If you’ve worked with flash, you know you can choose its power yourself or let the camera do it for you. By setting the flash power manually, you gain complete control over the exposure. And by using the automatic mode (TTL), you let the camera do the heavy lifting. Each of these modes has certain […]
Shooting architecture photos using artificial lights can be a challenge. Real estate photographer Nathan Cool demonstrates how you can shoot with external lights using manual settings: Speedlight to moonlight power ratio As a general rule, Cool suggests the following ratio for speedlight and monolight. A speedlight firing at its full power (1/1) setting is the […]
LED lights have been on the photography scene for quite some time now. And videographers have been using constant LED lights as video lights for quite a while as well. Recently, companies have been developing LED flashes as an alternative to the traditional strobes that have dominated the market for years. To see if LED […]
Something I always recommend to photographers wondering what gear to get is a small flash. Even if it’s only used on -camera, one flash unit can be an incredible help in many kinds of situations. However, an area that I notice people are often hesitant to get into is using their flash off-camera. One common […]
A flash may just be a piece of equipment that provides additional light for your photos, but there are some technicalities involved too. This is why you need to be careful with your shutter speed when working with flash. In this video, photographer Gavin Hoey from Adorama explains everything you need to know about flash sync […]
When working with flash, the first thing you do is ensure that no light except the flash affects the image. This is essential for you to have full control over light and to avoid undesirable results that often come from mixing types of light. However, with planning, you can still get great results even with […]
Extraordinary portraits do not require extraordinary gear. In fact, just one off camera flash can work wonders. A properly executed portrait, with an interesting expression, good composition and lighting has more power, more magic, and more allure to more people than any other type of photo. With a few tricks and a modicum of knowledge […]
Ever wonder why your flash photography looks, well, a bit too “flashy”? Perhaps you’re great at balancing the flash with ambient light but have never really looked beyond that. In this video, wedding photographer Robert Hall explains the four ways we see light and how we can control how our images come out: Most of us […]
You probably don’t always carry a flash around with you. But don’t let that stop you from taking nighttime portraits. Photographer Pye Jirsa takes up the challenge of photographing portraits at night using his phone’s flashlight as a light source: Jirsa starts by placing the subject behind a sculpture so that it creates a frame around […]
Weddings, by their nature, have beautiful background scenery. This scenery is carefully planned and set up hours before the big day. For these reasons, you want to include it in your photos–that is, not just have the subject of the photos lit up by your flash, but everything behind in shadows, too. This is referred […]
