17 portraits in 5 minutes! Use off camera flash QUICKLY

[@edwardklaslo9273]

Your technic is so simple but results are amazing,love your job!

[@pathogan4854]

happy new year Neill to you and the team wish you all the best for 2024

[@NeilRedfern]

Thank you very much Pat - a very happy new year to you too! ⭐

[@willandsarahphotography]

great Stuff Neil - catch you in the next live stream cheers

[@NeilRedfern]

Thank you very much! 🤗

[@suryakannan5759]

very useful , awesome stuff🎉

[@NeilRedfern]

Thank you very much!

[@ChuckJ7777]

Great tips and a great challenge to get done.

[@NeilRedfern]

Thank you very much Chuck 😊

[@MartinV.]

Great Video as always!!!

[@NeilRedfern]

Thank you very much Martin!

[@deenugent473]

Beautiful work with a beautiful model. Poor Helen as she has to run back and forth 😊

[@NeilRedfern]

Thank you so much! Yes, Helen worked very hard on this shoot - it was a real team effort!

[@jonig2208]

I’d like you to Show me HOW you edited the assistant holding the light, out of the shot please.

[@NeilRedfern]

I will do so in a future video - in the meantime however, there are videos in my Patreon in which I demonstrate how to do this :)

[@marclabro]

great video. I still have old magbox 24 with the "patented" diffuser. Do you prefer the new one with grid ? Only one ad200pro is required here in HSS (but short distance) ? is the rear flash used for hairs along the fence ?

[@NeilRedfern]

Thank you Marc! Yes, personally I prefer the grid over the diffuser because it lessens the light spill. Yes, I only used one AD200 and even that will have been at a very low power because the MagBox was positioned so close to Elle. There was only ever one flash used in this video, what you can see in the background near the fence is a GoPro on a lightstand, which was filming the shoot. Thank you again :)

[@waltergroves7672]

Amazing work!!! As far as exposure goes is the flash on ttl? Or you just know what flash power to use from experience?

[@Garbid]

What works best for you but mostly everybody is working manually. Just check histogram after test shot to don't overexpose the subject.

[@NeilRedfern]

Thank you very much Walter! Yes, exactly as @Garbid says, I would suggest using your speedlights in manual rather than ttl - that way you are more in control of the power settings. I take a couple of test shots to make sure I am happy with the flash power and then I know that as long as the distance between the light source (the MagBox in this instance) and the subject doesn't change, it will always be where I want it to be. If anything, in this shoot the flash was a little 'hot' so I probably should have dropped the power slightly, that is what happens when you are making a video and trying to concentrate on too many things at once - that is my excuse anyway 😂

[@peterwest9053]

Hi Neil. Quick question when Helen moves away do you switch flash off for next shot or because she’s moved quite away it doesn’t matter hopefully I’ve explained myself

[@NeilRedfern]

Great question! I should turn it off but I probably didn't, as in reality once the flash is facing away from the model or further back it won't matter, but yes, best practice would be to turn it off

[@GiovanniLogrono]

Outstanding shots and great video! Can you tell me what light pole your assistant is holding?

[@NeilRedfern]

Thank you very much Giovanni! Yes of course, it is called an Impact QuickStik+ Telescopic Handle and can bought from B&H

[@Garbid]

Hi Neill! As always awesome content. Questions. Do you remove light spill on the ground when composing and removing light? Can you do the same with white translucent umbrella let's say 100 cm at least outdoor? Will the light spill be larger taking into account square law? Just thinking about more light setup at least outdoors)

[@NeilRedfern]

Thank you so much! Great question - yes I do remove the light spill, but usually at 50% opacity as I don't want to take it all away, just enough to bring it down so that it isn't too distracting. And yes, you could certainly do the same, the light spill would be larger I imagine as I was using a grid on the MagBox here to lessen the spill, but you could remove that spill in post when editing in Photoshop using layers. I hope this helps? Thank you again

[@Garbid]

@@NeilRedfern Thank you very much! Will try next season!)

[@Gabo_fotografo]

great video, what extension pole did you use? I did not find it in your amazon list.

[@NeilRedfern]

Thank you! Yes of course, it is called an Impact QuickStik+ Telescopic Handle and can bought from B&H

[@Gabo_fotografo]

@@NeilRedfern Thank you!!, greetings from Mexico.

[@davidhughes7964]

Great stuff. Neil, what is the boom arm with the mag box? I don’t see it on your equipment page?

[@NeilRedfern]

Thank you so much David! The MagBox was on a something called an Impact QuickStik+ Telescopic Handle and can bought from B&H

[@davidhughes7964]

Thanks Neil, keep up the great work, I've found your videos really useful.

[@peterboshra]

Hi Neil, Awesome content. I only have a question, I have sony a7iii and it seems like hss is not working so can you share settings on your camera and how you made it work? I use Godox V1 + Trigger xpro for sony. thanks

[@NeilRedfern]

Thank you very much Peter! HSS is something which you will need to turn on, on the trigger. I don't have an A7iii so don't know whether there is a setting on the camera itself which you need to turn on also, but my guess is that you haven't turned it on on the trigger itself? I hope this helps :)

[@Garbid]

It's need to be switched on on a trigger. Just check KZbin for xpro tutorials. Probably v1 also.

[@peterboshra]

Thx@@NeilRedfern for your reply. I did that on both Trigger and flash, I also set my flash to fill flash not rear sync, I also changed my e-curtain front shutter to on / off, I mean I tried both settings but it still not working Like the flash is fired after i take the shot

[@peterboshra]

Thx@@Garbid I did but still can't find the solution of the problem

[@Garbid]

@@peterboshra Yeah) probably you didn't install the syng in hot shoe properly. You should push it till the end forward. As sony triggers have litle contact on the front!) I had same problem when didn't push it on my a6600. Try and write here result. It's common problem for Sony cameras as they have not only pins on the shoe but like copper contact on the Front. They must reach. Check the trigger if it's for sony it must have little contacts made from copper.

[@0730Media]

With the generative fill settings on PS now, I’m finding there isn’t much of a need to shoot a clean plate shot.

[@NeilRedfern]

Good point! I did that with two of the images in the video and it was brilliant. I find it less effective if I am trying to remove a larger area but I imagine in a couple of years it will even be able to do that

[@0730Media]

@@NeilRedfern I’ve just done the same with a wedding I shot last week at the Bolholt. Had my missus light the couple with light on a pole and rather than shoot a clean plate shot, just removed her with generative fill, and it did an awesome job. Still though, another excellebr video Neil ☺️☺️👍🏻

[@Garbid]

@@0730Media I think plane shot also can be useful to remove light spill around.

[@Thesocialphotography]

I turned up to gain the off camera flash tips but stayed for the many Helen running out of shot

[@NeilRedfern]

Haha, love that!

[@BostonFeliksovich]

[@NeilRedfern]

Thank you! 🤗

[@jesusgjchuza6491]

Niceb

[@NeilRedfern]

Thank you!

[@carlosandreviana9448]

I know you meant well but I'm not a big fan of the images. I don't like that light discrepancy between model and background. It screams flash

[@NeilRedfern]

No problem at all! It's great that we all like different things, any art form is subjective, the important thing is that we all try to follow our own paths and not become clones of each other

[@marshalltravis3217]

Too much time spent talking about what you want to do. Never did show HOW it was done.👎👎

[@NeilRedfern]

Yeah you're right, literally showing the full video of the shoot is hiding how it was done 😂