This is Strobist Info: Your Setup Guide to Flash Photography

Introduction

I swore on my mother’s grave that I would never write a book again. With that said, Mom, I am terribly sorry for even insinuating that you weren’t alive. I’ll send you a copy once this is over, and I’ll await that embarrassing phone call where you’re all like, “Mijo, what was that all about?” And I’ll be like, “Oh, yeah. Sorry about that. I didn’t have a clever opener so I just went with it.”

Nevertheless, this wasn’t yet another painful experience to complete. Luckily, I had an amazing wife (Erin), a patient editor (Ted Waitt), and a plethora of friends (an excuse to mention JR and Ashley) who helped push me along (or took me away) to complete this book. Pro tip for first-time authors: Don’t write a book immediately after having ...