Yes! My book De Flitsbijbel has gone to the printers!

Tuesday 25 October 2022, 08:04 by Elja Trum | 4,645 views | 2 comments

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It was a big job and, of course, took much longer than planned, but it has gone to the printers! My brand-new book De Flitsbijbel should be delivered in about a month. You can get a copy for free.

Ugly, harsh shadows, dark backgrounds, overexposed faces and therefore failed photos. This is what you get when you try to create a portrait with flash. At least, that is what my first flash photos looked like.

Reason enough to throw the flashgun in the cupboard and get to work with natural light.

Flash photography seems difficult at first. If you simply turn on your camera's flash and take photos, the results are usually rubbish. So it is no wonder that many photographers stick to natural light. Fortunately, it is actually not that complicated to take great flash photos.

In this book, I give you simple, practical tips that will help you create perfect portraits with flash in all conditions.

For example, you will discover:

How to take photos that look as though you had beautiful natural light, while you have actually just used your flashguns.

What equipment you need to take beautiful flash photos, without having to rob a bank first.

How to use flash to take professional photos, even if you do not have a studio.

How to use flashguns to take creative photos that would not be possible with natural light.

With this book, I want to inspire you to enjoy creating beautiful portraits with flash. Not with long technical stories, but with 101 practical and simple examples.

It is actually the successor to my book De Portretbijbel. It is already sitting on the bedside tables of more than 6,000 people.

The format is the same again. Each page contains a tip, along with a matching photo. The tips are always nice and short, and you do not have to read the book from cover to cover.

You can simply open a random page and read the tip on it. Or, for example, browse through the book until you find a photo that appeals to you, then read how you can take a similar photo yourself.

The book consists of 11 chapters: The basics of portrait photography, Determining your composition, Practical tips for posing your model, Communicating with your model, Finding the perfect background, Photographing outdoors, Photographing indoors, Flash photography on location, Photographing children, Studio portraits and Creative portraits.

Get it for free

De Flitsbijbel is initially available exclusively to members of Photofacts Academy. They can be among the first to get a copy by renewing their membership. They will receive the book as a free gift.

Are you not yet a member of Photofacts Academy, but are you interested in the book? Then I have good news.

You can now join and receive the book with a saving of no less than 75 euros. New members will temporarily receive 50 euros off when they join now, and will also receive the book, worth 25 euros, completely free.

» Order it now with membership (75 euro saving)

If you are already a member of Photofacts Academy, you can also get my new book delivered to your home for free. You will receive it as a gift when you renew your membership.

» Renew your membership (De Flitsbijbel as a gift when you renew)

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About the author

Elja Trum is the founder of Photofacts and online photography course website Photofacts Academy. He has been writing about photography since 2006. Elja is also the author of (Dutch) books on composition, black-and-white photography, flash photography and portrait photography.

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2 comments

Frans van der Graaf wrote on Sunday 30 October 2022 at 00:07 | reply
Seems like a really great book to me, I just wonder if I can also buy this book in the store.
Translated from Dutch.

Elja Trum wrote on Monday 31 October 2022 at 12:45 | reply
@Frans; Not yet, but probably from the beginning of December.
Translated from Dutch.

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