April 06, 2012

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…

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April 06, 2012

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…

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April 06, 2012

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…

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April 06, 2012

Lesson 1: Page 05

Shutter speed only controls ambient exposure!

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April 06, 2012

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…

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April 06, 2012

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…

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April 06, 2012

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,…

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April 06, 2012

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…

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April 06, 2012

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…

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April 06, 2012

Lesson 1: Page 11

So how does it all work?

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April 06, 2012

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…

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April 06, 2012

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…

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April 06, 2012

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…

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April 06, 2012

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…

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April 07, 2012

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…

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April 08, 2012

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…

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April 09, 2012

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…

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April 06, 2012

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…

Read More
April 06, 2012

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…

Read More
April 06, 2012

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…

Read More
April 06, 2012

Lesson 1: Page 05

Shutter speed only controls ambient exposure!

Read More
April 06, 2012

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…

Read More
April 06, 2012

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…

Read More
April 06, 2012

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,…

Read More
April 06, 2012

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…

Read More
April 06, 2012

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…

Read More
April 06, 2012

Lesson 1: Page 11

So how does it all work?

Read More
April 06, 2012

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…

Read More
April 06, 2012

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…

Read More
April 06, 2012

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…

Read More
April 06, 2012

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…

Read More
April 07, 2012

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…

Read More
April 08, 2012

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…

Read More
April 09, 2012

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…

Read More