indoor studios
discussed, 95
outdoor photography vs., 149
for portraits, 95–96
setup for, 95–96
space requirements for, 95–96, 102
informational web sites, 186
Inverse Squire Law, 71
ISO settings
for concert photography, 117
of D70/D70S, 102
Guide Number and, 11
high, 102
i-TTL balanced fill flash. See TTL BL flash
i-TTL flash. See TTL flash
i-TTL metering. See TTL metering system
K
Kelvin scale, 62
Ken Rockwell, 186
L
LCD panel
illumination of, 45
in SB-600, 19
for SB-800, 14
setup for, 45
testing shots and, 70
LED, for wide-area AF-assist illuminator, 10
left button (SB-800), 16
legs, posing for, 165–166
lens adapter, wide-angle, 20
light deflectors, 60
light diffusers, 60
light sensor
for automatic non-TTL flash, 14
in SB-600, 18
in SB-800, 14
for TTL wireless flash, 14, 18
light stands, traveling with, 104–105
lighting, 53–61. See also specific types, e.g.:
bounced lighting
accessories for, 52
advanced wireless, 10
amount of, 55
with bounce flash, 66–69
color temperature of, 62–65
controlling, 157
for dimensionality, 37
direction of, 54
evenly, 69
loss of, 70, 90
outdoor lighting, 60–61
outdoors, 60–61
portability of, 50
settings for, 69–70
situations, common, 102–103
in studio, 53–60
studio lighting, 53–60
traveling with, 49
varying, 156
lighting ratios, 59
lithium batteries, 30
locking controls, 41
loop (paramount) lighting, 96
low-light situations
aperture for, 117
using AF Assist, 44
using fill flash, 61
M
M flash mode. See manual flash mode
macro photography
discussed, 135–136
focal length for, 140
inspiration for, 137
outdoor portrait photography, 135
practice exercises for, 139
tips for, 140
“true,” 140
main light, 77
main parts
of SB-600, 18–21
of SB-800, 12–15
manual (M) flash mode
button for, 16
discussed, 22, 32, 77
distance-priority, 11, 24, 25
in SB-800, 16
Master (commander) unit flash
adjusting output compensation with, 39
choosing, 78
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