Sketching light an illustrated tour of the possibilities of flash

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McNally, Joe, Author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 417 p.) : ill.

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Illustrated tour of the possibilities of flash

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : New Riders, 2012

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Following up on the great success of The Moment It Clicks and The Hot Shoe Diaries: Big Light from Small Flashes, legendary magazine photographer Joe McNally takes us on another memorable ride with Sketching Light, another trip into the land of light--but this time running the gamut from small flash to big flash, and everywhere in between. Of course, Joe includes coverage of Nikon Speedlights, but he also covers big flash, as well as "in-between" lights as the Elinchrom Quadra. The exploration of new technology, as well as the explanation of older technology. No matter what equipment Joe uses and discusses, the most important element of Joe's instruction is that it is straightforward, complete, and honest. No secrets are held back, and the principles he talks about apply generally to the shaping and quality of light, not just to an individual model or brand of flash. He tells readers what works and what doesn't via his let's-see-what-happens approach, he shows how he sets up his shots with plentiful sketches and behind-the-scenes production shots, and he does it all with the intelligence, clarity, and wisdom that can only come from shooting in the field for 30 years for the likes of National Geographic, Time, Life, and Sports Illustrated --not to mention the wit and humor of a clearly warped (if gifted) mind.

Contents:

And now, time for a short, brisk whipping!

More light-shaping tools!

Things I think I know : Risking "no"

Northern (one) light

But then, I just couldn't take it anymore

One light, one window, one room

Of frosted glass and dirty windows

The ABCs

Build a wall of light

Make the light jump ... and other lessons

Big flash, small flash, far away

Things I think I know : News flash

Here's sunshine up your skirt!

Set the table with light

The two-speedlight character portrait

Industrial light

Finding faces

Things I think I know: How do you get fired from LIFE?

Big light, small flash

The aesthetics of high-speed flash

Up against the wall

Things I think I know : I thought the lights would be on

Radio TTL

The shape of light

A tale of one face, lit two ways

Things I think I know : Mamie and Barbara, and a lesson learned

Lessons from the Acetate Era

Finding a picture on the edge of the canyon

Sometimes, the main light is in the back

Things I think I know : Don't mess with the photog

Working with D

Light as an exclamation point

One light, one shadow

This looks hard, but it's not

Things I think I know : Flash frenzy

A couple of Joes

The lady, the light, and some luck

Lighting the wind

More Wilma

This looks hard, and it is

This just in.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780321712707

0321712706

9780321712691

0321712692

9780321700902

0321700902

OCLC:

794554034