THE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY BOOK
CHAPTER ONE SHOOTING PEOPLE LIKE A PRO 1 CHAPTER TWO USING HOT SHOE FLASH LIKE A PRO PART 3 23 CHAPTER THREE MORE TIPS ON USING YOUR STUDIO LIKE A PRO 39 CHAPTER FOUR MORE TIPS ON LENSES 59 CHAPTER FIVE PRO TIPS FOR SHOOTING IN NATURAL LIGHT 73 CHAPTER SIX SHOOTING LANDSCAPE PHOTOS LIKE A PRO 87 CHAPTER SEVEN PRO TIPS FOR SHOOTING TRAVEL PHOTOS 107 CHAPTER EIGHT SHOOTING SPORTS LIKE A PRO 119 CHAPTER NINE SHOOTING HDR LIKE A PRO 135 CHAPTER TEN PRO TIPS FOR SHOOTING DSLR VIDEO 155 CHAPTER ELEVEN PRO TIPS FOR GETTING BETTER PHOTOS 171 CHAPTER TWELVE YET EVEN MORE PHOTO RECIPES TO HELP YOU GET THE SHOT 189 CONTENTS I THINK ONE OF THE MOST WONDERFUL THINGS ABOUT SHOOTING PEOPLE IS THAT THEY RE ONE OF THE FEW THINGS THAT YOU LL EVER SHOOT THAT WILL ACTUALLY TALK TO YOU THINK ABOUT IT IF YOU SHOOT LANDSCAPES OR HDR SHOTS OR ARCHITECTURE OR CARS OR HOME INTERIORS IT S VERY UNLIKELY THAT ANY OF THESE WILL ACTUALLY CARRY ON A CONVERSATION WITH YOU UNLESS AND THIS IS A BIG UNLESS YOU RE ON LSD IN THAT CASE EVERYTHING WILL TALK TO YOU BUNNIES RAINBOWS MOUNTAINS DOOR HANDLES YOU NAME IT NOW YOU DO RUN A SERIOUS RISK WHEN TAKING LSD AND THAT IS YOU MAY BECOME ANNOYED AT CONSTANTLY HEARING FROM THESE INANIMATE OBJECTS BECAUSE LIKE PEOPLE THEY DON T ALWAYS SAY EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT THEM TO SAY FOR EXAMPLE I REMEMBER THIS ONE TIME DURING THE 1960S WHEN I WAS LISTENING TO THIS JIMI HENDRIX SONG WHILE CROSSING A RICE PADDY WITH MY PLATOON LOOKING BACK IT MAY NOT HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN A RICE PADDY IT MAY HAVE BEEN A SMALL DRAINAGE DITCH AT THE GOLF COURSE BEHIND MY PARENTS HOUSE AND SINCE I WAS PROBABLY ABOUT FIVE YEARS OLD I GUESS I WASN T WITH MY PLATOON IT WAS MORE LIKELY THE TWO NEIGHBOR KIDS THAT LIVED NEXT DOOR AND I IMAGINE I WASN T LISTENING TO JIMI HENDRIX IT WAS MORE LIKELY THIS IS THE WAY WE WASH OUR HANDS WASH OUR HANDS WASH OUR HANDS FROM THE CAPTAIN KANGAROO SHOW I WATCHED THAT MORNING BEFORE HEADING OFF TO KINDERGARTEN BUT THE 60S WERE SUCH A BLUR FOR ME ANYWAY WHEN YOU SHOOT PEOPLE THERE ARE A FEW THINGS YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE OF 1 HIDE THE GUN THIS IS THE FIRST THING THE COPS ARE GOING TO GO SEARCHING FOR 2 WIPE EVERYTHING CLEAN OF FINGERPRINTS 3 WHEN YOU HEAR IT S THE POLICE OPEN UP DON T FREAK OUT AND ACCIDENTALLY FLUSH YOUR 70 200MM F 2 8 LENS DOWN THE TOILET YOU CANNOT BELIEVE HOW LONG IT TAKES FOR ONE OF THOSE TO DRY OUT CHAPTER ONE SHOOTING PEOPLE LIKE A PRO YET EVEN MORE TIPS TO MAKE PEOPLE LOOK THEIR VERY BEST ?1 CHAPTER 1 THE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY BOOK ?2? ?2? 1 YOU DON T HAVE TO READ THIS PART BECAUSE I CREATED A VIDEO THAT EXPLAINS HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS BOOK IT S SHORT AND TO THE POINT BUT I PROMISE IT LL MAKE USING AND LEARNING FROM THIS BOOK MUCH MORE ENJOYABLE PLUS YOU CAN SKIP THIS SECTION BECAUSE THE VIDEO COVERS IT YOU CAN FIND IT AT HTTP KELBYTRAINING COM BOOKS DIGPHOTOGV4 2 HERE S HOW THIS BOOK WORKS BASICALLY IT S YOU AND ME TOGETHER AT A SHOOT AND I M GIVING YOU THE SAME TIPS THE SAME ADVICE AND SHARING THE SAME TECHNIQUES I VE LEARNED OVER THE YEARS FROM SOME OF THE TOP WORKING PROS BUT WHEN I M WITH A FRIEND I SKIP ALL THE TECHNICAL STUFF SO FOR EXAMPLE IF YOU TURNED TO ME AND SAID HEY SCOTT I WANT THE LIGHT TO LOOK REALLY SOFT AND FLATTERING HOW FAR BACK SHOULD I PUT THIS SOFTBOX I WOULDN T GIVE YOU A LECTURE ABOUT LIGHTING RATIOS OR FLASH MODIFIERS IN REAL LIFE I D JUST TURN TO YOU AND SAY MOVE IT IN AS CLOSE AS YOU CAN TO YOUR SUBJECT WITHOUT IT ACTUALLY SHOWING UP IN THE SHOT THE CLOSER YOU GET THE SOFTER AND MORE WRAPPING THE LIGHT GETS I D TELL YOU SHORT AND RIGHT TO THE POINT LIKE THAT SO THAT S WHAT I DO HERE 3 THIS PICKS UP RIGHT WHERE VOLUME 3 LEFT OFF THE PREVIOUS BOOKS IN THIS SERIES SHOULD HAVE BEEN CALLED PARTS 1 2 AND 3 INSTEAD OF VOLUMES 1 2 AND 3 SO THAT S WHY I CALLED THIS ONE PART 4 AND THE STUFF HERE IS WHAT PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT VOLUME 3 TOLD ME THEY WANTED TO LEARN NEXT SO FOR EXAMPLE IN THE CHAPTER ON HOT SHOE FLASH I DON T TELL YOU WHAT YOUR FLASH S GROUPS ARE FOR BECAUSE ALL THAT WAS ALREADY COVERED IN THE FLASH CHAPTER IN VOLUME 3 INSTEAD IT PICKS UP RIGHT AFTER THAT WITH ALL NEW STUFF NOW SHOULD YOU HAVE VOLUMES 1 2 AND 3 BEFORE 9 THINGS YOU LL WISH YOU HAD KNOWN SHOOTING PEOPLE LIKE A PRO ?3? ?3? YOU READ THIS BOOK IT S NOT ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY BUT IT CERTAINLY WOULDN T BOTHER ME ONE BIT IF YOU DID LIKE HOW I PHRASED THAT A VERY SUBTLE SOFT SELL APPROACH COMPELLING BUT YET NOT OVERBEARING ALL JOKING ASIDE IF YOU RE INTO OFF CAMERA FLASH OR STUDIO LIGHTING IT IS HELPFUL TO HAVE READ AT LEAST VOLUMES 2 AND 3 BECAUSE I TREAT THOSE CHAPTERS IN THIS BOOK AS IF YOU ALREADY LEARNED THE BASICS IN VOLUMES 2 AND 3 4 SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO BUY STUFF THIS IS NOT A BOOK TO SELL YOU STUFF BUT BEFORE YOU MOVE FORWARD UNDERSTAND THAT TO GET PRO RESULTS SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO USE SOME ACCESSORIES THAT THE PROS USE I DON T GET A KICKBACK OR PROMO FEE FROM ANY COMPANIES WHOSE PRODUCTS I RECOMMEND I M JUST GIVING YOU THE EXACT SAME ADVICE I D GIVE A FRIEND 5 WHERE DO YOU FIND ALL THE GEAR I MENTION SINCE I DIDN T WANT TO FILL THE BOOK WITH A BUNCH OF WEB LINKS ESPECIALLY SINCE WEBPAGES CAN CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE I PUT TOGETHER A SPECIAL PAGE FOR YOU WITH A LINK TO ANY OF THE GEAR I MENTION HERE IN THE BOOK YOU CAN FIND THIS GEAR PAGE AT HTTP KELBYTRAINING COM BOOKS VOL4GEAR 6 THE INTRO PAGE AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH CHAPTER IS JUST DESIGNED TO GIVE YOU A QUICK MENTAL BREAK AND HONESTLY THEY HAVE LITTLE TO DO WITH THE CHAPTER IN FACT THEY HAVE LITTLE TO DO WITH ANYTHING BUT WRITING THESE OFF THE WALL CHAPTER INTROS IS KIND OF A TRADITION OF MINE I DO THIS IN ALL MY BOOKS SO IF YOU RE ONE OF THOSE REALLY SERIOUS TYPES PLEASE I M BEGGING YOU SKIP THEM BECAUSE THEY LL JUST GET ON YOUR NERVES BEFORE READING THIS BOOK