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	• The Moment It Clicks: Photography secrets from one of the world's top shooters (Voices That Matter) Joe McNally New Riders Press, 2008 - 272 pages average customer review:based on 137 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

great book to dream on

excellent book from one of the greatest photographers of our time. fantastic shots with superficial dissection of why and how. overall the technological level required to obtain this pictures is way out of my league and intent. Very nice book to expand your thinking and give you some insight on the complicated and fascinating world of pro photography...

for more down to earth matters that will improve your shooting quickly without having to buy 20 flashes, 5 softboxes and 2 umbrellas, I prefer " the photographer's eye"!

A Must Read for the Experienced Photographer

Joe McNally's book is a must read for the experienced photographer looking for practical tips and wisdom learned thru years of experience! I'm not sure the novice would understand many of the tips, but if you've been shooting for awhile and understand the concepts and principles of lighting, this book will provide you with some of that knowledge and wisdom that it takes years of experience to gain.

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First of all. I am not Nikon shooter. And it really irritates to see Joe pushing this brand in the book so hard. I understand he is getting paid by them, but hey.. i paid for the book, not for the Nikon ad.

Other than that.. Its a good book, full of stories and decent imagery (well few shots are horrible to me taste, but its just me), and tips.

Again - its not a cookbook. But its feeding your brain enough to start properlling ;) I would read it again and again, i believe, and recommend it highly to me friends (specially Nikon users.. arf)

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Not really a how-to book, but still excellent

From its description, I expected a "how-to" book. It isn't. Rather, it is a book filled with truly excellent photographs with a bit of personal story for each, many of which are interesting, and just a couple of hints about capturing shots like those on the pages.

The truth is that most of us will never have the opportunity to get shots like these; at the top of a New York skyscraper, dangling from a helicopter 500 feet about the well-known Hollywood sign in Los Angeles, photographing prima ballerinas and telling them to take off their shoes.

One revealing tidbit of just how different Joe McNally is different from me (and probably you) is the contents of his camera bag. Well, actually bags: three of them. Three Nikon bodies, eleven Nikon lenses, five Nikon SB-800 speedlights - and a lot more. And, of course, a lot of the shots are lit with truly serious lighting, the kind of units that cost thousands of dollars or rent for hundreds of dollars a day. like Joe's Avenger 12 x 12 foot Butterfly Foldaway Frame.

So what do we have here?

A book of great photographs, some interesting stories on how they came to be and some hints and tips.

It is more than enough, frankly.

For example, Joe tells of an experience in Star City, the Russian space training facility. He gets on a zero-gravity training plane by bribing someone with $7,500, talks about retching 50 times as the plane dives to acheive zero Gs, gives a one sentence of how he made the shot on the facing page which, frankly, is breathtaking.

No, I will never be able to duplicate Joe's experience, but I am sure glad to that Joe McNally has shared some insights into his life with the rest of us.

All told, this is really more or less a coffee table photo book with a lot of personal stories. Great photography, great stories and more than a few useful tips.

Jerry

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Excellent Photography Book

Beautifully illustrated photography book. Excellent "how to get the shot" tutorial. A must for photographers.

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