有关摄影的书收藏了不少，其中不乏技巧类尤其是Photoshop一类的，画册也有一些，但有关摄影师的还没有。

其实这本也不是摄影师自传，从分类角度来说从来都没有这样的书。

作者Joe McNally是一个知名商业摄影师，曾经就任或者被专聘于美国国家地理杂志、生活（Life）杂志等。Nikon用户也应该听说过他，其中他的一个有关尼康闪光灯的DVD视频在无忌也有过讨论。

《The Moment It Clicks》用一张作品一个故事的形式让大师与读者分享他的心得体会，McNally除了告诉我们一些布光技巧以外还用幽默的形式描述一些内幕，比如他如何与明星杨紫琼吊在直升飞机下飞越好莱坞标记，此后杨紫琼告诉他其实她非常怕高。

该书目前在美国亚马逊书网设有类排行第三，我才刚刚看完第一章。

Book Description
THE FIRST BOOK WITH ONE FOOT ON THE COFFEE TABLE, AND ONE FOOT IN THE CLASSROOM
Joe McNally, one of the world’s top pro digital photographers, whose celebrated work has graced the pages of Sports Illustrated, Time, and National Geographic (to name a few), breaks new ground by doing something no photography book has ever done—blending the rich, stunning images and elegant layout of a coffee-table book with the invaluable training, no-nonsense insights, and photography secrets usually found only in those rare, best-of-breed educational books.

When Joe’s not on assignment for the biggest-name magazines and Fortune 500 clients, he’s in the classroom teaching location lighting, environmental portraiture, and how to “get the shot” at workshops around the world. These on-location workshops are usually reserved for a handful of photographers each year, but now you can learn the same techniques that Joe shares in his seminars and lectures in a book that brings Joe’s sessions to life.

What makes the book so unique is the “triangle of learning” where (1) Joe distills the concept down to one brief sentence. It usually starts with something like, “An editor at National Geographic once told me…” and then he shares one of those hard-earned tricks of the trade that you only get from spending a lifetime behind the lens. Then, (2) on the facing page is one of Joe’s brilliant images that perfectly illustrates the technique (you’ll recognize many of his photos from magazine covers). And (3) you get the inside story of how that shot was taken, including which equipment he used (lens, f/stop, lighting, accessories, etc.), along with the challenges that type of project brings, and how to set up a shot like that of your own.

The Moment It Clicks

This book also gives you something more. It inspires. It challenges. It informs. But perhaps most importantly, it will help you understand photography and the art of making great photos at a level you never thought possible. This book is packed with those “Ah ha!” moments—those clever insights that make it all come together for you. It brings you that wonderful moment when it suddenly all makes sense—that “moment it clicks.”

[柯纳 编辑于 2008-03-21 14:38]

已阅中文版 还行 语言比较风趣调侃 也能学到一些经验

中文版已经出来了，名字叫《瞬间的背后》

期待中……(*^__^*) 嘻嘻……

电子版节选（书上没有）-25MB