~Flash Basics~

~flash example~

It doesn't matter if you're using Nikon or any other brand, flash basics are flash basics. The basics of manual flash and manual flash exposure must be understood even with today's modern TTL technology! With the introduction of the N8008 and SB-24, it was said that those not knowing flash photography would become good and those knowing flash photography, would become great with its technology. True, the breakthrough technology of that system improved the mathematical percentage of technically correct exposed photographs. But the quality and creativity of flash photographs taken by the average photographer have not made the same quantum leap. This stems from the fact that basic flash exposure and technique has never been very well understood. This includes understanding all the advantages the Nikon flash system makes available to the photographer!

Before diving into this topic, one statement needs to be made about understanding flash photography. It takes time to master flash! Because it's something we can't see, understanding flash is a very, very difficult process. Don't expect to comprehend all the theory and put flash into practice after first reading through this or any other explanation of flash. Give yourself and your equipment time to let it sink in. This book will have you up and running with flash, but it will still require some time before you're using flash as a natural, unconscious photographic tool.

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