Small flashes can make a big impact! In this book, Tilo Gockel shows you how to make magic by mastering the use of light. You will learn how to use speedlights to create amazing photographs in any lighting situation.

Tilo uses 40 lighting workshops to teach his methods for producing impressive flash shots in portrait, fashion, macro, food, still life, and high-speed photography.

The richly illustrated, easy-to-understand workshops are filled with recommendations and instructions for flash setups, detailed lighting diagrams, and tips and tricks for how to achieve the look of high-end studio shots using simple, accessible equipment, even in your own home.

Also included is information on the settings that will help you master complex multi-flash situations, as well as tips on how to create cost-effective, self-built accessories.

Foreword by Strobist.com's David Hobby.

Amazing images are possible with just one flash! Today's speedlights may be small but they are mighty...that is, if you know how to use them. In this book, flash photography pro Tilo Gockel teaches the secrets to capturing beautifully lit images using just one flash!

The first section of the book provides a crash course in flash photography covering lighting techniques, equipment, and understanding the nuances of flash lighting. Then, through a series of 26 workshops covering everything from people to objects to food to special techniques, Tilo demonstrates how it's done. Included are example images, lighting diagrams, setup instructions, and even post-processing tips.

You'll learn how a single flash can not only illuminate, but also add color and project patterns on a scene, and how easy it is to turn a single flash into multiple light sources using reflectors and mirrors to multiply and redirect the flash. You will also learn how to use the flash detached from the camera's hot shoe and how to repeatedly fire the flash for special effects. Tilo's practical style and simple explanations of technology will enable you to get started quickly with flash photography and to achieve fantastic results. Topics include:

• Combining flash with ambient light
• Using shades, reflectors, and mirrors
• Flash composite techniques
• Light painting with Xenon flash devices
• Simulating continuous light with stroboscopic flash and modeling flash
• Use of low-cost non-TTL flashes as well as TTL flashes
• Battery-powered DIY bare-bulb flash

Absolut praxisnah und immer eher mit einem zwinkernden Auge, statt mit dem erhobenen Zeigefinger beantwortet der vorliegende Leitfaden folgende Fragestellungen und Themen rund um die Erstellung einer wissenschaftlichen Ausarbeitung: - Wie und wo recherchiere ich? Wie verwalte ich die Quellen?- Wie zitiere und referenziere ich korrekt?- Welches Material darf ich hinsichtlich der Urheberrechte verwenden?- Wie baue ich meine Gliederung auf?- Welche Software-Tools sind für welche Aufgaben besonders geeignet?- Wie erstelle ich Grafiken, Charts, Formeln, Diagramme?- Wie bette ich sie ein?- Wie funktioniert der Austausch mit dem Verlag bzw. mit der Druckerei?- Neue deutsche Rechtschreibung, Stil, normgerechte Zeichnungen.

Als solide Basis für eine studentische Arbeit oder auch eine Dissertation ist zu diesem Buch eine komfortable LaTeX-Vorlage online frei erhältlich.