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Getting The Most Out Of Canon Speedlites
Wednesday, February 15, 2012  |  3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speakers: Syl Arena
Event Type: Photography
Skill Level: Basic, Intermediate
In this Canon-specific workshop, you will learn how and when to use your Canon Speedlite – both on and off your camera. Our emphasis will be on creating great light with one flash. We’ll talk how to set the power in both ETTL and Manual modes.. We’ll also explore all the other Speedlite settings, like: sync, pan, tilt, and zoom. We will look at the difference between hard and soft light and then explore a wide range of modifiers you can use to create beautiful light for portraits.

Topics to be covered

  • When To Use Your Canon Speedlite
  • Camera Modes for Flash Photography
  • Setting Flash Power in ETTL and Manual
  • Pan, Tilt, and Zoom Your Speedlite
  • Sync: 1st-Curtain, 2nd-Curtain, and High-Speed Sync
  • How to Create Hard and Soft LightEasy Ways to Move Your Speedlite Off-Camera
  • Simple (and Affordable) Modifiers for Your Speedlite
  • The Basics of Gels and White Balance
  • Batteries and Chargers

This is a fast-paced, buttons-and-dials workshop. You are encouraged to bring your DSLR and Canon Speedlite so that you can follow along with the how-to demonstrations.
Speakers
Syl Arena

Syl Arena freely admits that he is obsessed with light—seeing it, creating it, and sharing it. Second only to his iconic red hair, Syl is most widely known for his manta “To create interesting light, you have to create interesting shadows. So look at the light and think about the shadows.”

Through his passion for lighting, Syl has become the voice for Speedliters around the globe. His innovative Speedlite techniques, such as high-speed sync and gang lighting, have enabled photographers far and wide to create dramatic light with small flash on location and in the studio.

Syl is the author of the international best-selling 'Speedliter’s Handbook', which is nearly 400-pages of how-to and why-to on small flash techniques. Syl blogs about lighting and flash on Speedliting.com. He has written articles about lighting for the Canon Pro Network, EOS magazine, and other leading publications.


Portfolio: SylArena.com


SYL | 'sill'
1. short for 'Sylvester'
2. rhymes with 'Bill', 'Phil' and 'Will'
3. not pronounced 'Sile' or 'Sly'

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