“This is a quiet book full of information, but bubbling with the kind of energy that is created when you realize you can do what you thought you couldn’t.” — Lighting Essentials.com
“Pure gold, showing real solutions to real lighting situations and along the way creating some of the most natural-looking on-location portraits.” — Shutterbug
“I wanted to do a shoot using just the sunlight outside my studio. No electronic flashes, no multiple light sources, and no large studio flashes.” —Kirk Tuck, Studio Photography
“Richly illuminated with location portraits and a few still lifes, and written in a clean down-to-earth style.” — ppmag.com
Product DescriptionPacked with incredible images and step-by-step technique (more…)
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Strobist made easy….
While I have owned a DSLR for almost two years now, I spent over a year just taking snap shots, and not getting into the real potential of my camera.
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Very good nuts and bolts book
This author is very specific in his descriptions of how he executes particular location lighting challenges.
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Good as a starter/reference guide
Since you are reading the reviews of this book, you are probably aware of the Strobist “movement”?
Well, this book is using 88 out of 124 pages to explain what gear you…
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Very useful book
It is very useful book if you are thinking to use camera flash units for portable studio lighting, weddings or location shooting.
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Small Strobist Must Have
If you own a couple of SB-800s (or equivalent) and want to see some real-world examples with diagrams and setup shots, this book is it. Great section on gear too.
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Intelligently written, easy to understand
Reading the book is like talking with a professional photographer and getting his advice. The author is very generous, gives specific product recommendations and makes it easy to…
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Perfect Book on the Subject
If you are interested in Minimalist Lighting, you probably are already a fan of Strobist.com
This book presents that same type of information but with the benefit of…
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Minimalist Lighting: Excellent introduction to strobists.
This book is an excellent introduction into off-camera lighting. Specially for those with a camera flash.