Lesson 1: Page 01
In a perfect world for photography, every photograph we take would have perfect light, the perfect subject, perfect exposure, resulting in the perfect photograph. However, as you know there is…
Lesson 1: Page 02
Today’s flash units use E-TTL, which stands for ‘Evaluative through the lens’. Canon refers to it as ETTL, while Nikon uses iTTL (intelligent TTL) or to simplify: just TTL. The…
Lesson 1: Page 03
This photo of my son was taken in a local cornfield. I purposely dressed him to look like a kid who lives on a farm. I also used flash with…
Lesson 1: Page 06
Here is an exercise for you to try: Go outside after the sun has set and with your flash on camera, set the camera to Manual shooting mode and set…
Lesson 1: Page 07
This is what the wrong sync speed can look like. The flash fired when the shutter was not completely open. The flash output builds, fires, and falls off quickly. If…
Lesson 1: Page 08
Shooting modes Cameras meter flash and ambient light independently of each other. Your camera probably comes with several different shooting modes. On Canons: P for Program, Av for Aperture Priority,…
Lesson 1: Page 09
To override this, you need to select the SLOW SYNC MODE, and then the camera will select a shutter speed for a properly exposed background. To set the Nikon to…
Lesson 1: Page 10
Important Update Times are changing faster than I can update this course (or it just feels like it) and here are a few new things to consider. I stated that…
Lesson 1: Page 12
Flash is very valuable when shooting all sorts of outdoor action and adventures. For rafting, I like to use a slow shutter speed and full flash to freeze the subject…
Lesson 1: Page 13
Many flashes come with wide-angle panels, which allow the flash to cover even wider-angle areas such as 14mm. Many call these diffusers but they are not diffusers, those soften light…
Lesson 1: Page 14
Bottom line is that you want to choose an f-stop that meets the needs of your subject and no more. Does everything need to be shot at f/16 for depth…
Lesson 1: Page 15
Inverse Square Law As mentioned in an earlier lesson, the Inverse Square Law relates to the fall-off of light in relation to the distance from flash to subject and is…
Lesson 1: Page 16
Histogram Hopefully you are familiar with your cameras histogram and how it works. This is always a valuable tool when it comes to determining accuracy of your exposures. It is…
Lesson 1: Page 17
Guide Numbers in Depth Guide numbers were just mentioned but if you want to know more, continue, but if you get it move to the next page. They are as…
Lesson 1: Page 18
Using the flash, step by step Now that we have covered all the details of flash and how it works, here is the step by step approach for simple flash…
Lesson 1: Page 01
In a perfect world for photography, every photograph we take would have perfect light, the perfect subject, perfect exposure, resulting in the perfect photograph. However, as you know there is…
Lesson 1: Page 02
Today’s flash units use E-TTL, which stands for ‘Evaluative through the lens’. Canon refers to it as ETTL, while Nikon uses iTTL (intelligent TTL) or to simplify: just TTL. The…
Lesson 1: Page 03
This photo of my son was taken in a local cornfield. I purposely dressed him to look like a kid who lives on a farm. I also used flash with…
Lesson 1: Page 06
Here is an exercise for you to try: Go outside after the sun has set and with your flash on camera, set the camera to Manual shooting mode and set…
Lesson 1: Page 07
This is what the wrong sync speed can look like. The flash fired when the shutter was not completely open. The flash output builds, fires, and falls off quickly. If…
Lesson 1: Page 08
Shooting modes Cameras meter flash and ambient light independently of each other. Your camera probably comes with several different shooting modes. On Canons: P for Program, Av for Aperture Priority,…
Lesson 1: Page 09
To override this, you need to select the SLOW SYNC MODE, and then the camera will select a shutter speed for a properly exposed background. To set the Nikon to…
Lesson 1: Page 10
Important Update Times are changing faster than I can update this course (or it just feels like it) and here are a few new things to consider. I stated that…
Lesson 1: Page 12
Flash is very valuable when shooting all sorts of outdoor action and adventures. For rafting, I like to use a slow shutter speed and full flash to freeze the subject…
Lesson 1: Page 13
Many flashes come with wide-angle panels, which allow the flash to cover even wider-angle areas such as 14mm. Many call these diffusers but they are not diffusers, those soften light…
Lesson 1: Page 14
Bottom line is that you want to choose an f-stop that meets the needs of your subject and no more. Does everything need to be shot at f/16 for depth…
Lesson 1: Page 15
Inverse Square Law As mentioned in an earlier lesson, the Inverse Square Law relates to the fall-off of light in relation to the distance from flash to subject and is…
Lesson 1: Page 16
Histogram Hopefully you are familiar with your cameras histogram and how it works. This is always a valuable tool when it comes to determining accuracy of your exposures. It is…
Lesson 1: Page 17
Guide Numbers in Depth Guide numbers were just mentioned but if you want to know more, continue, but if you get it move to the next page. They are as…
Lesson 1: Page 18
Using the flash, step by step Now that we have covered all the details of flash and how it works, here is the step by step approach for simple flash…