{"id":12606,"date":"2013-01-01T05:12:49","date_gmt":"2013-01-01T09:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/?page_id=12606"},"modified":"2026-01-29T01:19:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T05:19:31","slug":"book-direction-quality-of-light","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/about\/book-direction-quality-of-light\/","title":{"rendered":"book: Direction &#038; Quality of Light"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class='one_third'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/nvn-book3-direction-quality-light\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/books\/NvN\/3-qualityoflight-250.jpg\" alt=\"Direction &amp; Quality Of Light\" width=\"250\" height=\"324\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class='two_third last'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Direction &amp; Quality of Light<\/h1>\n<p>I wanted to distill the essence of what we, as photographers, work with &#8211; light! Before we can truly grasp on-camera flash and off-camera flash, and really, any kind of photography, we have to be aware of the direction and quality of light. We need to observe the light that we have, and then decide how best to use it, or enhance it.<\/p>\n<p>With this book, I try my best to share those \u201caha!\u201d moments with you, and I do believe this book can make a difference to your photography.<\/p>\n<p>The book is available on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/nvn-book3-direction-quality-light\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Amazon USA<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/nvn-book3-direction-quality-light-uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon UK<\/a><\/strong>, or can be ordered through Barnes &amp; Nobles and other bookstores. The book\u00a0is also available on the Apple iBook Store, as well as Amazon Kindle.\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class='clear'><\/div><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Info about my\u00a0other books on photography<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #999999;\">1. On-Camera Flash Photography &#8211; (out of print)<\/span><br \/>\n2. <a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/about\/book-off-camera-flash-photography\/\">Off-Camera Flash Photography<\/a><br \/>\n3. Direction &amp;\u00a0Quality of Light<br \/>\n4.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/about\/book-lighting-design-portrait-photography\/\">Lighting &amp;\u00a0Design for Portrait Photography<\/a><br \/>\n5.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/about\/book-on-camera-flash\/\">On-Camera Flash Photography<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0(revised edition)<\/p>\n<p>Also check out my list of <a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/flash-photography-techniques\/photography-books\/\">recommended books on photography technique<\/a>,<br \/>\nand my choice of <a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/about\/best-photography-books\/\">best photography books<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Errata &amp; Corrections &#8211; Direction &amp; Quality Of Light<\/h2>\n<p>No matter how many times work is cross-checked, entropy will have its way.<br \/>\nSo I need to correct an error in my book, Direction &amp; Quality Of Light:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The photo shown in Plate 1-12 on page 19, was shot with direct, off-camera flash. No diffusion. There is a contradictory statement there that a softbox was used. This is incorrect. Just the bare flash was used, off-camera on a monopod being held up by an assistant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/about\/books\/\">Photography books by Neil vN<\/a><\/h2>\n<div id=\"Title_left\">\n<div id=\"books_left\">\n<div class=\"book1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1608955702\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=planeneilphot-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1608955702\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/books\/NvN\/3-qualityoflight-250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"145\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"book2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1608958159\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1608958159&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=planeneilphot-20&amp;linkId=3GX5E6XYYZB6RA5G\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/books\/NvN\/4-lighting-design-250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"145\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"book3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1608952789\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=planeneilphot-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1608952789\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/books\/NvN\/2-offcameraflash-250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"145\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"Title_right\">\n<div id=\"books_right\">\n<div class=\"book1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/1608952789\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tangents02-21&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;creativeASIN=1608952789\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/books\/NvN\/2-offcameraflash-250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"145\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"book2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/1608958159\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;creativeASIN=1608958159&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=tangents02-21&amp;linkId=TRF5UFF7IJHK6TLY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/books\/NvN\/4-lighting-design-250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"145\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"book3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/1608955702\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tangents02-21&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;creativeASIN=1608955702\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/books\/NvN\/3-qualityoflight-250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"145\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"Title_left\">\n<div id=\"books_left\"><span style=\"color: #aaaaaa;\"><strong>Amazon USA<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"Title_right\">\n<div id=\"books_right\"><span style=\"color: #aaaaaa;\"><strong>Amazon UK<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Photography workshops<\/h2>\n<p>If you need more direct help or instruction on flash photography,<br \/>\nI do present <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/photography-workshops\/\">workshops &amp; seminars<\/a><\/strong> and also offer <a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/photography-workshops\/tutoring-sessions\/\">individual tutoring sessions<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29713,"parent":2,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-12606","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12606"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12606"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12606\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52399,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12606\/revisions\/52399"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29713"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12606"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}