Course curriculum

    1. The type of cameras and flashes you need for off-camera flash

    2. Light stands and flash umbrella brackets

    3. How to trigger off-camera flashes

    4. Flashes and Triggers Update #1 – 2020

    5. Light modifiers, what are they for, and why you need them.

    6. Flash heads are small, modifiers can be large, avoid this problem.

    7. Do I need a flash meter for perfect exposures?

    1. Why we’re using the Manual mode, no Aperture or Shutter speed priority,

    2. Apertures and an introduction to indoor exposure

    3. Shutter speeds and its role in off-camera flash photography

    4. ISO and its role in flash exposure

    5. Determining the flash power for perfect exposures

    6. The effect of flash to subject distance on exposure

    7. Flash maximum sync speed and High Speed Sync

    1. Indoor session 1 – Simple first one-light setup

    2. Indoor session 2 – Controlling background light spill

    3. Indoor session 3 – Light the background for more impact

    4. Indoor session 4 – Colouring the background using gels

    5. Indoor session 5 – Use a fill light to open up the shadows

    6. Indoor session 6 – Stunning beauty lighting using a ‘Clam Shell’ setup

    7. Indoor session 7 – More drama using a harder light source

    8. Indoor session 8 – Portrait Lighting Patterns

    9. Indoor session 9 – Graphic backgrounds using household objects

    10. Indoor session 10 – Dramatic light using a Honeycomb Grid

    11. Indoor session 11 – Making a whiter than white background

    12. Indoor session 12 – Stunning beauty lighting using a ‘tri-flector’

    1. Introduction to outdoor off camera flash exposure

    2. Flashes and Triggers Update #2 – 2020

    3. Dramatic portraits using sky as background

    4. Balancing ambient and flash light – Photo session between the trees

    5. Balancing ambient light and flash – Photo session at the narrow gauge railway

    6. Explanation and demo of High Speed Sync and use of ND filter for wider apertures

    7. High Speed Sync (HSS) – Wide apertures on bright day

    8. Graphic or Grungy backgrounds – Store shutters

    9. Graphic or Grungy backgrounds – Graffiti (using HSS)

    10. Graphic or Grungy backgrounds – A brick wall (using HSS)

    1. DIY product photography setup

    1. Final words

About this course

  • £18.99
  • 38 lessons
  • 3.5 hours of video content

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