Introduction Chapter 1: Lighting Tools and Accessories 1.Your built-in flash 2.Add-on flash 3.Available lighting 4.Diffusers 5.Bounce aids 6.Light supports 7.Light meters 8.Slave triggers 9.Flash brackets Chapter 2: Basics of Good Lighting 1.What's good lighting? 2.Contrasty lighting 3.Soft lighting 4.Lighting ratios 5.Lighting direction Chapter 3: Available Light Basics 1.Lighting intensity 2.Light qualities 3.Light color balance 4.Mixed light sources 5.Increasing your camera's sensitivity 6.Avoiding inky shadows 7.Light fall-off Chapter 4: Electronic Flash Fundamentals 1.Types of flash 2.Built-in flash 3.Shoe-mount flash 4.Using off camera flash 5.Using "pro" lights 6.Inverse squares Chapter 5: Using Multiple Light Sources 1.Multiple source advantages 2.Lighting ratios 3.Balancing light 4.Main light/key light 5.Fill light 6.Background light 7.Hair light 8.Spot lights 6.Reflectors/deflectors Chapter 6: Lighting Setups 1.Basic lighting fundamentals 2.Setting up lights 3.Short lighting 4.Broad lighting 5.Butterfly lighting 6.Side lighting 7.Back lighting 8.Glamour lighting 9.Paramount lighting Chapter 7: Lighting and Action 1.Lighting indoor sports 2.Lighting outdoors 3.Flash vs. existing light 4.Rear-sync 5.Front-sync 6.Lighting for long/short action exposures 7.Light fall-off in action Chapter 8: Close-up and Macro Lighting 1.Lighting and depth-of-field 2.Lighting for close-ups 3.Available lighting 4.Flash lighting 5.Ringlights 6.Creative close-up lighting Chapter 9: Lighting for Travel and Architecture 1.Lighting interiors 2.Handling mixed lighting 3.Urban lighting 4.Night lighting effects 5.Monuments and museums 6.Beaches and snow 7.Fill flash 8.Traveling light with your lights Mini-Glossary Index