Off Camera Lighting For Beginners

How the position of the light affects a photograph.

Off camera lighting for beginners.

Among profoto s latest releases as they push forward with their off camera flash or ocf range is the stellar b10. Once you are comfortable with bouncing and ttl mode there s a whole new world of possibilities available to you by operating your flash off camera and in manual mode. I believe the light meter is an essential tool in good portrait photography and would never leave home without one. The quickest and easiest way to figure out the best settings is to use a light meter if you don t have a light meter you can still work with off camera flash.

Nikon speedlights can pivot rotate and even be positioned off camera allowing light direction and intensity to be completely controlled. Ed verosky presents a photography tutorial on setting up off camera lighting for small shoe mount flash units. Available in a two light kit complete with backpack the ultra compact light is battery powered for use nearly anywhere you can stick it. It will just take a bit longer to work out your exposure.

There are so many times when existing light just doesn t give you the result you desire and that flash could be a solution to. Off camera flash is a great way to augment your existing photographs. The b10 is rated to 250ws and has a 10 stop power. Check out laurie s post speed light photography for beginners where she shares her first experience with her flash.

In this guide for beginners you ll learn. The su 4 can also be used in manual mode as a traditional optical slave but since the sb 26 has it s own built in optical slave it would be somewhat of a waste to buy an additional piece of equipment to trigger the flash in this manner. External flashes can illuminate subjects up to 98 feet away nearly 3 times further than your camera s built in flash. Flash photography for beginners.

Profoto b10 off camera flash duo kit. The remote flash will turn off when it sees the main light turn off mirroring the output of the main flash. Photography and camera news reviews and inspiration want to get started with lighting your portraits with an off camera flash but don t want to break the bank in the process.