OK, so if youre still reading this then you might be interested in Joe McNallys new book The Hot Shoe Diaries: Big Light from Small Flashes [link]
Whats it about?
Its a brain-dump of how Joe McNally does small-flash photography. It is heavily biased toward the Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS) so if you dont shoot Nikon, youll have some translating to do to get this stuff to work with your kit. That said, this isnt a How To manual, its more about showing you what is possible with small flash and inspiring you to go out and try it.
The book starts with a look at the various pieces of lighting kit umbrellas, softboxes, snoots, grids, panels, gobos, reflectors, clamps and stands and explains what these do and why you should care. The rest of the book is divided into sections covering working with one flash, two flashes and a whole bunch of flashes. Each section contains multiple shots and each of these is presented as a full-page photo followed by text describing how the shot was produced.
How does it compare to The Moment It Clicks? [link]
If you enjoyed clicks, youll like this one it has the same anecdotal style. But this time, its all about flash.
How does it compare to David Hobbys Strobist.com? [link]
There is obviously a great deal of overlap between the two. If youve read the Strobist Lighting 101 and 102 archives then theres isnt much in this book that will come as a surprise. The two main differences are: McNally is Nikon-centric, Strobist is neutral; and McNally is about the crazy, high-profile, money-no-object shoots and Strobist is about getting stuff done on a budget.
Should I buy it?
That depends ... if money is tight and/or you dont shoot Nikon, no stick with Strobist and maybe check out McNallys blog [link] On the other hand, if you enjoyed Clicks then go for it if you havent already.














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