Digital photography has unleashed a wave of creativity as advanced techniques and ultramodern approaches are embraced. At the forefront is off-camera flash photography, which brazenly adjusts reality to meet the needs of the picture. Mood and colour can be manipulated to hide details in shadow or emphasise them with a beam of light. The images produced through off-camera flash are always unique and visionary and push the parameters of photography - however, there is a learning curve and this essential guide offers the tools and techniques to master this genre.