Covering every aspect of creating portraits in available light, acclaimed professional photographer Doug Box provides tips for finding great natural light, practical approaches for optimizing exposure, and techniques for posing subjects for the most flattering effects. For those situations when "perfect" available light can't be found, readers are shown how to modify ambient light to suit their purposes-or give it a bump in intensity with a little pop of flash. Additional topics touched upon include proper lens selection, calculating exposure, managing ambient light both indoors and out, shooting at night, and more. A discussion of applying the many techniques to nature and wildlife, travel, and sports photography rounds out this all-encompassing guide to working with available light.

Doug Box is a professional portrait and wedding photographer and popular lecturer who teaches his renowned portrait techniques to professional wedding and portrait photographers nationwide. He is the author of "Doug Box's Guide to Posing for Portrait Photographers," "Professional Secrets of Natural Light Portrait Photography," "Professional Secrets for Photographing Children," and "Professional Secrets of Wedding Photography." He lives in Caldwell, Texas.