Off Camera Flash
The aesthetics of street photography has evolved greatly over the years. On one side of the spectrum, you have the more “natural” look championed by icons like Henri Cartier-Bresson, William Klein, and Vivian Maier: no added light, no post-processing, no cropping, etc. Elsewhere, you have the innovators, the iconoclasts—artists like Bruce Gilden and Dina Litovsky—who regularly eschew the natural aesthetic by utilizing a
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There is no denying the classic beauty of film photography. In this class, Sandra Coan teaches you to get started with off-camera lighting as a film photographer.
0:00 - Introduction
1:52 - About Coan
4:11 - How to Create Your Own Light
8:08 - Exposure Between Film & Digital
14:54 - Light Meter
23:33 - B&W Film
26:25 - Working with Slide Film
28:05 - Equipment
34:44 - Light Modifiers
40:18 - Coan's Go-To Gear
41:43 - How to Place the Equipment
44:13 - The Sandra Coan Method
47:58 - Final Thoughts
50:50 - Q&A
Ready to tackle off-
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In this fifth and final part of our Outdoor Portrait Photography Series, join Nikon Ambassador Jerry Ghionis in the desert as he creates high-end portraiture using an off-camera flash during sunset. You'll learn how to balance low ambient light with one flash as the sun sinks below the horizon.
0:00 - Today’s Photoshoot
0:43 - Silhouettes and Multiple Exposure
2:33 - Off-Camera Flash
5:14 - No Flash
6:20 - Recap
We hope you enjoyed this five-part series! Did you learn anything new? What was your favorite part? Share your thoughts and
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Ready to step up from that built-in flash? Whether you’re going for a dramatic look in the studio or a diffused look outdoors, you, too, can create awesome portraits using only one speed light. A speed light can help fill in the shadows, bounce light from a nearby surface, add color, even balance the light when the background is overexposed, and can be applied to many more techniques.
0:00 - Introduction
0:18 - Why Use OCF (Off-Camera Flash)?
1:19 - Uses and Ideas
3:37 - Final Thoughts
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Did you know that using just one or two small strobe lights can lead to amazing portraits? JC Carey, from Westcott, discusses the ways he uses the FJ80 and FJ200 to shape lighting during outdoor photo shoots.
Have you used strobes to augment outdoor lighting? How did it go? Tell us about it in the Comments section, below!
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If you've always wanted to get better results from your portrait photography lighting, but are fearful of the process, then JC Carey has a simple solution! In this B&H Event Space video, Carey discusses how lens selection, camera settings, and the lighting gear itself will inform your creative choices during a photo shoot. At the end of this presentation, you will know the three steps for setting up your off-camera flash outdoors!
Are you fearful of setting up portrait lighting? Watch this video and fear no more!
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Sony Artisan of Imagery Tony Gale is back for another portrait-lighting session, this time with the versatile speedlight. Whether indoors or outdoors, in studio or on the go, this portable off-camera flash can be used in multiple ways to add creativity to your portraits. Consider this seminar your speedlight guide, since Gale will covers the basics, as well as various setups.
Write about your own experiences lighting portraits with speedlights, in the Comments section.
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Bringing more power, yet still retaining portability, Godox has just announced the newest member of its popular system of strobes: the AD1200 Pro. As you’d expect, this is a 1200Ws strobe, but differing from previous AD-family lights, this model is the first to use a separate power pack and cabled flash head design. Even though this is a design that would look at home in a studio, Godox is using a replaceable 2600mAh lithium-ion battery
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In the following video, photographer David Flores runs through an assortment of flash modifiers that you can use to elevate the quality of light from your speedlight. Flores begins with the classic dome diffuser, moves into more unique options like lenses, and mentions radio systems. If you want to get the most out of an on-camera flash, this video will provide a great starting point. We hope you enjoy the video, and invite you to view the wide selection of other instructional and informative
Flash accessories are popular add-ons, coming in right behind the camera and flash themselves in popularity, and with everyone from Kickstarters to major manufacturers releasing new items, it might be enlightening to look at a few. So, once you've mastered the on-camera flash and taken all the family pictures everyone has requested, it's time for some fun. Here are a few items to help you do just that.
Manfrotto SpeedBox Compact
Everyone is familiar with the less-than-flattering effects of harsh, direct light from your on-camera flash. Instead
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Join Mia McCormick, from KelbyOne Media, as she takes a quick look at the Intova Edge X Waterproof Action Camera. She talks about the camera’s imaging capabilities, including capturing up to 1080p60 video and 12-Megapixel still images and its 200' waterproof unibody design that integrates the camera and housing into a single unit. Also covered is the Intova Edge X camera’s ultra-wide 160-degree fisheye lens, which features a flat, optical