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On-Camera Flash: Techniques for Wedding and Portrait Photography: Techniques for Digital Wedding and Portrait Photography Paperback – 1 February 2016

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Photographers are always looking for perfect light. Unfortunately, the quality of available light, and the situations in which photos are created, are rarely perfect. This is especially true when photographing weddings or portraits on location. So while finding beautiful existing light is every photographer's ideal, it isn't always possible. This is the point at which photographers tend to reach for a portable, on-camera flash. Indeed, these intense light sources can prove invaluable, but only if you know how to use them effectively. In the hands of an inexperienced photographer, on-camera flash will produce images that look flat and lifeless—images with harsh shadows, washed-out skin tones, cavernous black backgrounds, and other unappealing visual characteristics. In this book, acclaimed wedding and portrait photographer Neil van Niekerk shows you how to avoid the pitfalls photographers new to speedlights often encounter so that you can produce professional images using on-camera flash. You'll learn to use simple accessories to manipulate the quality of light from your flash and how to improve a lighting scenario by enhancing rather than overwhelming the existing light. When the available light is too low and too uneven to be combined with flash, he shows you how to override it completely with flash and, with some thought and careful application of specialised techniques, still get results that look great. On-camera flash is one of the most challenging light sources to master, but with the techniques in this book you'll learn to use it with confidence. For wedding and environmental portrait photographers who must work in ever-changing lighting scenarios, this can mean better images and better sales.
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  5. Publication date
    1 February 2016
  6. Language
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  7. Dimensions
    21.34 x 0.76 x 27.69 cm
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About the Author

Neil van Niekerk is a photographer based in New Jersey, with a diverse range, but specializing in weddings and portraits.

Neil has presented workshops on lighting in the USA, the UK and Ireland, as well as The Netherlands. He has written 3 books with Amherst Media on flash photography and lighting techniques, with more in the works.

He also maintains a website for photographers, Tangents (neilvn.com/tangents/), which is loaded with numerous tutorials on photography and photographic lighting.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1608959538
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Amherst Media; 2nd ed. edition (1 February 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 128 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781608959532
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1608959532
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 21.34 x 0.76 x 27.69 cm
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I'm a wedding and portrait photographer based in northern New Jersey, and I also maintain a website for photographers which contains numerous articles on flash photography and various aspects of digital photography.

http://neilvn.com/tangents/

My interest in this wonderful medium started when I was still in high school. That would be in the late 70's, if you're trying to gauge the longevity of my interest in photography.

I am originally from Johannesburg, South Africa, but I emigrated to the USA in 2000. I am now a resident of New Jersey, USA, where I live with my wife and daughter.

I love photography for a variety of reasons. The stimulation and excitement of responding to new situations satisfies both my analytical and creative sides, and I also truly love working with people. I get real pleasure from sharing the happiness with the people that I photograph, and knowing that I'm creating images that will evoke wonderful memories for a lifetime.

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Rick
5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to read, easy to grasp concepts, real world examples….
Reviewed in the United States on 27 May 2023
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Where similar books fall flat on examples, this book is chock full of information to get your photographs close to the examples. It contains technical information related to shutter speed/flash/etc but you’re never overwhelmed. It provides pictures so you can easily see cause and effect. This is huge if you can’t absorb technical information easily. But the best part of this book are the examples! These are real world examples where he gives you the run down on how he took the picture and the things he did to solve the problems he encountered. Excellent!

This book also compliments his “off camera flash” book nicely. It shares some of the same concepts so you can consistently apply what you learned from these books to cover situations both indoors and out. It has seriously upped my photography game. His books have given me the confidence to take better, more creative photos where the results speak for themselves. I recently did my daughters graduation photos and they are easily the best portraits and casuals I’ve ever created. No more boring shots for me.

These books are a game changer for me. His concepts stick. Great author! Great series of books. Get them all.
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james
5.0 out of 5 stars Intrigue
Reviewed in Canada on 14 February 2021
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This book has inspired me a great deal. I am coming from a background of weddings with film long ago. Trying to get back with digital. Great book I’m really intrigued
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Andreas W.
5.0 out of 5 stars Bestes Buch zum Thema...
Reviewed in Germany on 10 July 2020
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...das ist das beste Buch das ich bis jetzt zum Thema on Camera Flash und indirekter Kamerablitz gelesen habe. Es wird sehr schön erklärt wie man mit einem einfachen Aufsteckblitz wunderbare Bilder machen kann. Ein schöner Einstieg in die Fotografie mit Blitzlicht on Location ohne eine Equipment Orgie.
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Nicolas Ynurreta
5.0 out of 5 stars Útil y preciso en los conceptos sobre On Camera Flash
Reviewed in Mexico on 5 August 2017
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Es un libro con conceptos precisos y prácticos para aprender el uso del flash sobre la cámara y demuestra la poderosa utilidad de una herramienta que casi todos los que nos adentramos en el mundo de la fotografía poseemos, un flash externo. ¡¡Muy recomendable!!
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BRUEGEL
5.0 out of 5 stars Un "must have" pour la photographie au flash
Reviewed in France on 22 August 2018
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Certes, ce livre est en anglais, mais il est très facile à comprendre.
Surtout, il m'a permis de mieux me servir d'un flash cobra.
Si je l'avais acheté quelques semaines plus tôt, j'aurais évité des dépenses inutiles en accessoires pour rediriger ou atténuer le flux lumineux du flash.
Pour le "Black Foamie Thing", achetez de la mousse EVA noire sur Amazon et le tour est joué.
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