When you use flash and don’t have a flash meter (yet) there are other ways to determine the right exposure. To do so you need a card or reflector with a black, gray and white surface like the one shown on the bottom of this post. Some books come with ..>>..READ MORE..>>
Flash photography is a pretty complex subject, and you have to study it a while to understand it. It is also a very rewarding subject and leads to much better pictures in many situations. The first concept to wrap your head around is that when you take a flash picture ..>>..READ MORE..>>
Some of you might not know this but tethered shooting is the best way to shoot if you want high quality exposed images right out of the camera. This saves time when it comes to editing. Seeing your images on a 15 inch laptop screen (Calibrated) gives you a better ..>>..READ MORE..>>
I know this has less to do with off camera flash however the following photo’s are made in the studio with camera strobes. The setup was like the background Zack Arias is using in his tutorial. See this link: http://ocfworkshop.com/2010/11/02/zack-arias-white-seamless-tutorial/ I used two flashes bare bulb for the background and ..>>..READ MORE..>>
The focal length of a lens is given in millimeters, and specifies whether the lens is a wide angle or telephoto. Both have their advantages and disadvantages. With a telephoto you’ll naturally get closer to subjects far away. Telephoto lenses are also preferred for portraiture as it protects the facial ..>>..READ MORE..>>
This is the McGyver solution to a lot of stuff, a must have to build your own light modifiers and to use Gels easily Without Velcro we would not have all those beautiful solutions, for example; This light modifier kit uses a lot of velcro, it does not damage your ..>>..READ MORE..>>
Almost all digital cameras save JPEG (.jpg) files with EXIF (Exchangeable Image File) data. Camera settings and scene information are recorded by the camera into the image file. Examples of stored information are shutter speed, date and time a photo was taken, focal length, exposure compensation, metering pattern and if ..>>..READ MORE..>>
Now you know the technical details somewhat and want to start right away. This post will guide you on your first shoot. Be sure you know how to set your camera in manual , and how to dial in the settings, same for your flash, make sure it is on ..>>..READ MORE..>>
These are the 5 exposure basics of flash photography; Shutter speed ISO Aperture Flash power Flash to subject distance To understand these settings you need to use the manual setting on your camera and the manual settings on your flash, only then you will understand how it works. You make ..>>..READ MORE..>>
Aperture is the size of your opening in the lens, aperture is the same as f-stop. It regulates the amount of light entering your camera. (Remember: Shutter-speed regulated the time duration that light enters your camera. One change between aperture numbers is called a f-stop. The full range of whole ..>>..READ MORE..>>
Use your flash in manual mode (You dial in the power settings) to understand what happens and to be consistent. If you set your flash to manual mode the amount of light will be the same every time. TTL regulates the light for you and you have limited control over ..>>..READ MORE..>>
ISO ISO is the light sensitivity of your sensor. The higher the number the more sensitive the sensor is. If you change the ISO you change both the sensitivity for ambient AND flash. If you use full flash (bad for battery life and recharge time) and want to dial that ..>>..READ MORE..>>
