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Seeing The Light
September 10th, 2009
I’m a voracious reader, it’s one of the ways I learn best, and eBooks seem to be a great bridge between the information found online for free and the $40 price-tag of a print book. There’s a place for all of those. A month or two I directed you to Mitchell Kanashkevitch’s ebook about post-processing. It was, and still is, and excellent resource. This month I want to direct you to his newest effort – Seeing The Light. It’s a 54-page PDF book about minimalist lighting scenarios using natural, modified, and created light with small, light, tools, and where Joe McNally’s books lean towards Nikons, multiple-flashes, and E-TTL, Mitchell’s focus is on lighter set-ups in travel scenarios. Well-illustrated by his gorgeous photographs, and by excellent illustrations drawn by his uber-talented wife, this is a really top-notch effort. And for $12, it’s excellent value.
I’m loathe to ask you to consider anyone’s eBooks but mine, 
but both his books are really solid value and great insight into how working simply, but intelligently, can create gorgeous images. Furthermore, if you don’t like flash because you “don’t like your images to look lit” then you need to check this one out.
More information on Mitchell’s stuff can be found HERE on his website. And while you’re there, take a look at his work. I regularly look at Mitchell’s work for inspiration.
Got that for like a week already, and although I’m a Nikon shooter, and having read Joe McNally’s book having to do with temperature & footwear, this one’s quite a cool insight to how somebody who travels extensively deep into exotic locations manages his lighting.
I made my canon friends get the eBook, it’s useful for the fresh viewpoints on Canon flash =]
Man, I just might get commission ;>
Thanks David! Something to chew on while your out and about!
Downloaded ‘Seeing the light’ over the weekend and after finishing it, went back for the post processing e-book.
This guy has focused me on where I want to be.
Love his work.
I have bought a lot of related books recently, Joe McNally’s 2 books and Mitchells 2 e-books have been the most informative and inspiring.
Not fair? I’ve currently got a voracious appetite for Photo books. I’ve bought at least a dozen in the last two months. You need to stop these posts. I’m going broke!!
Gordon
Thanks for this resource, as always, very helpful indeed!
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