There were a couple reasons why I didn't think this book was worth my money.
1.) Wayyyyy too many typos and formatting errors. It seems if only 1 person from the publishing company had read this book the mistakes would have been caught. Not so.
2.) Overall pretty poor images. As another reviewer said, once you start breaking down the images, there are way too many mistakes. Anyone with a little bit of training in photography would see the sort of carelessness in his images. Not what I would want to be learning by. To learn how to make GREAT images, check out David Hobby's blog, Strobist, and also pick up a copy of both of Joe Mcnally's books.
3.) Repetitive information. And not much useful info. He mostly likes to talk about how incredible his images are. He's got a pretty big head for someone who doesn't really produce. He also shows repetitive light setups. Basically, same lights, different model. And that's supposed to teach me what?
Trust me, save your money for gear and read a blog.Get more detail about Lights, Camera, Capture: Creative Lighting Techniques for Digital Photographers.
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