How to use a Speedlite/Flash to Freeze Motion

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Image credits:
“Virgil Persad superman tailwhip” and “Virgil Persad Invert” by Flickr user Jos Wissink (CC BY 2.0) flic.kr/ps/ysqxb
“Skateboarding_edit” by Flickr user Nikola Klaudová flic.kr/p/P6gM2m
Music:
"Good Time", "Sketch" by ‪@Dyalla‬ / dyallas
"Q", "Rewind" by ‪@BlueWednesday‬ / bluewednesday

[@kwedl]

Takes me right back to the DigRev days.

[@MagnetLoop]

Seeing Kai and Loc having fun photoshooting together is great.

[@AliHamdhan]

I hope alamby can join in for a reunion vid.

[@clay3544]

Exactly what I felt!

[@piotrgraniszewski8544]

Just came to say that same thing.

[@dzulk9]

Remember when they abuses dslr? 😂

[@markuskail1922]

Feels like the old days, great video guys!

[@ggyougotmetoreply]

It was those tutorials over a decade ago that helped me get into photography. Thank you Kai and Lok.

[@Marbeary]

The sound and the antics just like DRTV. Hope we get more content like this.

[@zeus4080]

Love these how to vids, with you and Lok with the old Digitalrev music. Nostalgic. keep em coming :D

[@natriumxide]

Absolutely love it! Brings me back to the days of DigitalRev especially the intro music.

[@supertaufiqr]

the music during the apple bashing is what reminds me of digirev

[@oozer3827]

Great timing, I just got a flash and needed to figure out how to use it

[@piotrgraniszewski8544]

Sean Tucker has a great video on how to do a basic home studio setup. And there are also some great videos made by other people on how to do bounce indoor flash for events and stuff.

[@edwincollins5847]

@@piotrgraniszewski8544are all flashes the same. Why many are using a godox for example instead of the normal $24 dollar flash device?

[@deebea6364]

This reminds me of the old style of Lok and Kai videos - AND THAT IS A GREAT THING!

[@shirish93]

Agree with all the comments! Kai and Lok you might wanna consider yourselves photographer comedian duo. The photography is great of course but we love your comedy + chemistry even more!

[@chadf3690]

Saved. Liked. Already subscribed for stuff exactly like this-- I've always thought flashes were for studios to control light and didn't even consider that the light that bounces back can "freeze" the objects it hits as the sensor only "sees" that reflected light with the overall shutter speed controlling the ambient light. Amazing, I love this format. It's fun and informative without being formal.

[@numbersix8919]

So that's how it works!

[@chadf3690]

@@numbersix8919 exactly! And after having a night to think more about it, the importance of overpowering the ambient light is to reduce or eliminate the motion blur due the ambient light reflecting off the object(s) after the flash hits it to create the after image/blur. Wish I could like this video twice haha.

[@erickcantu5280]

The wait was worth it! Splendid video, just like in the old times!

[@nicholaswong4967]

What a throwback! Keep these videos coming!

[@HarryPotter69420]

these videos take me back to digital rev days.

[@adamshields7545]

You two are absolute clowns. Love it. Couldn't stop grinning the whole video.

[@Cheejyg]

Ahh yes, I can feel the DigitalRev vibes again and seems like you two are enjoying yourselves :)

[@icybautista6197]

Loving the new but old but new format

[@marekward6202]

Great video. Thanks guys.

[@rahummi20]

Oh fainly takes me back to old days love it

[@M_Teeboo]

This is a delight! And I learned some new things.

[@pasty_film_journey]

More DRTV-like vids please!!!! :D Bring me back to my childhood!!

[@blaskkaffe]

Back to the style of video that made me want to buy a camera! Great video

[@riparianlife97701]

"The aht of ningering". Gawd, I love your voice/accent.

[@jmalmsten]

Full power of Flash may be needed... If he's to be the saviour the universe... I'll get me coat.

[@chu0nthat]

Those were some really cool shots. This was a really fun video

[@CockatooDude]

I actually really like the streak effect you got on the bits of apple at 4:28. I feel like that could be used stylistically to great effect.

[@antonkirindongo]

Where did you get the coverall? Looks clean!

[@kasei796]

Thank you for the video! It really brings me to the days of Drtv :) Best wishes!

[@gewglesux]

Nice work Lads..Takes me back,,,

[@sachagiuliano4181]

You truly wok'd it out of the ballpark Kai.

[@LlocQ]

DigitalRev nostalgia loved it

[@SicksomniA]

I miss those DigitalRev days, so much to explore in the digital camera world.

[@ongakuyaro]

i been doing this with the ricoh, carrying the speedlite on my left hand. but never really know what numbers i had to use for correct exposure lol still got a great photos

[@bigotonbrand]

Throwback content!

[@ironmike2732]

Very cool video. Very helpfull to understand flash beter. /i just with you could have overlaid the camera and flash setings over the photos in the video :-) It would be helpfull to pause the video over each photo and be able to read the settings used.

[@satejonetsu]

Ahhh, I've missed these videos.

[@Riverwind25]

All that's missing is the 5d MkII with the 24-70 hahaha. Thanks for that guys.

[@jeffgrotte]

We need to get you up to 1 million subscribers. You are so close. Everyone share the shit out of this great content!

[@bmefilms6879]

NGL, that "frash power" was stereotypically hilarious. Dont @ me!!!

[@ezearo]

Looks like you're gonna join the army

[@thisiserich]

Lok is faster than 1/8000 of a second. What a legend.

[@nldyer]

Great!

[@JayDeeMaik]

Laok is such an athlete.

[@Veptis]

I use second curtain and 1/10 most of the time. Lots of camera motion in that too.

[@dongala9]

Random Request: Could you bring back Pro Photographer Cheap Camera??? Pleaseee…. Love your videos by the way

[@1973sonvis]

Fun and inspiring video! ⭐️

[@nocturnus009]

Apologies for being, “that guy” but it is better to have the hand on the forward side (drive vector or direction of attack?) lower on the handle.

[@normalguyreviews7102]

Really liked this one boyz thankyou !!!

[@bijakbijak4024]

holy moly explorer!

[@ErikMoody]

Love it, great info and hilarious!

[@rw3452]

Are you down with Canon killing off RF third party lenses? I thought you would have mentioned it by now?

[@LuisMBuildz]

i miss all the challenges they used to do in digital rev channel. Specially the pro photographer, cheap camera challenge.

[@superfluidity]

Flash power isn't fake, but it could more accurately be called flash energy. The thing that annoys me most about it is that it isn't measure in any sort of standard way across different equipment. I could have lenses and cameras from completely different systems but ISO 200, 1/500s, and f/8 mean the same thing on all of them, and should give similar exposure in similar conditions. But flash power 1 or 1/2 is relative to the maximum of the particular flash. Would seem easier if they used an absolute number measured in watt-seconds (aka joules) or something instead of a fraction with no unit.

[@antmech]

I love these videos 👍

[@TheLokCheung]

Also check out behind the scene: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHaclZWbh72nkKc

[@charlesdavis6371]

you folks do some interesting tests. 🙂

[@tekanemo]

Kai where did you get the coveralls? Same color as yours can I order them someplace online? Cool vid!

[@Dirkmez]

Redline, like the anime by the same name?

[@thomashill5768]

what was the name of the photographer you mentioned? Yo Yowa?

[@alexsystems2001]

Darn, no entries from USA allowed

[@chekchow]

how many fruits did you guys killed there?

[@DaveMuller]

"Quicker than a ninja". How dare you. Ninjas around the world would be deeply offended.

[@jayrpg__2226]

YESSSSS

[@jayrpg__2226]

LOL imagine deleting a comment telling a bot to go away but not deleting the actual bot comment. KEKW

[@simonjacobsphotography]

Hysterical… 😂

[@thisiserich]

Could you imagine if a Lok came floating towards you like that in the deep woods in the middle of the night.

[@nortographer]

Does anyone know if Kai still uses the Lumix S5 for the shooting all his videos?

[@patrickkim9855]

Hawaii is not included. Bummer

[@KurtSk8tes247]

Kai, I think we should all hop into large format stuff.

[@ericktoma]

This is the first time I've seen Kai with a Rolex Explorer I.

[@JoriDiculous]

Used to marvel over the art photos that Japanese woman took. Her levitation shots was amazing. Now i dont even remember the name of insta account.

[@DennisJH]

Natsumi Hayashi Yowayowa Camera Woman Diary

[@JoriDiculous]

@@DennisJH Thank you :)

[@deebea6364]

I was pretty keen to try the Redline competition, but Had a look and I'm not eligible! 1.2. All entrants (“Participants”) must be amateur photographers, who are residents of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Czech, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, South Africa, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome E Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, The Gambia, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Malta, Romania, Slovenia, Serbia, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, North Macedonia, Ukraine, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Israel, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Namibia, Reunion, Saint Helena, Seychelles, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe aged 18 or over . Also worth noting ; 1.3. Professional photographers or those earning more than 20% of their annual income from photography and employees of Canon Group, their families, agents, and other parties directly involved with this competition and the sponsorship are not eligible to enter. I did JUST capture one of my ALL time favourite Split second stories though!!! :)

[@DobroPlayer12]

WTF what does Canon have against Australia?

[@bonelessbigheart7541]

❤️

[@phill5917]

Kai Briittttiissssshhhhhhhhh

[@1BigBucks1]

More flash more juice

[@CookedLight]

How many cars think they have a speeding ticket coming 😂😂😂

[@ZOB4]

Motion blur at 1/8000 of a second on an apple hit by a rolling pin? 🤔

[@mrbigg2u]

Hey Kai, can you confirm 'Yo Yoa Camera' name. Don't think I have it right :) wanna find her work ta ✌️

[@DennisJH]

Natsumi Hayashi Yowayowa Camera Woman Diary

[@publicnoddle]

what flash are u using?

[@MrCaptainnova1]

Are you still using your leica m 240?

[@epiren]

If you really want to set off Tony, ask him about the definition of ISO. He'll make three to five videos about it all over again. LOL.

[@prntm926]

should've used the tree as background

[@nsxpetes]

Pleas explain the cutaway to the other guy during the fake discussion. What’s the reference

[@JoriDiculous]

that "other guy" is Tony Northrup. Im sure you can google it.

[@TheLokCheung]

It's from Kai's review of Sony a7 IV: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnvcmpp9i5KraZI

[@toastandpoop]

What's the name of that Japanese Art photographer?

[@aVeryTinyCat]

She's called Natsumi Hayashi, her website is called "yowayowa camera woman", but it hasn't been updated for over a decade.

[@DAVE_WHITE]

you should have used 2 ad200 or a ad600

[@soothingsoundvideos]

Just missing Alamby.

[@dejavuking]

I’m not sure where this notion that you need flash comes from. I got great photos at the Le Mans 24 hours of LMP1 prototype etc race cars at dusk with great motion blur and the car was still in focus!. Unlike here when your running and everything is a blurry mess, it is not meant to look like that if anyone is wondering!. Literally I used a Nikon d5000 years ago at dusk/lowlight like I stated with no flash and the photos came out amazing!. Oh and I was using an f3.5-5.6 kit lens!.

[@sijilo]

☺️

[@RDMracer]

So it's actually not flash power, but it is flash energy.

[@malkhanley2921]

I know nothing about cameras, I've got a 2nd hand drone, ( snapped the arm, held together with Evo liquid metal, proper bodge job)which I wish I used more, ...anyway, I have really not much of a clue what he's going on about,,,but he's funny, and takes the urine good, his mate cracks me up, and , you know what, I am learning about piccys etc .. I did have a DJI osmo, which was ok, IF I had my reading glasses with me....he makes me laugh...a fine mix of comedy, piss taking, yet immeasurable knowledge of the fine art of capturing a section light,onto a mirror so a lil computer can sort shit out and make it look good...in my case

[@nh-ss5pw]

👍👍

[@ApexCadaver]

Waiting for lok to say, N D Filter.

[@raychat2816]

Kaï kinda looks like Kaï Mark II …

[@cianleonizoabad]

TwoSetCamera

[@PhotographyByImran]

First.

[@PhotographyByImran]

Not sure it means anything but hey ho!

[@moiiita]

🙃

[@vhuynh265]

+

[@BlueBull2604]

why? so many fruits wasted.

[@-xox-]

Lol looks like a skeleton with sin in those photos. Very handsome

[@jeffreyallen3461]

Don't you guys have access to cricket bats?

[@khayzok]

Haters say it is photoshopped

[@OregonCrow]

Dang, you guys are running out of ideas for videos aren't ya?