Digital Photography 1 on 1: Episode 43: On Camera Flash Basics

[@holyindian]

One of the best flash photography tutorials on youtube. I wished you had an entire series of tutorials to pay for. I'd pay for it in a blink.

[@Nightmaredeathdealer]

The clicking the flash down I have NEVER heard of and you helped so much just by the little tips like that. Thank you!

[@Shifty761989]

Who disliked this? Amazing info and tips specially with nikon settings. Thanks keep them coming

[@HenrikForsberg]

Nice video, but I think you've missed a very important thing about Flash & Exposure compensation on Nikon. Yes, exposure compensation affects both ambient and flash exposure (it affects the whole exposure), but you completely missed the flash compensation button on the camera. Just press that button and set the flash compensation and you don't need to go into manual mode! That's a very important thing that you missed completely, which makes Nikons solution look like crap (which it isn't).

[@BobokumarMoirangthem]

nice work Mark, I like all your tutorials...they really help me learn and improvise on what i have learnt so far!! thanks..

[@MarkWallaceVideos]

@vestrelado Yes, it's a consumer camera. It's a classification given by Canon. If you go to the Canon website you'll find the 7D under the "Consumer & Home Office" lineup. All brands have the consumer class and many of the cameras are over $3,000. Price is not the determining factor. :)

[@joeyluv2k]

Most useful videos on KZbin! Thank you! Oh and thanks for always using lovely looking models!

[@mauricioosorio7729]

Cool tutorial. I like that he is actually showing the results.

[@xLOVExGODx]

AMAZING!!! I loved that you went into detail as well as showed the difference between the different techniques :) Thank you, for sharing! :D

[@shahulvellore4594]

Such a useful step by step tutorial. Loved this . thanks so much.

[@KhmerAdventures]

For some Canon camera like 5D markII, you also can control high speed sync from either camera or from the flash itself. There are three option, 1st curtain, 2nd curtain and hi-speed.

[@PaulHumphries68]

Thanks Mark, great pointer for my Nikon and using shutter speed to reduce ambient light.

[@CRISTIANOSNEEK]

As always so helpful!!! i bought already my flash :) after the workshop in LA i feel im improving, THANKS!!!

[@dmunro91]

If I buy a 3rd party flash (Nissin or Metz) for my 60D, will the Exposure compensation still control the ambient light only, or does that feature only work in conjunction with the Canon Speedlites? Great videos, been a real help.

[@ny1fanta]

for some reason I like this sam a lot

[@AdvaitThakur]

Wow ! Excellent tutorial. A complete tutorial about flash.

[@ahmadfaris8044]

hi, nice tutorial, I'm very new to photography, I'm using Canon 760d/T6s I'm in between to buy a flashgun from Canon and Yongnuo, obviously Canon flashguns are very expensive. 1.can I use yongnuo flash and trigger it wirelessly without the optical sensor of the flash? 2.which yongnuo flash model is compatible for off camera flash without needing a transmitter and receiver?

[@wahabdilawar]

Very nice tutorial. I have a question though. Is there any way to get a catch light in the subject's eye, when bouncing the flash from a sidewall or from a reflector behind the camera?

[@lslx7120]

yeap..but ud have to put ur reflector sort of close to ur subjects or models. If ur taking the shot u might show in ur subjects' eyes.

[@user-uo1bh6rm2u]

How to choose a digital photography camera ? , Can you suggest the best selected digital camera? Thanks

[@carrida2010]

As many others said, this video is good, but is very Canon biased, as it missed a very basic and important feature of Nikon cameras. You don't have to go into Manual mode. With Nikon, if you decrease the exposure comp for the ambient light by -1, you can increase the flash compensation by the same amount (+1 in this example) to keep your subject at the original exposure. It is very easy and allows great separate control of ambient and flash.

[@chrismcpherson3258]

hi Mark. I have a Canon T7I I seen your comment use AV on the Camera. what I have is a Godox TT685 C the large flash has a green screen. I have ETTL there a M ZOOM 24 MM. it seem the flash is not going off batteries need's to be charge more set my 1SO to 100, is f.5.6 is it ok ?

[@patrickjmedia]

She smiled on last pic!!! Whoohoo!

[@leruss2]

Great lesson. And wow, this Sam is amazing!

[@atlanticeagle]

Finally a video that can help flash n00bs!

[@rajabali8961]

Very helpful sir can you please explain when to use directly speed light and which situation we bounce.

[@rosssayer6524]

Mark this is great info but at the start my Nikon 7200 does not have Auto FP, can you help?? Ross.

[@stevepa999]

I do not know if this will work with Nikon, but with Canon, when using a bounce flash, put it on manual mode. Enter the settings that you think with give you the best picture, and do not worry about proper exposure. If your speedlite is on ETTL mode, it will compensate to give you proper exposure. If you are not happy with the exposure just compensate the ETTL exposure plus or minus.

[@lslx7120]

Precisely, ,

[@webjamphotography]

Thanks Mark. Did you have the flash in manual mode for these shots?

[@TheoLubbe]

On a Canon camera you can also set flash exposure compensation, which on the less expensive models requires you use the 'set' menu navigation. In all manual/priority modes, there's a block at the right side of an EOS500/550/600D's menu that is empty if your flash compensation is set to 0. If you adjust it,t he opposite of exposure compensation is true; flash duration will increase/decrease while exposure time will remain the same, wheras exposure comp. makes your exposure/quicker slower.

[@ZamoraBoss]

What metering mode should I use when outdoors trying to balance ambient light and flash?

[@MarkWallaceVideos]

@vestrelado Don't get hung up on the semantics. The NY Times recently had photos from an iPhone on the front page. An iPhone isn't a pro camera but it was used by a professional. It's not the tools that are most important, but how we use them.

[@cassiorenan8291]

Amazing information, just what I needed! thanks a lot!

[@azizmohammed9758]

Awesome tutorial .Did you use TTL or Manual Mode on the Flash

[@FieldsOfQuantum]

this guy is phenomnal at teaching

[@Meadowhawk82]

Love your show! Great tutorial!

[@caihillsfarm8762]

nice tutorial. very informative

[@olayinkayusuf3898]

I'm unable to locate the FP from my Nikon D5200.Or does it have another name on it.

[@gertvanderpaelt]

I don't quite get why the flash isn't affected by the exposure compensation (i.e. shutter speed). As the flash is in FP sync mode, the duration of the burst last an entire exposure (i.e. until the rear curtain has come up)? So shortening the exposure time would not only dim the background but also make the flash exposed subject apear less bright? So for a consistent brightness of the subject, the power of the flash should be increased accordingly? Does the TTL system do this for you?

[@Tigriyabadshah]

Just one question, why the back ground is getting blur even if the F value is 16 ?

[@petenicezz]

Hello, what size disc reflector can be use for the flash. Thank you

[@tristanvdw]

Absolutely awesome tutorial!

[@LikeOnATree]

Great tips on using a flash, thanks for the video!

[@ScrappyPoontachat]

Super info regarding reflectors ,thanks.

[@goldenstudiovkl1395]

sir really amazing it's very use full to me...Tanks a lot....

[@SaadSalim]

umm So I have Nikon D3200 and doesn't seem to have a way to allow me to go past 1/200 shutterspeed, any help? the only way is to upgrade? :/

[@rayonline78]

the cheaper cameras doesn't have FP sync. what you can do is put in a ND filter on the lens and it drops scene's brightness down so you can use 1/200 speed. also use the lowest ISO. but the thing with a ND filter is that it is quick thick and dark so autofocus can be affected. best is to upgrade to a higher model used or new.

[@AhmedThaking]

I wonder what happens if you put a yongnuo yn565EX on top of your D3200. Since it's a Canon flash, the camera won't recognise it and you can use any speed you like. This works with my Yn560 however! The yn560 does not have hss support so I get Black bars. But if the flash supports hss what then?

[@TheoLubbe]

@acuna13 When shooting indoors with Tv mode, exposure compensation adjusts the aperture (how large the diameter of the light hitting the sensor, and subsequently the amount of light) instead of shutter speed instead of the opposite in Av mode. As you may know, a smaller aperture number = more light but also = narrower depth of field. Using a flash you can use a larger aperture number = less light (flash compensates for this) = wider DoF.

[@Fotographic71]

You don't have to shoot in manual mode to get the same effect as with the Canon when balancing lash and ambient outdoors. You can easily shoot in aperture priority with the Nikon and still darken the background while keeping the flash exposure the same. Take a photo, then lower the exposure compensation to darken the background. Since this is a global adjustment, you may have to increase the flash compensation. Do this each time you adjust exposure compensation.

[@ChrisBirkett1]

I had absolutely no idea my flash could do all that... thanks!

[@kauxkaux]

Hi Mark. Thanks for your wonderful videos! I learn a lot from you. You are a spectacular teacher (And thanks to adorama too). I would love to have your studio lighting essentials videos, and I would gladly pay what they cost to DOWNLOAD the files. But paying that just to watch them in you tube feel a little too much for me, It is like I wont own anything for what I paid. So please could you sell them on dvd or something? Thanks!

[@Sunsetjanice]

about that flash bounce off the green wall, could you also pre-set the WB of the green wall instead of place a reflector there?

[@jasonbodden8816]

Nope (although you probably know this by now as it's been 2 years lol)

[@gvcruzado6154]

good day mark! i want to ask about flash sync. i am using a YN560 speedlite. i can directly get shots with fast shutter speeds. my problem is. when i shoot above 250 shutter speed the curtain will show into the picture or a black part is shown. i need your help. also in setting mode, flash control is incompatible even its powered on. waiting for your kind reply! it would help me! thanks in advance! still an amateur on flash. just bought one lately!

[@ooharloo]

So exposer comp won't work on on aperture priority (for example) on my Nikon? When there is a flash exposure comp button on the left side of the camera...

[@Stephie788]

Thank you SO much!! You explain things so well!

[@MatzRios]

thank you Mark! I gotta try this once.

[@Purplehaze778]

@vestrelado no need to get so offended. Thnak him for putting efforts on sharing knowledge with us all.

[@braynumb]

This tutorial would be useful only if you have the same brand flash. If you're using a third party flash, this tutorial can't be used when shooting outdoors. Indoors is still usable... thanks!

[@PeterWMurphy]

The YN560 doesn't support High Speed Sync. The latest model from YongNuo, the YN568, does support HSS. Hope it helps.

[@wahabdilawar]

Which metering mode were you using?

[@swapnil2709]

Very nice tutorial.

[@MarkWallaceVideos]

@kauxkaux There is a physical DVD you can own. studiolightingessentials is the website for all the info.

[@IkazMedia]

how did you manage to point the flash at her directly and not burn out the image? my biggest problem is over exposure

[@Divinelime]

which nikon cheap lens is best for sharp images

[@finnmad]

this is so good - thanks

[@Learnphotographytrick101]

Trick photography is one of the friendliest subgenres of photography, because it gives “shooters” the freedom that they wouldn’t have if they practiced purely conventional photography. :)

[@Guitarman0]

Great video, really informative.

[@mxma1]

Great tutorial thanks for the help!

[@zooneyl2248]

With the nikon the first shot was at f/16 yet the background is blurry??

[@zooneyl2248]

Wayne Wilkinson The dof is supposed to be big at that fstop, and therefore the background should be sharp, especially that she's close enough to him and the focal lenght doesn't seem to be that big. Am i missing smtg?

[@lethargic_cow]

Thank you, this video was very helpful.

[@lolwhittingham]

ANYONE HELP ME ?....My d7000 does not have "auto fp " as an option in bracket/flash section ?

[@ahurtig3719]

+lol whittingham Hi it does, it is under e1 in your custom set up menu

[@lolwhittingham]

+Andre THANKS "!

[@MrTrio5]

Very Helpful..Thanks Mark..

[@kamehameha4658]

i love ADORAMAtv. so informative as always

[@BoogieVlog]

Very very nice!..........Thanks

[@michaeldidomenico7]

where do I find the exposure compensation for my 70D.

[@julioirawan3411]

+Michael Didomenico just press Q, look below the ISO settings

[@jupamoers]

14:58 you made a mistake there...you said, you'd put the camera in Aperture priority and 1/60 second...but you can't set the shutter speed in that mode

[@TheoLubbe]

You should have a read through your camera's manual and try out its examples pertaining to using Av and Tv mode, then consider how flash and exposure compensation and their respective changes in either mode would affect your scene. Flash compensation makes things lit by the flash brighter/darker, exposure compensation makes things not lit by the flash brighter/darker. Tv mode's compensations change Aperture (DoF) while Av mode's compensations change shutter speed or flash duration.

[@monoinyourface]

i have a nikon d5000 and i don't see the flash option?

[@marcogerra]

is there an ending to the video kinda just cut off episode 44 was not it..

[@DVL1507]

@vestrelado typical fanatic people "beginners worry so much about the gear, professionals only care about the money, masters focus only at the light" I think you might figure out which one suits you best. cheers

[@euyoooo]

offff reading some reviews here actually make me sick !!!! good job sir, I learn a lot from u keep za good work

[@disruptfam]

My d7000 doesn't have the autofp option?

[@Xenol1997]

because sometimes you don't want to miss a shot when your messing with settings.

[@440voltz]

lol loved the way u said Abhishek...:)

[@bignmonkey]

the wall is green?

[@lslx7120]

all year long

[@SirGwl]

Does anyone know how to do this with a Fuji?

[@Tjita1]

I would call the 7D a semi-pro camera, wouldn't you?

[@pjos111]

Why would you ever turn FP off?

[@VibesLaCroix]

whats the flash setting?

[@tbonestalone]

@snapfactory Canon also has the 1Ds Mkiii listed under, "consumer & Home Office" and the 7D all the way down to the 50D listed under "professional imaging products" :-). I just get a kick out of how sensitive everyone is about what everyone else is labeling their gear as especially when it comes to bodies.... You wanna talk glass then thats a slightly different story. everybody and their dog HAS to have a "PRO" camera....

[@PHOT0GUY]

There wouldn't be a problem with a shadow on the subject with built in flash if the big ass lens hood was removed

[@Rebaldoz]

Man...... thank you!

[@TheoLubbe]

@snapfactory In other words, no, I don't think even Canon would consider their flagship line to be 'consumer' oriented gear.

[@DVL1507]

@vestrelado THERE IT IS! the problem is, you comment too much without knowing the actual fact. got it? It may be listed on "consumer" but who cares? as long as it can make good pictures then use it. Period.

[@careylee5951]

My Nikon D3200 doesn't that pencil icon.

[@HamzahAhmadq]

Sam is so beautiful !

[@lucasgaroto]

@zuprmn6 martin, you should take a look at Episode 34...

[@fechetealex7512]

very useful

[@Maxsdiscos]

The 7D is a Semi pro, not a consumer.

[@TheoLubbe]

@snapfactory Imagine how annoying it would be for those looking for a product if cameras obtainable by the general public that are used primarily by professionals had to be thrown onto their own site or page. The 7D is not targeted at your average consumer; your average consumer cares only about 'consuming' or 'using' a product, which is what most consumers will do with a camera (never take it off full auto). 'Professional' targeted cameras have functions most consumers will never use properly.

[@sbpv-tv]

great!

[@rnoksa4108]

thank you