Demystifying Strobe Lighting for Beginners

If the idea of using strobe lighting feels overwhelming, this demo is the perfect place to start. Photographer Charles Chessler shows you how to build a simple and effective one-light setup making professional lighting accessible to everyone.

• 0:00 - Charles's journey in photography
• 6:50 - Lighting & camera gear
• 8:12 - Knowing lighting for any shoot
• 9:39 - Strobe setup for any studio
• 14:58 - Strobe lighting demo
• 25:53 - Using a reflector
• 40:00 - Different angles
• 47:37 - Darkening the background
• 55:19 - Working with an assistant
• 58:00 - Different prime lenses for portraits
• 1:00:22 - Brightening up the background
• 1:11:21 - Help posing the person
• 1:25:30 - Changing setups
• 1:28:50 - 24" beauty dish
• 1:34:52 - Using a smaller strobe setup
• 1:46:27 - Closing / Q&A