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Speedlites- when you need to bring your own light
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Where are we going?
• Why use flash
• Flash progression
• Off camera flash
• Gear
• Lighting
• Scenarios
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Why use flash
• Too dark
• Too much contrast
• Stop action
• Bring your own light
• Overpower the sun- light packs
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Flash progression
• Built-in
o Easy
o Always with you
o Low power
o Ugly- DMV lighting
o Suggestion - use FEC to lower power
o Demo
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Flash Progression II
• Speedlite on camera
o Easy
o Cost and capabilities vary
o Normal direction is UGLY (DMV)
o Modifiers
Tupperware (Sto-Fen, Gary Fong)
Foam light scoop
Mini softbox (Lumiquest)
o Demo
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Bouncing on camera Speedlite
• To bounce, much have tilt/swivel head
• Ceiling
o Demo
o Better than straight but not very flattering
o Better if you can use reflector below subject (pseudo-clamshell)
o Color cast?
o Distance
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Bouncing on camera Speedlite II
• Wall
o Demo
o Much better modeling
o Wall becomes softbox- point your flash where you would place a studio light
o Flag your flash - BFT (Black Foamie Thing)
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Flash Progression III
• Off camera flash
o Handheld
o Light stands
o VAL
• Flashes - Manual vs TTY
o TTY if flash to subject distance varies
o Manual otherwise
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Remote Control
• Wired
• In Camera control - light o You may already have
o Remote flash has to see the flash on camera
o Don’t forget to pop up your flash
• Wireless
o IR vs radio
o Radio works through walls and softboxes
o Possible interference with other photogs
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Gear
• Flashes o TTL
Canon 600EX-RT $549.00 (60- 200)/Nikon SB910 $546 (34-35)
Phottix Mitros $299.99 (58)
o Manual
LumoPro LP180 - $199.99
Yongnuo YN-560 II $59.00 (III $78.99) (58)
Neewer- VERY COOL
• Wireless Triggers
o Manual
• Pocket Wizard Plus X $99.99 each
YN-603 $35.87 pair
o TTL
Pocket Wizard Mini TT1 $199.99 each
Yongnuo YN622 TTL $84.99 pair
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Gear II
• Lightstands
o LumoPro Compact $35 (MPEX)
o Cowboy Studio Set $32.99 (Amazon)
o Paint stick with Kacey pole adapter
• Umbrella bracket
o LumoPro Compact $16
o Cowboy Studio $10.17
• Umbrella- bounce or shoot through
o Westcott 43” Collapsible $25
o Cowboy Studio 33” White $10.16
o Flashpoint 60” $44.95
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Gear III
• Softbox • Shoot through
• Impact Quickbox ($134)
• Neewer ($31.95)
• Flash in
• Westcott Apollo 38” $129.90
• ePhotonic (Amazon) $37.99
• Beauty Dish
• Mola 22” $299
• Impact 20” $124
• DIY- $60
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Controlling Light
• Positioning light (Direction and distance)- To create interesting light, you have to create interesting shadows. – Syl Arena
• Left/Right
• Up/Down
• In/Out
• In front/behind
• Hard or soft light
• Broad or focused light – zoom, diffusers
• Color- gels
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Controlling Light II
• Softening light
• Diffuser
• Small
• Large
• Umbrella
• Softbox
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For more information
www.strobist.com - Check out Lighting 101
neilvn.com/tangents/ - home of the Black Foamie Thing
www.joemcnally.com/blog/ - a master of speedlites
www.bhphotovideo.com/indepth/category/tags/lighting great training at a great price.
Pinterest of gear:
https://www.pinterest.com/johnston1126/speedlite-seminar/
Pinterest on books:
http://www.pinterest.com/johnston1126/favorite-photography-books/