What The Flash | The Evolution of Light

Name: What The Flash | The Evolution of Light
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Creating the light you want with off-camera flash photography. Learn the art of using off camera flash.

Created byBob Davis

Last updated 1/2013

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What you'll learn

Lighting is easily the most important aspect of photography. I would even go as far as saying that lighting is photography: It is even in the word itself; "Photography" is greek for "Light Drawing", or "drawing with light". Without light, you cannot take photos. It is perfectly possible to take amazing photographs with a very simple camera - as long as the lighting is good. The opposite is true as well: If you are taking photos in a situation where the lighting is truly appalling, having the fanciest, most expensive camera in the world isn't going to help you capture the photographs you want. Become a seeker of light! The most important thing we have to do is to learn how to "see the light". A lot of things will affect what the effects of a light source are, and how your photos are affected by said source. The brightness (or 'intensity') of the light source plays an important role, but, as we will explore in depth in the next chapter, is a lot less important than you might think. The color of light is essential - and some of the biggest challenges you'll meet in photography are the issues that arise when you start mixing different light sources. Sunlight, for example, has a drastically different color from the light that comes from your flash, the light that comes from car headlights, or the light in your house. While it can be incredibly difficult to get your photos to look "right", light sources of different colors offer an opportunity too. With the right mixture of types and colors of light, you can achieve some beautiful creative effects that will make your photos really 'pop'. During the class we are going to through the evolution of light using small Speedlites, direct flash, bounce flash, multiple wireless remote flash, and creating studio quality light anywhere, anytime.

Course content

10 sections • 26 lectures • 5h 18m total length

Inspiration and information about taking the What The Flash challenge, come along on this journey of exploration of creating the light you want anywhere, anytime.9:33
Introduction to my photography course about the fundamentals of creating the light you want to overcome those tough lighting challenges. This course is still in the development stages and will be completed by December 15th, 2012. Stay tuned and join me on this journey of seeking the light.

Lighting Overview10:41
Types of flash, off camera flash triggers, building the foundation of off camera multiple wireless flash.
Flash, camera sync speed, variable neutral density filter, rear curtain sync23:17
Speedlights, wireless communication, introduction to radio triggers22:03
Explore speedlights and wireless lighting systems, from optical line-of-sight control to radio triggers like Radio Popper, mastering channels, groups, and cross-brand compatibility for off-camera flash.
Flash, bringing it all together, Speedlights, flash, strobes, wireless communication16:26
Explore how speed lights, strobes, and wireless triggers use optical line of sight and radio transmission, with Canon and Nikon, across master and remote groups for flexible lighting.

Lets talk about how the images were created, WTF (what the flash) lighting scenes12:24
Learn to craft cinematic lighting with multiple flashes and radio triggers, adjusting aperture, shutter, ISO, and flash sync while using the histogram to achieve punchy exposure and a blue sky.
On location lighting with Speedlights, it's about quality not quantity of light.20:56
Learn to sculpt on location light with multiple off-camera speedlights using high speed flash sync, radio triggers, and light modifiers to create quality, natural-looking scenes.
Create the light you want, bring the sparkle, don't settle for bad light!5:42
Learn to light a night aircraft shoot using 45 speed lights, organized by groups and channels. Master careful logistics, testing, and precise placement to control color cast and glow.
Take control of the light coming from your Speedlight17:47
Master speedlight control by auto-zooming to match lens focal length and using manual zoom for spotlight, backlight, and rim lighting with off-camera setups.
How many Speedlight does it take to light an airplane? 22:24

High Key Location Shoot13:12
This is a location high key studio shoot using Quantum Q-flashes all in manual mode, two lighting the background at 1/2 power inside of a Westcott Apollo Stip and one main light at 3/4 power inside a Westcott Apollo Orb all triggered using a Canon STE2 in combination with the Radiopopper PX transmitter and JrX receivers. All manual mode on the camera too, 1/20th sec @ f/11, ISO 400. 5500* Kelvin color temperature.
What do you do when you've lost that golden hour of light? Make your own!5:57
Learn to recreate late afternoon light in a dark set by using multiple speed lights with CTO gels, a fill light, and a hair light behind the subject.
WTF (what the flash) scenes from engagement session,wedding and fine art book...32:48
Explore how to shape dramatic wedding and engagement photography with off camera flash, front fill, backlight, and tungsten white balance, illustrated through real sessions and a fine art book design.

Requirements

Camera, computer, flash, speed light, light stand, light modifiers....

Description

Outline of the off camera flash photography class:

1. How to become proficient at using one on-camera flash getting consistent exposures & good quality of light.

2. Get that flash off-camera & see how learning off camera flash techniques can help you create beautiful light anywhere, no excuses.

3. Learning to use multiple wireless flash to create the light you want anywhere, anytime & get consistent results. Your group & formal portraits will begin to shine once you've mastered usingoff camera flash techniques.

4. Review the high level features & controls of your digital SLR, modes, autofocus, LCD review screen, White balance, pictures styles, etc.

Start learning off camera flash photography today.

Who this course is for:

beginner to intermediate from point and shoot cameras to DSLR cameras

What The Flash | The Evolution of Light

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Course content

Inspiration: What it's all about1 lecture • 10min

The Camera & Lenses3 lectures • 32min

Camera Modes, LCD Screen, Histograms, White Balance4 lectures • 1hr 10min

Image Quality, JPEG, RAW, Auto Focus & Drive2 lectures • 15min

Lighting Overview4 lectures • 1hr 12min

Behind the Scenes1 lecture • 8min

Time Lapse of location studio setup, shoot, and teardown.1 lecture • 3min

Putting it all into practice, join me on several location shoots....5 lectures • 1hr 19min

Shooting on location and in the studio: practice, practice, practice....3 lectures • 52min

Conclusion and recap2 lectures • 5min

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