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When it comes to photography,
it’s all about the light.
After spending more than thirty
years behind the lens—working
for National Geographic,
Time, Life, and
Sports Illustrated—Joe
McNally knows about light. He
knows how to talk about it,
shape it, color it, control it,
and direct it. Most importantly,
he knows how to create
it...using small hot shoe
flashes.
In The Hot Shoe Diaries,
Joe brings you behind the scenes
to candidly share his lighting
solutions for a ton of great
images. Using Nikon Speedlights,
Joe lets you in on his
uncensored thought process—often
funny, sometimes serious, always
fascinating—to demonstrate how
he makes his pictures with these
small flashes. Whether he’s
photographing a gymnast on the
Great Wall, an alligator in a
swamp, or a fire truck careening
through Times Square, Joe uses
these flashes to create great
light that makes his pictures
sing.
About the Author
JOE McNALLY is an
internationally acclaimed
American photographer and
longtime photojournalist. His
most notable series is “Faces of
Ground Zero—Portraits of the
Heroes of September 11th,” a
collection of giant Polaroid
portraits. He also photographed
“The Future of Flying,” the
first all-digital story for
National Geographic. His
award-winning work has appeared
in numerous magazines and, in
2008, Joe wrote the critically
acclaimed and bestselling book
The Moment It Clicks.
Table
of contents :
This Is Not the Manual . xiii
Part I Nuts ’n’ Bolts
What I Use…and Why and When I Use
It. 5
A Little Bit of Dis and a Little Bit
of Dat . 32
Da Grip. 41
Part II One Light!
A Place to Put the Light. 48
Up to Your Ass in Alligators . 50
Good Bad Light. 53
A Light in the Doorway. 56
The Swamp, Revisited. 58
Tune in to Station “i-TTL” . 63
Up on the Roof. 69
How to Light a Fence. . . . .72
Cheap Arena Lighting. 77
Make the Sunrise . 80
Light as a Feather. 82
Father Pre-Flash. 86
The “Killer Flick of Light”. 89
How to Light an Elf. . . . . . .95
Make the Available Light
Unavailable. 99
Put Stuff in Front of Your Lights .
102
Dad!. . . . . . . . . . . .105
80 Plus 20 Equals Good Light. 108
Lacey Light . 112
Strobe Strategy. . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 115
Smoke and Windows. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . 118
Hakeem the Dream. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 121
FP Means Good DOF. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . 127
Flash in Real Life. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Light ‘Em Dano! . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 137
It Don’t Gotta Be Human to Light It.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . 141
The Lady with the Light in the Lake.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . 146
One Light in the Parking Lot . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . 151
One Light in the Window. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . 155
One Light in the Garden. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . 158
Part III Two or More
Show the Tattoo! Or, The Remarkable
Rehabilitation of the Notorious
Bubbles. . . . . . . . . . 162
Gellin’. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Quick Rigs for 30-Second
Portraiture. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . 170
Do You Have a Bedsheet?. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . 174
Window Light Is a Beautiful Thing. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . 177
Smooth Light . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 183
When in Venice. . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 187
Dancer in the Ruins. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . 190
It’s Right There on Paper . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 195
Shadow Man. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 200
Faces in the Forest. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 204
Dynamic Dancing. . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . 209
Gettin’ Fancy. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 213
This One Goes to Eleven. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . 217
Some Light Conversation. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . 221
Groups! . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Lighting Kit for the
Creepy-Guy-in-the-Alley Shot. . . .
. . . . . 231
Let There Be Light!. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 236
Part IV Lotsa Lights
How to Give Birth to a Speedlight .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . 242
A Great Wall of Light. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . 245
Northern Light . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 248
The Tree of Woe. . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 255
How to Build a Backyard Studio. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . 261
Don’t Light It, Light Around It . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . 268
Goin’ Glam and Throwin’ Sparks. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . 271
And Now for Something Completely
Different…. . . . . . . . . . . 276
Beach Light. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Plane, But Not Simple. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 283
Rollin’ with Pride of Midtown. . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . 287
Appendix: What’s This Button Do?. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . 292
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300


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- Author :
Joe
McNally (Author)
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