Expose for Ambient, then Add Flash. (Quick OCF Tutorial)

In this video break down the process that I go through when using off camera flash. It will always be this; expose for ambient, then add flash. Might seem simple, but can be difficult when starting out. Hopefully this video clears things up. Enjoy!
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[@fjhphoto]

Let me know what tutorials you guys want to see so I can make them.😊

[@JHJohnson]

I would love to see something along the lines of Making the best of your conditions. I had mini sessions the other day, no leaves on the trees and I did my best to work with turning ladies away from the sun and lighting them up, but really struggled with that

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Please Sir skin retouching tutorial.

[@YiowMade]

Love what you are trying to do: making it simplified and easy 2 steps process, however, if I could give a suggestion: Would it be possible to have some visual representation of what you said so it’s easier to follow along? ie. Doubling the ISO, so either compensate by closing down f stops or up the shutter speed? Or maybe I just need to watch this one again when I’m more awake 😅

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@@YiowMade been following you for quiet sometime and its one of the best video but how do you edit the final image please show us some steps my final pictures doesn't come out like yours

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I would like to learn your style of Skin Retouching?

[@GregMatoga]

It just occurred to me now: I casually watched several photographic youtubers for few years and most of them started out like this, presenting their photos and giving out genuine tips. Your channel is one of the very rare ones that didn't stop and went full gear reviews only. I very much appreciate that

[@BokushingusKendoTV]

I agree. I also like to add, you are pretty much the only one that will respond and answer questions. Thank you for that! With your following and schedule, that can't be easy at all.

[@bertomorfin3651]

There have been times where I feel stuck when taking a portrait. What has saved me is remembering to expose for the ambient. I've learned a lot from this channel. 👍 📸 💡

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So happy my channel has helped!😁

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I watch your videos from Russia and I am very grateful. Take more of these lessons, they are very useful

[@fjhphoto]

Thanks for watching!😊

[@shadowyzman7078]

Love the simplicity of the tutorial. When you're new to OCF, the last thing you want to hear is "use your light meter". This is a much simpler and more dramatic way of getting amazing shots

[@fjhphoto]

Thanks! Yes, I never used a light meter but one thing a photographer I admire said before was this, "never let a technical device make a creative decision". I like this quote because it's so true. A device like a light meter won't tell me how I feel the photo should be exposed. That depends on me.

[@shadowyzman7078]

@@fjhphoto exactly. Which is why I feel TTL modes are useless for taking creative portraits. Why should the camera decide what the image should look like? Wonderful quote BTW!

[@AlexisABermudez]

IMO you can still make creative decisions if your using a light meter, you just need to learn how to use it in your favor. Say you want to use a target aperture of f/1.4 to get that creamy background, you expose for the ambient using that target aperture, shutter speed and ISO just as Fernando did. You then input that same shutter speed and ISO settings into the light meter and expose for the model/flash by adding or removing power to the flash until you get to that target aperture of f/1.4. That takes out the guessing work initially, you can always add or remove power to the flash as Fernando did if you feel it. As an added benefit you will know what the ratio of flash to the total amount of ambient light is, this can provide consistency between shots for the session even if you change your exposure settings or the ambient light changes, and outdoors it always will!

[@Dimar.Siregar]

I hate light meter. XD

[@thehumanityoflife6460]

@@AlexisABermudez So, you adjust your rim light power based on what reading you have on your ambient light, using a hand-held meter that reads flash in incident mode? Then you do the same for the main light? I usually do flash readings on my hand-held light meter for the total read-out when all the flashes fire at the same time.

[@garys639]

9.15 mins well spent,thankyou Sir.

[@runmynetwork4946]

One of the best videos on OCF!

[@sastrydasigi7010]

Very clear and direct explanation. Thanks for a great video!

[@mpauole2175]

....all I know today is mainly from your tutorials. Thanks sooo much.

[@fjhphoto]

Appreciate you watching!😊

[@jaytcapinpin]

You are a light master!

[@fjhphoto]

Thanks!😊

[@quicktechsupport3274]

I hit the like button just by reading title of this video. This is one of the best tip to improve photography.😇

[@fjhphoto]

Thanks!

[@83tino]

You're the best explaining step by step 👏👍👌

[@zspopediting7870]

DEFINITELY THEE BEST explanation of shooting Ambient light!!! Thank you so much. I'm ordering my Godox AD200 soon and I can't wait to actually shoot Ambient 😂

[@markfowler1372]

By far the most helpful video on flash photography I’ve ever seen! I appreciate you so much

[@nathanialgarymedia]

Explained everything very well, what I was looking to get out of this video was to see shots with no flash vs flash but see your process of subtlety adding in your rim and key lights, so I very much appreciated you adding those into the video!

[@BikingBarista76]

I will definitely follow your channel.. One of the best tutorials.

[@4rroby]

You have help my off camera flash photography so much! I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your instructions. Thank you so much!

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[@fjhphoto]

Thanks so much! Trying to get there.

[@andrewperez9281]

Hey great tutorial. I just bought two TT600, a few umbrelas and a softboxand. Someone asked for a photo section, but I didn't take into account ambient light first and then flash power as I'm new to all this... This helps a lot. Thank you!!!

[@AnnaMarkiewiczPhotography]

I’ve struggled with flash so hard but you have motivated me to get my own Godox and also start using OCF. Thanks for this video and explaining to people like me! 👍

[@emirchan6516]

We need more OCF tutorials!😃

[@fjhphoto]

Soon! Any videos I've taken in the past that you liked so I can more like that?

[@emirchan6516]

@@fjhphoto kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6ecaIGNnc6BbbM I know you didn't take this video and that it's a hand held video but what I liked from the video was that he voiced over what was going through his head during the photoshoot. We get to see why he might have picked that composition,lighting,etc and what we can look for or think about when we are taking photos.

[@JHJohnson]

Great video I do these steps at every session and as silly as it sounds I didn’t understand it when I heard EXPOSE FOR THE BACKGROUND. BUT ITS SO HELPFUL AND has helped my photography so much

[@crazyrider7550]

Wow really good explanation lots of love from india❤

[@rvarelagonzaga]

Congratulations!!!! This is the best tutorial tha I had heard about combining of out camera flash and ambient light. Thank you

[@EdwargGz]

You are the best my friend 👌🏼

[@JenniferLampinPhotography]

Thank you for this video! I'm getting my ocf today. This helped me so much.

[@TheLisaanntorres]

This is a great explanation of exposing for ambient light thank you!!

[@fjhphoto]

You're welcome and thanks for watching 😁

[@RollinWithSteven]

Awesome instructions! Easy examples to follow! Great work as always!

[@andreak4280]

wonderfully articulated!! 💪🏼💪🏼👍🏼 thanks so much 🙏🏼😀

[@rosssayer6524]

Really helpful for a beginner using OCF, the tutorial was explained very well. Thanks for sharing.

[@willsimpsonphoto]

Great video! Lighting is such a "complex" subject but it comes down to simply, need more light, add more light, need less light, add less light! It was great seeing your set up as well!

[@anlienq]

Will practice this gold knowledge to put it in practice in my next wedding.

[@kathynassa9974]

This a fabulous explanation of OCF!! Ty

[@maxrogers9639]

Great job explaining a difficult to understand process.

[@fjhphoto]

Thank you! Tried my best to break it down.

[@charliegreen1989]

Great video Francisco, I learnt this last year and it transformed my outdoor shots.

[@jimmypalsson960]

I have followed you for a long long time. You are amazing man. Keep up the good work 👌🏻☀️😃

[@coleshill_production]

I'm going on a shoot today with my new strobe flash. I will use this technique today and report back with my results!

[@wesleymesquita196]

It will really helps me to be a greater photographer when using flash!! Thanks!!

[@gwendapatrick9666]

This is such a lovely tutorial. Thank you for giving us this. Please do more

[@rodstanback6845]

Great video, thanks so much for the simplicity.

[@jesuse.martinez76]

This will sure help me take better pictures. Thank you!

[@AlbertAguilera22]

Great Tutorials! In the second example, would have liked to see the final edit to see how you cropped the main light out of the picture and what the final pose of the model was. 👍🏾

[@kimberlyb7]

I struggle with this, Thank you for easily explaining your process, I love how your photos come out and hope to be as good as you one day soon!!!

[@fjhphoto]

Happy to help!😁

[@usernamemykel]

You showed great examples of the process progressing, thank you!

[@15acontent]

Great video. The only thing I’d like to see included are the edited photos after you’ve explained the settings. Keep up the great work.

[@AE5X]

Excellent, a lot of info presented clearly.

[@fjhphoto]

Thank you!😁

[@BARSSTUDIO]

Very nice video with revealing behind the scene

[@kathynassa9974]

Fantastic explanation on how to light!!! Ty

[@JSPhoto]

Love you stuff- you break down complexities simply and thoroughly 💪Your video production quality is off the charts lately. Powerful

[@vitopadilla6588]

the visuals did help thank you!!

[@silva111112]

Awesome Job Francisco, Thank you for Everything you do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@miltphoto3336]

This was explained very well !! Thank you !!

[@vikaskhogre5740]

You are a good teacher 📸🙌🙌

[@barrekelley9268]

Great information, thanks

[@DavidRuizVisuals]

Very in depth tutorial! Keep up the amazing work, Fran!! 💪

[@WickedRoadMedia]

Excellent content. Thank you!

[@santiagohernandez6066]

Hey Francisco, @santiagohears here! Awesome video as always and thanks a lot for explaining OCF so clearly! I’ll practice this very soon

[@fjhphoto]

Hey man! Thanks for watching and best of luck in future shoots.😊

[@nothanimabhena9151]

Thank yo so much you clearly taught me on how to control ambient light

[@tonygatos1]

Your tutorials are always awesome!

[@apurbaghosh1630]

You Are the Best Flash Photographer i have ever seen in my entire life ♥️ I don't know why your channel is not growing You will become No1 Flash Photographer One Day.

[@fjhphoto]

Thank you so much!😁

[@intillanes]

You are the man! Very humble and lot of knowledge. Congrats!

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Thank you for this informative video. Very well explained with great examples. Your videos are always great. 👍

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Very helpful thanks!

[@davidcoleman2868]

Brilliant. Just the straight forward video I was looking for 👍🏻

[@Hrishi1970]

Clear and illustrative video! Thanks a lot!

[@omarcali1170]

Thanks for the tips. Youre very helpful for beginners.

[@vinodp195]

Great tutorial, great explanation. Thanks a lot!!

[@johnellsphoto]

Very straightforward, methodical, and clear. Thanks a lot!

[@me43935]

very well explained...

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You are amazing i am new to ocf photography 🥺🥰these are valuable booms🔥🔥🌄

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Recently started watching your videos all are very nice and clear explanations especially Building The Shot videos, learning lot from your videos keep sharing your knowledge it help many people make many videos untouched part of photography , again thank you for sharing your knowledge keep it up🤜🤛

[@fjhphoto]

You're welcome and thank you so much for watching.😊

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You still the man lol good job.

[@MAGEtvPTB]

...much respect from Nashville, TN! This is very helpful and timely! I am trying to work with my triple flash mount and hopefully I will get some decent results!

[@GauriSharmaNEET]

my 860ii, 8080 softbox, x1 trigger arrives in a few days. excited already. it will be my 1st ocf. love your videos. My main aim as of now is to be able to create shots like yours!

[@_HMCB_]

Great great tips. First time here. I’m subscribing.

[@MartinV.]

Dope son!!!

[@olivefrancis7080]

Hi thank you so much. I love how we taken through each step

[@fjhphoto]

You're welcome! Might make another video like this.😊

[@horacen4358]

You’re a good teacher. Great video!

[@BoostLeekdMedia]

Wow. Excellent video man. Watching this a 2nd time because this video was filled with awesome tips and tricks man! I think my next flash is going to be that AD300 pro now. haha. The 2 light setup looks incredible!

[@fjhphoto]

Thanks! Glad this video was helpful.😊

[@rostanddarbouze1067]

First I would like to give you and others kudos for the help you give in the development of photographers but to be perfectly honest a lot of newer but also veteran photographers struggle with light placement and no one seems to address that. for example in the video above you are using a round soft box as a rim light when we have been told time and again to use a strip box to avoid light spill but you used a round softbox which is more difficult to properly place and also could you and others explain the amount of retouching per photo and I'm fully aware that you have retouching videos but to actually show the whole frustrating process of accomplishing your great shots would be invaluable.

[@nb7524]

Great, this was very helpful and easy to understand, thank you!

[@sauravpradhan7881]

Thank you for The best guide i needed :)

[@valetdecour]

well explain sir!

[@AmanAgrawalFilms]

Dude you're damn good! Cleared so many doubts any beginner photographer might have.. Thanks!!

[@MArk-yn4sp]

Great video, thank you. I'm tempted to try your 2 step approach on my light tent (for product photos where white background invariably is a shade of grey).

[@jonathanclarke5763]

Ngl I love the direction of the ambient light. I kinda wish you put your key light on the left side of the frame shooting in towards to the right side to follow the direction of the ambient light and shot it at a glow slightly stronger than the ambient light. Still though great tutorial. Expose for ambient, then add light. I'll remember that.

[@isaiquintero2534]

Muchas gracias, muy buena explicación!!

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you explained this perfectly... great work

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Love it bro!

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great tutorial ! Don't apologize for using fractions, Maybe some of those that have problems with simple fractions should go back and review third grade math. I know....off subject. just had to say it. I enjoy all your tutorials and final images..

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I love your channel much respect

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thank you sir for always sharing your knowledge and talent with us..keep inspiring!

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Thank you very much for this very interesting video. Bravo !

[@arvinoutlaw1189]

Thanks, I did the same thing just yesterday.

[@killerxz93]

Fantastic video, thanks so much!!

[@Fairoz93]

Hi FJH, thanks for the tutorial. It definitely reinforced my understanding on this aspect of flash photography. May i point out that I do feel like your background is abit too dark, which makes the photo unnatural. Unless thats what youre going for. There is still room for you to expose more for ambient I believe if you have adequate light source from your off camera flashes - you shouldnt afraid to bump up ISO so that you have your background at its natural brightness so the photo looks like it was shot in natural light overall. With adequate light, even with high ISO, you would not see noise. (i guarantee you). So just use your off camera flash to fill your subject. For a single subject yes, low shutter speeds at 1/60 at 1/80 is good enough but for events i.e. weddings - where sharp images are the bare minimum, your shutter speed should be at least 1/100 and 1/125. with that you have no choice but to work with a higher ISO to get those sharp images (assuming youre alr at your lowest aperture) For me, when i want to expose adequately for ambient. i use metering modes to determine whether i have enough ambient light. Since i am a sony a7iii user i use multi metering mode and try to get the value between -1 to 1 so the surrounding is not either too overexposed or underexposed. If anyone is reading this. let me know if you agree with me or if i am doing something wrong. Still learning!

[@Hutch400]

This was really good. A follow up that shows you talking through the steps in real time would be cool. Kind of like a camera on your shoulder as you show the camera and trigger. You did a little of that at about 6:30 into this.

[@vimalneha]

Great video! Perfectly explained...

[@idiwakaprochannel1216]

Too cool.