Mastering Flash Photography  - Vitally important to all photographers, lighting is thoroughly explored in this first fully color-illustrated guide to flash techniques, from point-and-shoot to studio work. From beginners to working pros, all photographers who need to learn or improve their electronic flash techniques will benefit from this solid instructional guide.

 It opens with in-camera flash basics, then moves to intermediate topics such as automatic and manual exposure flash readings, detachable units, flash guide numbers, bounce flash, and fill flash, then covers advanced methods for using off-camera flash, flash brackets, power packs, remote triggering, and other techniques.

About the Author: Susan McCartney, whose photography has been published in top magazines, including Life and Glamour, is also the author of Travel Photography and Nature and Wildlife Photography. She is based in New York.