I am giving away a free copy of an excellent book about photographing in natural light, Available Light: Photographic Techniques for Using Existing Light Sources by Don Marr!! Read on to see how to take part in the give-away.
CONTEST CLOSED! The contest ended Nov. 8, 2010. I will go to Random.org and have it select and announce the winner tonight (Nov. 9).
I recently came across this book and found it incredibly helpful. Unlike most photo books that merely tell you about front lighting or side lighting or diffused overcast lighting and then don’t go into much practical detail, this book actually explains how to seek out, modify, and use natural light – in all its forms – to take better photos. It demonstrates that off-camera flash is not necessary for better photos, even in less-than-ideal lighting situations. I wrote much more about this book in my Essential Digital Photography Books post.
This book can be yours! – The free copy of Available Light by Don Marr, donated by Amherst Media, photographed on my floor in the available window light.
I liked the book so much that I contacted the publisher, Amherst Media, and asked them for a copy that I could give away on my blog here. They enthusiastically agreed, and I have just received the book from them.
How to Enter:
Just leave a comment for this post. If you don’t see the comment form immediately below the post, look under the title of this post and click on where it says “… comments.” Or just click HERE. Put in whatever comment you want. If you wish, let me know how you came across my blog (Yahoo/ Google search, Twitter, regular reader, etc.), and if you are a regular reader or plan to become one, let me know what you enjoy reading about here and what photography topics and/or equipment you would like to read more about.
I will leave this post open for comments for three weeks, until Monday November 8 at 11:59pm. At that time all the comments will be numbered in the order they were received and posted. They may not be published immediately as I have to approve them – in the order received – to prevent spam. I will then use the True Random Number Generator on Random.org to choose a random number and select the winner. Decision is final! Contest is open to those with United States mailing addresses only! Good luck!
If you don’t win or just wish to check out the book Available Light on Amazon, you can click here or on the cover:
Also, while I have your attention, be sure to check out my new eBooks:
Your World 60D – The Still Photographer’s Guide to Operation and Image Creation with the Canon EOS 60D. You can read more about it and purchase it in PDF format (also iPad compatible) here on my blog, or it is also available in the Kindle version on Amazon.
T2i Experience – The Still Photographer’s Guide to the Canon Rebel T2i / EOS 550D. Learn more about it a purchase it in PDF format here, or in the Kindle version on Amazon.
