Canon®
Speedlite System
Digital Field Guide
3rd Edition
Michael Corsentino
Canon® Speedlite System Digital Field Guide, 3rd Edition
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About the Author
Michael Corsentino is an award-winning contemporary wedding and portrait photographer, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom expert, author, national speaker, and workshop leader based in Northern California. Shooting digitally since 1999, he made his first exposure when he was 12 years old and hasn’t put his camera down since.
His 35-year love affair with the magic and science of photography is more passionate today than ever. Stylish, dramatic, edgy, and modern images set Michael’s photography apart. His award-winning blend of photojournalism, fashion, and editorial styles have made him an in-demand portrait and destination wedding photographer.
Equally passionate about educating, Michael loves to share his lighting and posing secrets, post-processing techniques, time-saving workflow strategies, and shooting philosophy with other photographers during his inspiring workshops and speaking engagements.
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Dedication
To my dear mother, Stephanie, without your beautiful love, caring, and lifelong support of my artistic dreams, I wouldn’t be who I am today. Thank you so much!
To my father, Joseph, thank you for igniting the spark that turned into a wonderful 35- year love affair with the art, science, and magic of photography.
Acknowledgments
I owe a great debt of gratitude to the many wonderful people and innovative companies who have helped make this book a reality. Were it not for their generosity, time, and endless patience with all my crazy and repeated questions, this book would not have been possible.
A big thank you to the following companies and individuals who have generously provided equipment, educational materials, images, software, supplies, and technical assistance for this book: F.J. Westcott, Manfrotto Distribution, Lastolite, Honl Photo, MAC Group, ExpoImaging, iDC Photo, Drop it Modern, Syl Arena Photography, Kubota Image Tools, Nik Software, OnOne Software, Sylights.com, Amherst Media, TriCoast Photography, Backgrounds by Maheu, Canon U.S.A., The Eyelighter, MOLA Softlights, Fotodiox, Vello, Barbour Backdrops and Props, Shannon Michelle Photography, Gary Fong, PhotoshopCAFE, Steele Training, Photogenic, Fstoppers.com, Karl Taylor Photography, LEE Filters, ProPhoto Connect, HoneyGrids, Tether Tools, Think Tank Photo, California Sunbounce, Mike Larson Photography, RadioPopper, Photek, Lovegrove Consulting, Lightware Direct, Michael Bass Designs, Hildozine, Enlight Photo, Lensbaby, Don Gianatti Photography, Joe McNally Photography, Graphic Authority, and RPG Keys.
Special thanks to the talented photographers who’ve graciously contributed their images: Dennis Urbiztondo, Adam Duckworth, and Stacie Frazier.
Throughout my career, I’ve been lucky enough to connect with some truly amazing people in this industry and, in the process, have made many treasured friendships. There are so many individuals and companies who deserve special thanks for their support, help, and mentoring along the way. These are the folks who’ve believed in me from day one and shown incredible generosity and kindness for which I’ll always be grateful. For them I would do just about anything. They are Dennis Urbiztondo, Sal and Taylor Cincotta, Kevin Kubota and the Kubota Image Tools team, Andrew Funderburg, Skip Cohen, Scott Bourne, Christopher Becker, Stephanie Devaux, Elena Hernandez, Colin Smith, Kevin La Rue and the team at Nik Software, Mike Wong and the team at OnOne Software, Jules and Joy Bianchi, Joey Lawrence, Amber McCoy and my friends at F.J. Westcott, Doug Gordon, Charlie Moshure, Candice Cunningham, RC Concepcion, Mark Astmann, Frederick Van Johnson and, of course, Tim “I gotta run!” Riley.
Thanks to following photographers who have mentored, educated, and inspired me from afar through their websites, and blogs: David Hobby, Scott Kelby, Joe McNally, Syl Arena, and Chris Orwig. I am indebted to each of you for sharing your knowledge and passion as well as helping me and countless others become better photographers.
To Stephanie McComb, my awesome Acquisitions Editor, for her always-calming demeanor, handholding, and gentle yet firm adherence to the deadlines. She kept me on track, told me everything would be okay when I was stressed, organized all the details involved in producing this book, and was always quick to reply to my many, many questions.
To Kristin Vorce, my Project Editor, for her cheerful attention to all the bits and pieces of the book, for helping to organize my scattered brain, and for her patience while explaining the various processes to me again and again. She was a true pleasure to work with and her contributions definitely made this book better and made me look better!
To my fine editing team at Wiley for their marketing insight, skillful editing, and continuous support and encouragement.
A special shout out goes to my buddy, Dennis Urbiztondo. Thank you so much for your amazing friendship, endless patience, and support. You are one of a kind, and I’m honored to call you my friend. Everyone should be lucky enough to have a friend like you.
Finally, eternal thanks to my mother, Stephanie, for her boundless love, support, and infusing me with her love of the arts at an early age. Throughout my life, your encouragement, endless laughter, belief in my dreams, work ethic, and class have been my guiding light!