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What Makes Flash Challenging?

Lesson 5 from: Lighting 101

SLR Lounge, Pye Jirsa

What Makes Flash Challenging?

Lesson 5 from: Lighting 101

SLR Lounge, Pye Jirsa

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Lesson Info

5. What Makes Flash Challenging?

Lessons

Class Trailer
1

Chapter 1 Introduction

01:26
2

Why Just One On-Camera Flash

04:22
3

5 Reasons to Use Flash

10:37
4

Common Flash Myths

06:51
5

What Makes Flash Challenging?

04:56
6

Chapter 2 Introduction

01:36
7

Flash-Strobe vs. Ambient-Constant Light

08:19
8

Flash vs. Ambient Light Exposure

03:07
9

Flash vs. Ambient Demo

06:42
10

Flash and Ambient Balancing for Natural Effect

07:11
11

Flash and Ambient Balancing for Dramatic Effect

04:19
12

Flash and Ambient Balancing for Creative Effect

07:10
13

Understanding Flash Duration

08:37
14

Chapter 3 Introduction

01:34
15

5 Common Key Light Patterns

08:38
16

5 Common Key Light Patterns w/ Diffusion & Fill

07:42
17

5 Common Secondary Light Patterns

08:28
18

3 Primary Subject Patterns

05:27
19

Light Qualities

09:56
20

The Inverse Square Law

07:50
21

Inverse Square Law in Practice

08:21
22

Corrective White Balance

10:02
23

Creative White Balance

05:47
24

Chapter 4 Introduction

01:58
25

On Board vs. Hot Shoe Flash

05:57
26

Full Feature vs. Manual Flashes

08:59
27

TTL vs. Manual Control

08:12
28

TTL vs. Manual Recycle Times

04:43
29

Flash Power & Zoom

09:18
30

HHS vs. ND Filters

12:29
31

FCS vs. RCS

07:11
32

Chapter 5 Introduction

01:38
33

4 Tips When You Must Use Direct Flash

06:00
34

Bare Bulbing Done Right

11:42
35

Grid Snoot + Direct Flash

06:43
36

Mini Beauty + Direct Flash

06:08
37

Ring + Direct Flash

07:52
38

Understanding Modifiers

09:24
39

Direct Flash + Shutter Flash

09:07
40

Chapter 6 Introduction

01:55
41

Ambient vs. Direct Flash vs. Bounce Flash

14:27
42

Silver Bounce

14:27
43

More Light Silver

11:02
44

Soft White Bounce

15:41
45

Overhead Bounce

11:39
46

Overhead Bounce + Fill

09:42
47

Event Bounce

12:42
48

Chapter 7 Introduction

01:38
49

Natural vs. Dramatic Light

17:43
50

Filling and Refining Existing Light

08:44
51

Coloring Light for Corrective Effect

13:33
52

Coloring Light for Creative Effect

10:27
53

Chapter 8 Introduction

00:43
54

Case Study 1 - Dramatic Sunset

09:45
55

Case Study 2 - Desert Sunset

10:04
56

Case Study 3 - Sinister Headshot

09:40
57

Case Study 4 - Family Portrait

08:21
58

Case Study 5 - Athlete Portraits

11:19
59

Case Study 6 - Working Angles

07:22
60

Case Study 7 - Drag + Composite

08:09
61

Case Study 8 - Less is More

07:16
62

The Good Karma Jar

01:41
63

Favorite Feature Flashes

05:52
64

Favorite Manual Flashes

21:35
65

Favorite On Camera Flash Modifiers

21:21

Lesson Info

What Makes Flash Challenging?

Four reasons why flash is challenging or rather four primary reasons now at least there's not forty reasons why flashes challenging don't worry every one of these things were gonna address individually, we're gonna spend time on it. Guys, we're gonna build you a foundation of flash that will take you into the future, okay? Let's, get in this number one can't see it without a modeling light. Now, what is a modeling light? Okay, so mama lights are basically just lights that go over flashes like that you might use in the studio. Now, essentially, modeling is just a ambient light that comes from the flash. Without that, we can't see the flash. If you're using like small flashes, like all the flashes that we're using inside this workshop, they don't have modeling lights, meaning that you only see the flash when it actually fires that makes it challenging, because when you're working with ambien like light let's, say, like led lights like this type of light it's a constant light, so whether ...

you're outside and sunlight and you're modifying that with a reflector, you can see what that reflectors doing. You can see where that light is landing and so forth with ease, pakis troves we can't see that until we actually take a test shot and that's, one of the reasons why it's a bit challenging because you don't see where the light is, you don't see how it's falling, you don't see how much like you have the intensity and so forth until you actually take the shot, but that's okay, once you guys understand howto light, and once you understand how the flash works, the other things that will naturally come to, you'll naturally understand that if I fire a flash through this type of a modifier at this power is going roughly look like this. You'll take one or two shots to test it out and adjuster settings, and you're good to go but that's, one of the reasons why it can be a little bit challenging number two is an understanding the exposure flash exposure compared to ambient light exposure. Those are two different things, and while there are similarities between them, there are also differences in the way that flash works and versus the way a constant light works. Like I said, ah, flash, you can on ly see for that split second when it fires versus with ambient light or with constant light, you see throughout the entire duration of the shot, so, of course, because those lights operate a little bit differently, there's going to be differences in the way that they're exposed now, once you understand the base of this again, if not that complicated but it's just one of those areas that people get a little bit intimidated by because the exposures are a little bit different number three is light modification with flash you really need to modify it and we have lots of modifiers here mag mods grids we have this guy like a bib that could put her in the head we have supper flash disk we have so many different modifiers for flash and that's the thing is with flash you have to modify it to get to the right look you don't have to if you want direct flash and that's great fifth the style that you're looking for but that's only one type of light and to get different types of light it requires modification and this means that you do need to learn a little bit of what these modifiers do but again modifiers are extremely simple to understand once you get the basic principles of like quality soft versus hard light diffused vs speculator light were going explain those again in detail once we get into it once you understand that you can simply look at a light modifier and kind of guess what it's gonna look like in camera number four is learning the gear again you know because we're using on camera flash we're using modifiers there is more geared to learn but that's also why we're focusing on just on camera flash we could do so much with just on camera flash that its really gonna blow your mind if you will but the fantastic thing is that most people will never in their entire life realize how much an on camera flash can actually do because they won't have tried these types of things and that means that they're always going to rely on off camera flash and they're always going to rely on studio strobes and always going to land huge modifiers and so forth and that's great when you have those kind of things with you but what about when you're in situations where you don't have that stuff what about when your situations where you have to get a shot quick and all you have is your on camera flash and maybe someone standing there with a white shirt or maybe just a reflektor well understanding these principles and understanding this foundation will help you to get shots that nobody would have thought possible with just the basic year that would have on you so while there's tons of gear out there we're going to focus on just the basics we focus on just on camera flash on camera flash modification and light modification and light shaping and you'll find that each of these principles well it applies to every other piece of year that you're going to use whether it's on camera off camera pocket strobe studio strobe and so forth let's go ahead and move on to the next video

Class Materials

Bonus Materials with Purchase

Lighting 101 Slides

Ratings and Reviews

Sid
 

The best class for understanding light and lighting there is bar none. Pye is an excellent teacher and the quality of the material provides for a rich and very informative experience. Pye breaks down the fundamentals in easy to digest packets and then elaborates as needed. If there is one class that you watch this is it! Worth purchasing and saving for future use. I would also HIGHLY recommend downloading the saving the PDF of slides that accompany the videos. Again, and can't say it enough, this is THE BEST video to lighting on Creative Live. A must watch for the novice and the expert.

Petra
 

Great course, I highly recommend it if you want to become a more confident flash user. Pye is a wonderful instructor and just such a nice guy, it's a pleasure to listen to him

Simon Metselaar
 

This is the best thing that happened to me since I've been into photography. What a lifesaver. Unfortunately I already payed for some courses that are not Pye, but Pye just nails it. Amazing, and kind of a life hack. Thanks again :)

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