Flash Photography for Beginners

Flash is the skill that separates photographers who are stuck waiting for good light from those who make it. This course-like sequence starts with a flash on the camera, moves it off, and explains manual power, the aperture-flash relationship, sync speed, optical slave modes and the inverse square law. It ends with a single flash producing six distinct looks from one position.

10 Mar 2021

Learn Off-Camera Flash in 10 Minutes

Pye Jirsa teaches off-camera flash through his CAMP framework: composition first, ambient exposure set to intention, modify light, then photograph. Shooting backlit Chloe with a Canon EOS R and Sigma 24mm f/1.4, he darkens ambient, adds a Profoto A10 in an umbrella and pairs remote and flash on one channel.

16 Sep 2021

Off-Camera Flash Photography for Beginners

Mike Smith covers off-camera flash with a Godox V860II, X1T-S trigger, Bowens bracket, 60cm Neewer softbox and cheap stand, all under 350 dollars. Indoors, shutter speed controls ambient, flash power controls flash, and aperture and ISO set overall exposure, then he brings in background light at 1/30s and 1/8 power.

29 Nov 2021

Use 1 Flash and Get 6 Unique Photo Styles

Andrew Boey, with model Nina, builds six looks from one flash: on-camera TTL bounced off ceiling corners, off-camera on a stand triggered by the pop-up flash, then a home-made beauty dish for a low-key shot, and breaking sync at f/1.8 and 1/4000s with both flashes at full power.