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Canon®
SpeedliteSystem
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2nd Edition
Brian McLernon
WILEY
Wiley Publishing, Inc.
Contents
Introduction xiv
Quick Tour 1
Getting Up and Running Quickly 2
Taking Your First Photos with the Speedlite. .
. 3
CHAPTER 1
Exploring the 580EX II and 430EX II
Speedlites 7
Features of the Canon Speedlite System ....8
580EXII 9
580EX II specifications and features 9
Main components 11
Control buttons and Select dial 16
580EX II accessories 18
430EXII 18
430EX II specifications and features 19
Main components 20
Controi buttons 23
430EX II accessories 25
Other Components of the Speedlite
System 25
270EX 26
OC-E3 Off-Camera Shoe Cord 27
ST-E2 wireless transmitter 28
Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX 29
Macro Ring Lite MR-14EX 32
CHAPTER 2
Setting Up the 580EX II and
430EX II Speedlites 35
Power Requirements 36
Non-rechargeable 36
Rechargeable 36
Flash Modes 38
E-TTL II 38
E-TTL 39
Manual 39
Multi-stroboscopic flash 40
Zoom position 41
580EX II 42
430EX II 42
Auto Zoom Adjustment for APS-C
Sensors 42
Adjusting Flash Exposure Compensation ...43
AF-Assist Beam 45
580EX II 45
430EX II 45
LCD Panel Illumination 46
Custom Functions 46
Setting Custom Functions on the flash... 46
Setting Custom Functions via
the camera 50
Auto Off mode 50
CHAPTER 3
Flash Photography Basics 51
Studio Strobes or Speedlites? 52
Concepts of Lighting 55
Studio lighting 56
Placement 56
Portrait lighting types 58
Mood and drama 61
Lighting patterns 63
Butterfly/Paramount 63
Loop 63
Rembrandt/45 64
Split lighting 64
Modified split/rim lighting 65
Shadowless 66
Using Speedlites for outdoor locations.. .
66
Remembering light theory 68
Setting power output 69
Color Temperature and White Balance 69
What is Kelvin temperature? 70
Choosing the white balance 70
White balance presets 73
Balancing for the ambient light 75
Using Bounce Flash 76
Why and when to use bounce flash 77
Camera and Speecllite settings 78
Explaining Flash Exposure and
Specifications 79
Guide number 80
Aperture 82
Distance 82
Guide number -r Distance = Aperture ...83
Sync speed 83
Second-curtain sync 84
Fill flash 84
CHAPTER 4
Wireless Flash Photography with
the Speedlite System 87
How the Speedlite System Works
Wirelessly with Your Camera 88
Overview of Flash Setup with the
Canon Speedlite System 88
Step 1: Choose a flash mode 89
Step 2: Choose a channel 89
Step 3: Set up groups or slave IDs 90
Step 4: Adjust the flash ratio levels 90
Setting Up Master and Slave Flashes 90
Masters 91
Setting up the 580EX II 91
Setting up the ST-E2 93
Slaves 95
Setting up the 580EX II 96
Setting up the 430EX II 96
Setting Up a Wireless Manual Flash 97
580EX II in Manual mode 98
Setting slaves for manual flash 99
580EX II 99
430EX II 99
Using Wireless Multi-Stroboscopic Flash...
100
Setting Up Channels and Groups
or Slave IDs 101
Channels 101
Groups 101
580EX II 102
430EX II 102
Setting Flash Exposure Compensation ....102
Setting FEC with the 580EX II set to
Master 103
Setting FEC slave flashes 103
580EX II 104
430EX II 104
Using Your Speedlites with
PocketWizards 104
Setting channels 105
Plus II transceivers and MultiMAXes ... 106
CHAPTER 5
Setting Up a Wireless Studio 107
Introduction to the Portable Studio 108
Light Modifiers 109
Reflectors 110
Gels 111
Grids and snoots 112
Diffusers 113
Umbrellas 114
Softboxes 116
Flash-mounted softboxes 117
Stand-mounted softboxes 117
Octabanks 118
Softbox alternatives 119
Backgrounds and Background Stands 121
Seamless paper backdrops 121
Muslin backdrops 122
Canvas backdrops 123
Background stands 123
Space Considerations 124
Setting up for indoor shoots 125
Portraits 125
Small products 126
Setting up for outdoor shoots 126
Traveling with Your Wireless Studio 128
Camera cases and bags 128
Backgrounds and light stands 129
CHAPTER 6
Everyday Applications of Your
Speedlites 131
Action and Sports Photography 132
Preparations and considerations 134
Practical pro advice 138
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Concert and Event Photography . . .140
Preparations and considerations.. . . . . .
140
Practical pro advice. . .
143
Landscape and Travel Photography. .. . . . .145
Preparations and considerations. .. . . . .
145
Practical pro advice. . .
149
Macro and Close-Up Photography ... 153
Preparations and considerations.. .. ...
154
Practical pro advice...
157
Portrait Photography . . .
159
Studio portraits . . .161
Outdoor portraits . .
.163
Night portraits . . .165
Group portraits . . .167
Still-Life and Product Photography ...170
Preparations and considerations.. . . . . .
170
Practical pro advice...
171
Wedding Photography ...174
Preparations and considerations. . . . ...174
Practical pro advice...
175
Wildlife and Pet Photography ... 179
Preparations and considerations..
..
...179
Practical pro advice...
182
APPENDIX A
Posing Basics 183
Refined Posing 185
Positioning the body 186
Positioning the hands and arms 188
Positioning the head and neck 189
Posing Positions to Avoid 193
Planning Poses 194
Casual portrait poses 194
Traditional poses 194
Photojournalistic poses 195
Glamour style 197
APPENDIX B
Rules of Composition 199
Keep It Simple 199
Silhouettes 202
Limiting focus 204
The Rule of Thirds 206
Field of View 208
Leading Lines and S-Curves 210
Symmetry 211
APPENDIX C
Resources 213
Informational Web Sites and Blogs 213
Workshops 214
Online Photography Magazines 216
APPENDIX D
How to Use the Gray Card and
Color Checker 217
The Gray Card 217
The Color Checker 218
Glossary 219
Index 227