All photography is captured light. Without light, there is no picture. When we take a picture, what we’re really doing is recording the light reflected off whatever it is our camera is pointed at. Since it’s so important, let’s learn about light.

Our ebook, Understanding Light and Flash, covers all the basics and even much of the more advanced stuff. To help really shine a light on… well, on light.

At just over 60 pages, this book covers everything you really need to know. With well over two dozen example photos, graphs and illustrations.

No matter what kind of camera you use — SLR, point-and-shoot, bridge, superzoom, cell phone camera, even old film cameras — Understanding Light and Flash is written with you in mind. The book starts by ignoring technology for a moment. We first make sure you understand the fundamentals of light. How it works, how it’s measured, and how to control it to make the photo you want.

Here’s an excerpt from the section on light die-off:

Why do objects not get dimmer when viewed in sunlight? Because the sun’s light has traveled millions of miles to get here. A few extra feet, or even several hundred miles, is insignificant. But the light die-off would be rather noticeable over the course of a few million more miles.

The die-off is measured from the light source, not from the viewer.

The whole ebook, all 61 pages of it, is just as straightforward and plain-spoken.

Of course light can be a technologically complex subject, but we try not to get you tied up in a jumble of jargon. And we won’t make you feel like you need an engineering degree just to read it.

Once you have a solid grounding in natural light, we move on to flash and start by explaining just how the technology works. Here’s a partial excerpt from the section on measuring flash strength:

The power of flash units is measured using a scale called Guide Numbers (GN). The Guide Number scale indicates the farthest away a subject can be and still come out properly exposed in a picture which relies on flash as its primary source of light.

The adjustments get quite complex when multiple flashes or flash bouncing (see page 30) are involved. Luckily, camera manufacturers have made flash exposure calculations a relatively pain-free process with TTL metering (see page 28).

As you can see, when we introduce a term or discuss a complex subject, we also cross reference it telling you exactly what page you can turn to for more detailed information.

By the time you’re done with Understanding Light and Flash, we guarantee you’ll have a better understanding of light and of how to use it to take more satisfying photos.

It’s an absolute must. If you are not completely 100% satisfied that this ebook helps you better understand exposure, light and flash then we don’t want to keep your money.

Of course, when you like it as much as we know you will, we sincerely hope that you’ll come back here and write a comment so that others can see it isn’t just us who think this ebook is the best on the market at getting photographic beginners up to speed.

We cover everything you really need to know without bogging you down in arcane stuff that simply isn’t important or super advanced stuff that will only make you feel lost when you’re just starting out.

We made our ebook user friendly with a detailed table of contents (below) and cross referenced it with a complete index of terms. We even included a special photo index where you can review the settings used to take every example picture in the book.

Check out the table of contents for a glimpse of just how comprehensive this ebook is:

• Introduction
• Properties of Light
  • Measuring Light
  • Intensity and Die-off
  • Color Balance
  • Camera White Balance Presets
  • The Kelvin Scale
  • Sample Color Temperature Values
  • Specularity and Diffusion
• Light Modifying Equipment
  • Reflectors
  • Diffusers
  • Gobos
• Filtering the Light
  • Polarizing Filters
  • Neutral Density and GND Filters
  • Other Types of Filters
• Flash
  • Flash Synch Speed
  • Measuring Flash Strength
  • TTL Metering
  • Off-Camera Flash
  • Zoom, Swivel, Tilt
  • Backlight or Flash Fill
  • Red Eye Reduction
  • 2nd Curtain Synch (also called Rear Curtain Synch)
  • Slow Synch
  • Using Flash to Freeze Action
  • Exposure Compensation
  • Flash Compensation
• The Exposure Triangle
  • Quantity of Light
  • Duration of Exposure
  • Sensitivity of Media
  • Graininess and Media Sensitivity
  • Varying the Sides of the Triangle for Effect
• Special Considerations with Light
  • When the Subject is a Light Source
  • Reflections and Glare
  • Nighttime Events
  • Light is Cumulative
  • Shooting Without Flash
  • Shooting With Flash
  • Nighttime Subjects
• Range of Brightness
  • Dynamic Range
  • Histograms
  • Bracketing Exposures
• Index
• Photography Index

With a no nonsense, no risk 100% money back guarantee, this ebook is a bargain at only $19.97. What’s more, as a PDF file it’s available for instant download. (Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view the file.) So click here now to order and start taking More Satisfying Photos today!

Have questions? Contact us and we’ll try to answer them.