in perspective for me.

It is written in layman's language, and includes lots of practical advice without overloading the non-technical reader. I will use the information provided in this book to make more informed choices about how to use the equipment I already own, as well as what to get next to achieve my flash photography ambitions.

It is also a good foundation that enables you to easy into more technical tomes such as Syl Arena's excellent books on flash.

I enjoyed the book tremendously. A friend of mine, a retired photographer, also bought the book on my recommendation but was driven to distraction by Scott Kelby's off-beat and humorous writing style. I enjoy the lighthearted style, but my friend clearly did not.

Thoroughly recommended for photographers of any skill level who are still a little intimidated by their flashes.
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Dale Ralph
5.0 out of 5 stars Practical, easy-to-understand guide
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2019
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Thank you Scott Kelby! Thanks to Scott there is now a book that puts good flash photography within easy reach of all photographers. I love Scott's down-to-earth style that enables photographers to capture great shots on a budget. It's like having your best, most patient and knowledgeable friend sitting with you as you learn flash photography. An added bonus is the three workflows (outdoor portraits, indoor portraits and weddings) contained in the last chapter summarizing what was presented earlier but tailored to the specific type of photography. And last, I always enjoy his off-the-wall introductions to each chapter.
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Arnbjörn Rodt
5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2021
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A brilliant introduktion to flash-photography! Lots of tips and tricks to improve your results. In the end it all comes down to PRACTICE! This is the book that speeds up your time of entry, and gives you lots of tips that gives you a natural gradual improvement. I loved reading it, and now it’s my reference when I need to recap to improve!
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J. Maidment
5.0 out of 5 stars The Flashbook
Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2023
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Scott Kelby hits another home run is his many photography books. Clearly written with great photos. Easy to follow.
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Daniel P.
5.0 out of 5 stars esta muy bien el libro
Reviewed in Mexico on May 3, 2024
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El autor habla de la composicion y uso del flash, da recomendaciones de como acomodarlo para las diferentes ocasiones, me resulto muy util, me aclaro muchas dudas lo unico malo son dos cosas, se la pasa haciendose el chistoso pero como dice el, saltate la primera pagina de cada capitulo y la segunda es que habla de equipo en especifico, en unos años, el libro va a ser tan obsoleto como los productos que recomienda, a mi me gusto mucho el libro y lo encuentro muy util
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Ken Wilson
5.0 out of 5 stars Straightforward advice.
Reviewed in Canada on February 8, 2024
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Scott Kelby gives straightforward easy to understand explanations of how to use flash off camera.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 3, 2021
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This is a excellent book about flash photography. Easy to understand and follow with lots of tips and you don't need the most high end experience flash and equipment. A must for anyone confused about using a flash gun.
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Chaliel
5.0 out of 5 stars A beginners guide
Reviewed in France on April 20, 2021
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In a very simple manner this book explains a method thats simple and will give you everything you need to start experimenting with flash.
A very good how to do book!
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Francesco Linari
5.0 out of 5 stars Ottimo testo per chi muove i primi passi con i lampeggiatori
Reviewed in Italy on January 11, 2019
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Scott Kelby,da grande educatore della cultura fotografica,ha pensato questo testo per chi muove i primi passi nel mondo dei lampeggiatori e delle luci da studio. Come è suo stile usa un'approccio colloquiale per rendere il contenuto facilmente assimiliabile alla vastità del pubblico senza far ricorso a formule matematiche che renderebbero pedante e noiosa la trattazione. Il testo tratta principalmente sull'uso della luce artificiale e come addomesticarla per la fotografia di ritratto e altri generi(in modo minore) su un set fotografico o in studio.
Nel complesso è un ottimo testo per imparare le basi dell'illuminazione artificiale e passare al livello superiore.
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