Learn Your Canon Flash System

Take the confusion out of Canon flash photography with this 4 week video course. In 4 weeks, learn your flash system!

Created byKevin Focht

Last updated 5/2014

English

What you'll learn

By the end of the 4 week course you will understand how your Canon flash system works both on and off camera and wirelessly

Course content

5 sections • 81 lectures • 2h 21m total length

Introduction to the Canon flash1:27
Camera Basics1:30
White Balance and Metering1:34
ETTL and Manual Mode4:01
Exposure Compensation2:42
Learn how to use exposure compensation with Canon flash systems to overexpose by a third of a stop across TTL metering, adjusting plus or minus on multiple flash models.
Zoom Flash Head1:50
High Speed Sync2:30
Flash Swivel2:13
Flash Output0:58
Flash Sync2:13
Shooting in ETTL2:01
Flash in Aperture Priority2:34
Configure flash sync in aperture priority mode by changing from auto to a fixed shutter speed, such as 1/60s or 1/30s, so the flash fires at 1/180s.
Shooting in Manual3:25
Learn how to shoot in manual flash to maintain consistent exposure when subject distance stays the same, by dialing power from full to eighth and testing with no meter.
Inverse Square Law2:17
Power Output ISO1:42
Recap1:07
Showing Flash Zoom2:58
Learn to use TTL flash on camera and zoom the flash head to shape light from wide to telephoto, improving subject isolation and background control.

intro0:31
Learn techniques for creating beautiful portraits with the flash on your camera, expanding from the basics of how the flash works.
Flash outpu1:12
Learn how ttl through-the-lens metering adjusts flash for diffusers and bounce, with max and min power, using 430, 580, and 600 flashes to maximize reach and exposure.
Bounce off Ceiling1:21
Explaining Diffusers1:13
Showing Diffusers3:49
Broad, short, flat lighting explained1:52
Showing broad, short, and flat lighting4:34
Explaining Zoom and Grid Lighting0:44
Showing Zoom and Grid Spotlight1:12
Fill Flash Explained1:20
Showing Fill Flash5:08

Intro class 31:05
Master off-camera flash techniques using a TTL cord, wireless radio slaves, and manual setups with Nanos and Canon systems, plus a guest demonstration from Radio Poppers.
Explaining ETTL1:43
Explore how ttl balances multiple Canon flashes, when to switch to manual, and how the old system differs from the 600 series with ratios and power output.
Explaining Channels1:12
Set up Canon flash channels and groups to control which flashes fire and when. Assign flashes to groups A, B, and C for consistent multi-flash setups and avoid confusion.
Getting your flash off camera2:09
Learn how to get your flash off camera using a TTL cord, the built-in infrared system with line-of-sight limits, wireless radio poppers, and manual nanos triggers.
High speed sync2:08
shooting outside with ttl cord2:04
Shooting with high speed sync and ttl cord1:45
Intro to wireless flash0:31
Canon flash with Radio Popper1:12
Canon 580 ex2 and 430 ex1:04
Master- slave radio popper0:49
Master Slave 580 set up1:29
Master Slave 430 set up0:23
Setting up Radio Popper1:54
Power on the Canon flash system and Radio Popper receiver, set one of 16 channels, adjust the lcd brightness, enable or disable feedback mode, and reset to defaults.
Connecting Radio Popper to your flash2:21
Explaining sensors1:13
Shooting with Radio Poppers1:58
Radio Popper and Canon 600 flash1:25
Radio Popper Nanos0:50
More about Nanos0:45
Flash and Nano and how they work1:25
Nano and foot0:55
Canon 600 and ste transmitter0:48
Linking 600 and transmitter2:58
Ratio and power output0:51
Switch from ratio-based settings to actual power output on the Canon flash system, using on/off controls and menu-driven slave grouping.
Transmitter control1:46
Turning off flashes from transmitter0:55
Shooting TTL and high speed sync3:01
More shooting wirelessly1:39
shooting manually1:42
Shooting with Nanos2:55
Shooting flowers with flash1:18

Intro class 40:47
Learn your Canon flash system in this intro class, covering wireless setup and how to add multiple groups, including group a and group b. Review practical menu settings.
Flash Coverage1:23
Explore flash coverage in the Canon system, using manual and auto modes, aperture, and effective range to predict how far the flash will cover, with or without a meter.
What is FEB0:26
Custom Functions0:39
Explaining the menu1:33
Controller Explained1:10
Explaining Set ups3:19
Plan your flash setup before shooting, balance multiple flashes, and use main TTL with manual background lights to achieve consistent exposure and the triangle of light.
Strobies Bracket1:38
Setting up slave2:39
Multiple Flash Function1:33
Intro to strobes outside0:20

Shooting Outside1:43
Canon 600 Ettl Outside2:15
Canon 600 Manual Outside1:00
Flash with gel1:21
Beauty Dish1:04
Learn to use a silver beauty dish outdoors for greater flash throw, combining TTL background with manual flash and close proximity to the subject for front hit and fill.
Starburst Effect1:53
Manual with Nano2:23
Explore manual with nano for Canon, adjusting power, ISO, and zoom head to shape hard light, while using a radio trigger for reliable outdoor shoot results.
Window light0:48
Learn to manipulate light with your speedlight to simulate daylight through windows, using backlighting and external white light setups, including an outside shoot with a soapbox flash.
Softbox Outside2:15
Shooting flowers2:43

Requirements

Canon DSLR and at least one Canon flash 430 ex or higher

Description

Today’s Canon flashes are amazing pieces of gear. They are really powerful and you can create stunning images with them, once you know how they all work together with your camera. You basically have a studio set up in your camera bag, and you can use multiple flashes to create stunning visuals. I use them all the time in both my wedding/portraits, as well as commercial work.

The Canon flash system gives you so many options, and learning what options work best in certain situations can really make your photographic life easy.

This 4 week ONLINE workshop will consist of 4 weekly video classes, that you can watch at your own leisure.

Class 1: The Basic of Canon Flash

This class will cover your flash equipment and how it works. We will cover F-stop, shutter speed, and power output of your flash and how all 3 work together. We will also cover TTL/ETTL, auto and manual settings, and Sync Speed and how all of them work and when to use them.

Class 2: Using Flash On Camera

Use of your flash on camera. We will cover bounce flash, diffusers, bounce cards, fill flash. We will also cover how to bounce your flash to create stunning portraits.

Class 3: Canon Flash Off Camera

Did you know that most Canon cameras have a built in wireless flash system that allows you to shoot flash off camera?

We will cover how to create stunning imagery by getting your flash off of your camera using a TTL cord.

We will also cover how to use your built in wireless system to use your flash off camera.

Use of your zoom on your flash in combination with your flash off camera to create wonderful 40’s style glam lighting.

Class 4: Multiple Flashes, and use of wireless devices and filters

This class will cover the use of multiple flash techniques using your built in flash system.
We will also cover the use of wireless flash options, including the new Canon radio wave system.
We will also cover the use of gels with your flash to balance your flash with available light.

Who this course is for:

Canon camera owners who want to learn how their Canon flash system works

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