Mastering Canon EOS Flash Photography--------------------------------------------------Automatic flash technology has revolutionized photography. Originallyseen as just a way of illuminating dark scenes with portable light,flash is used today for a host of creative functions, including supplementingdaylight and designing complex scenes lit by multiple light sources.But flash photography is also a difficult artistic and technical challenge.It's easy to get that harsh deer-in-the-headlights look from built-inautomatic flash, but using electronic flash to create strikingimages is not as straightforward. Mastering Canon EOS Flash Photographywill be the authoritative book on the subject, guiding the reader througheverything from Canon's Speedlite flash system to off-camera portableflash and professional studio lighting. It begins with the fundamentalsof flash metering technology, discusses key concepts, and documentsthe various features and functions available with EOS gear. It willbe illustrated throughout with clear diagrams describing importantfunctions and lighting arrangements, and with quality photographs demonstratingsophisticated flash techniques. Unlike other works on the topic, itwill also cover the burgeoning field of non-dedicated off-camera flash.This is an area traditionally seen as too daunting for all but professionalphotographers. But the combination of digital's immediacy and easeof use, and popular Web sites such as Strobist.com have brought off-cameraflash to a whole new audience.--------------------------------------------------Author Biography: NK Guy is a Canadian writer and photographer livingin Britain. He specializes in travel photography and event portraiture,is the author of the Photographer's Dictionary and is the creator ofPhotoNotes.org, a popular online resource for photographic education.He no longer lives aboard a barge on the Paddington Arm of the GrandUnion Canal in London, but wishes he still did because it makes forgreat book bio copy.