Michael Mowbray

Shoot to Thrill: Speedlight Flash Techniques for Photographers

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Ever wonder if speedlights could work for lighting everything at your studio? Acclaimed wedding and portrait photographer Michael Mowbray asked himself that very question several years agoand the answer was a resounding Yes!” He now use speedlights for 99.9 percent of his award-winning portraiture both in the studio and on location. In this book, Mowbray covers the basics, then takes you through the creation of sixty images, breaking each one down to show how the lighting was set up as well as the underlying creative and technical thoughts. Armed with these no-nonsense techniques, you’ll be ready to jump-start your speedlight portraiture for better sales, more flattering portraits, and more creative results at each session!

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Amherst Media
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Mai 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 187mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9781608956913
• ISBN-10: 1608956911
• Artikelnr.: 39409972

Autorenporträt

Since opening Beautiful Portraits by Michael in 2001, Michael Mowbray has gone on to win many awards for his portraiture and was named a medalist in the PPA International Photographic Competition in 2011, 2012 and 2013. He has had the highest scoring wedding portrait in Wisconsin six out of the past seven years, including Wisconsin Best of Show-Wedding 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013. He has won the prestigious Kodak Gallery Award five times, and the Fuji Masterpiece Award for Outstanding Wedding Portraiture three times. Michael has also been named one of the Top 10 photographers in Wisconsin multiple times and Best of Madison” by the readers of Madison Magazine. Michael gives back to the photographic community by sharing his expertise in classes, seminars and educational videos. As one of the 3 bearded mentors” who created the nLightn Tour, Michael shares his lighting and creative approach with photographers around the country. He is known as one of the leading experts in speedlite photography. Also, as a founding member of the charity Families Forever, he gives back to the community at large by sharing his time and talent with families stricken by terminal illness.

Inhaltsangabe

About the Author
Foreword
Introduction
Core concepts
TTL speedlight exposure control
How speedlights can communicate TTL information across distances
High speed sync (HSS) for Canon cameras and Focal Plane (FP) for Nikon
The definitions of and differences between soft and hard light
Studio setup
In the Spotlight Open doors to find inspiration.
Madonna of the Rocks Work with what nature gives you.
Temptress Find a muse to help you explore creatively.
When it’s art, it’s not cheating Go the extra distance to complete your
vision.
Bridge Players Speedlighting in the rain.
Arising Create your own sunrise.
Luminous A play of light and dark.
A Dip in the Sun A new view on an old pose.
Bench Pressing Go low, get wide, shoot big.
Boldly light when none has gone before Create light to make anyplace fit
your vision.
Going Parasoling Dramatic profile lighting is beautiful in the midday sun.
Rusty Big soft boxes can work outside.
The Spiky Sun You don’t need a studio strobe to shoot deep and get a spiky
sun in your shot.
Katie An alternate way of creating a classic studio portrait.
Making Light Where There’s Nothing at All Shoot at night and complement
existing ambient light.
Is this Iowa? No, It’s Phoenix. Fight the strong desert sun and win.
Going Out on a Limb Lightweight, portable speedlights help you light where
studio strobes are not practical
Night and Day Techniques for making the daytime look like night for a noir
concept.
Sunset How to work with the classic sunset portrait request.
A Little Flare Put the sun in your background for a little creative flare.
Black Swan Uplighting for drama.
Raising the Level of Difficulty Understand what TTL sees” when you have a
white dress and a bright background sky.
Clean and Simple Speedlights can be used to create classic studio
portraiture.
Bending the Light Combining the Lightbender softbox with the Lightbender
reflector for a beauty portrait.
Have Light, Will Travel Creating beauty lighting in unusual locations.
A Bounce and a Kiss Simple bounced flash can light portraits on location.
Getting a Little Punchy Using speedlight to punch up boring soft light
outside.
Wandering Eye Nissin makes some very nice alternatives to Canon and Nikon
flashes.
Here, Kitty Kitty Shooting TTL model images outside in the brutal cold.
Many Ways to Soften Simple diffusion panels can become instant softboxes.
Lighting with an Accent Using ambient light as your key and your speedlight
as an accent light.
Isolating the Subject Using framing and light to pull attention to your
subject.
Zooming is Far Out Using the Zoom feature on speedlights to coax extra
power and distance out of your flash
A Kiss of Light Cleaning up the green color cast from grass and foliage
with a little kiss of flash.
Theatrical Performance Getting creative with light in a historic theatre.
Brassy and Sassy Finding unusual and cool places for portraiture.
Quiet Beauty Adding drama to a classic bridal portrait.
Glam Black and White Sharing secrets to creating a high contrast BW beauty
portrait.
Empire of the Sunset Working with TTL to create a powerful portrait
Let There Be a Light With speedlights and a little creative Photoshop
magic, you can create anything you desire.
Doing Double Duty Understanding the direction and spread of light coming
from your speedlight.
Joan of Arch Lighting a dramatic bridal pose on location.
Take the Dress for a Walk Playing with the visual contrast of pretty versus
gritty.
Lighting Naturally Using soft light from your speedlight to blend naturally
with outdoor light.
Spice It Up with a Little Color Using colored gels on location for a
creative twist.
Temperature, Temperature Using flash to create cool, blue light when
photographing in tungsten light
Getting Soft on Location Creating an instant softbox quickly on location.
Vintage Studio Using a standard studio light modifiers with speedlights.
Slash of Light Creating a simple spotlight effect using the Snootzie.
Environmental Portraits Leveraging the speed and portability of speedlights
to create executive portraits quickly and efficiently.
In Depth Lighting Quickly switch from shallow DOF to deep DOF when using
TTL OCF.
Spring Out of the Blossoms Creating light to separate subjects from a busy
background.
Blue Sky at Night Controlling all of the parameters of lighting a nighttime
portrait.
Building Family Connections A new way to create winning family portraits.
Xtreme Portraits for Athletes Compositing for senior portrait athlete
photos leads to big sales.
Filling the Blues Filling in shadows is more than half the battle when
photographing outside.
TTL Studio Portraits Understanding TTL better by using it for everything.
Smoking Hot Bass Riff Creating a cool look for an aging rocker.
Going Commercial Part 1 Complex lighting for a commercial project on
location.
Going Commercial Part II Green screening for maximum post production
flexibility.