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I am very happy to announce my new e-book entitled Location Lighting for the Outdoor Photographer. This e-book is a 277 page e-book and is packed with pretty much everything I know about using artificial lighting in the outdoors. If you are looking to take your photography to the next level and want to incorporate artificial lighting into your images then this book will give you all the tools to do just that. This e-book is filled with detailed lighting diagrams and examples, an extensive chapter on equipment and flash accessories, advanced flash techniques and so much more.
There are so many lighting books to choose from these days you might be wondering, “How is this one different?” This is the first book that I know of that concentrates on lighting techniques for the outdoor and adventure photographer specifically. This book gets down to the nuts and bolts of using artificial lighting in remote locations. As with my other books, I hold nothing back and tell it like I see it. The opening chapter has a detailed analysis of all the battery-powered strobes on the market today and compares them head-to-head to help you make a smart decision when considering new gear. In that chapter, we also discuss flashlights, reflectors, and Speedlights. I can honestly say that I have not seen any other book on the market today that includes as much detailed and comprehensive information as this e-book does on using artificial lighting for the outdoor photographer.
If you have read any of my other books or e-books then you know I pack as much as possible into them and cover all the bases. This book is no different. I have held nothing back and in this book I share with you all of my lighting secrets and techniques.
This Location Lighting e-book discusses a wide range of topics including:
Download this e-book and take your photography to the next level. If you’d like to see a sampling of what is included in Location Lighting for the Outdoor Photographer you can download the intro and table of contents here.
This e-book is best viewed in Adobe Reader. Also, please note that this PDF is searchable and the Table of Contents are linked to the pages for quick and easy access to any part of the e-book.
The e-book is a downloadable PDF file that can be purchased for the low price of $21.95. It is an entire week-long workshop in book form.
Below are a few sample double-page spreads from the new book. As you can see the layout and text has been optimized for reading the book on an iPad, iPhone or a laptop computer. And of course the e-book is also a high-resolution document and prints very well.
Does the review cover Paul Buff’s new Einstein strobe? I’m considering purchasing that one.
Michael – I only talk about battery-powered strobes in the e-book. I do talk about the Alien Bees strobes that can be used with the Vagabond but I do not discus the Einstein strobe.
Nice, Congrats Michael. Looks thorough! I do use Einsteins for fast action (short pulse) location strobes, with the mini Vagabond on each they replace the profoto AcuteB 600 handily.
Michael and Kevin – I didn’t realize the Einsteins could be used with the Vagabonds. Good to know. When I update the book here at some point (a few years from now hopefully) I will have to mention that.
Michael – I think there is a lot of useful info in there above and beyond just the gear stuff though. So you might find the e-book informative.
I’ve read some article says that there are a number of picture styles which can be used when shooting in modes such as manual, aperture and shutter priority. The creative control modes can only be used as their own independent modes, but you can increase or decrease the level of their affect.
[…] Location Lighting (eBook) by Michael Clark—Adventure photographer Michael Clark published a 277-page ebook on location lighting this week. Michael is an experienced shooter with a long client list. This beautifully designed eBook covers the use of big and small lights in a wide range of outdoor locations. Check it out on his blog. […]
This looks like an amazing resource! I love using lighting for location and outdoor portraits. It looks like you have covered just about everything.
Thanks!
Amily – Not quite sure what you are getting at with the picture styles comment?
Excellent book Michael, very thorough. I would find myself asking a question to myself but you’d answer it later on in the book. I’ve also purchased and read Exposed and love it as well. My only complaint is the format for your books, kind of “clunky” for lack of better term. I’m used to books on Kindle, and I realize there may be issues with licensing etc. but it’s a minor critique for an otherwise great book.
Mike –
Thanks for the comments on the e-book. The format is kind of clunky being that it is a PDF. I suppose that is old school. The reason that I format my e-books as a high res PDF is that many e-book readers, especially Kindle, cannot handle the high resolution images and they tend to place the images in strange places or cut them off. Also, e-pub formats massively reduce the image quality and I want people to be able to zoom in and see the images in detail. Kindles seem to do a great job with novels that don’t have any images but not so well with other books.
By the way, if you bought the e-book version of Exposed that book was formatted by PeachPit. And I believe they offered multiple versions for just about every e-reader. I have only seen the PDF version. Would be interesting to see the epub version on a Kindle.