Many times this accessory hurts more than helps.

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@GEORGEEEJ 2 күн бұрын

I 100% agree! When I use on camera flash I set for -2 stops so it then becomes an effective “fill” light rather than a “key” light. In daylight or well ambient lit situations it fills in the shadows and gives a beautiful catch light in the eyes. Most of my portraits using on camera flash you can’t tell that I’m even using a flash but the 1:2 lighting ratios are subtle and very pleasing.

@kaskoPhoto 18 сағат бұрын

The way flash should be!

@quagmire321able 10 ай бұрын

Yup, agree 100%. Have been trying to tell so many "pro" photographers that I have given up telling them about flash diffusers. Just bounce and if you can't bounce, take it off camera. If you can't do that either, dial down the power and take in more ambient.... if you can't do that either, just shoot available light. 😛

@kaskoPhoto 10 ай бұрын

Well you would think just by looking at it… it’s got to be better than… 😂😂

@stephenspiteri_zunkus 2 ай бұрын

What I don’t understand is photographers who point the flash to the sky when they’re outside! Bouncing off clouds?

@quagmire321able 2 ай бұрын

@@stephenspiteri_zunkus occasionally it is done for a reason like with a bounce card and the flash power is too high even at the lowest setting but most of the time its by mistake. I do sometimes forget where I point my flash and have pointed it to towards the sky ;-)

@jasonbodden8816 4 ай бұрын

Agreed. Modifiers like these only diffuse the light a little, not soften it. And THANK YOU so much for saying it’s important to learn on-camera flash. So many of the popular KZbin photography “educators” completely skip it and go straight to off-camera flash. Or if they touch on the subject at all, they take pictures to purposely make on-camera flash look like sh*t to show how much better off-camera flash is. I’m with you that on-camera flash is essential to learn BEFORE going to off-camera flash. It’s sad that so many photographers that beginners look up to totally sh*t on its usage and fill people’s heads with all kinds of negative nonsense about it. Love your vids. Your personality, your no-nonsense, honest and straight to the point content is a joy to take in. Thanks for everything you do, bud. Keep it coming! 🙂👍🏻

@kaskoPhoto 4 ай бұрын

Thank you! You just made my day!!

@jklphoto 10 ай бұрын

100% Spot on! Clip-on diffusers don't make the light larger, which is the key to softening light, they merely reduce the power of the light, unless you are very close to the subject. So imortant for young shooters to understand their craft. The "natural light" photographers you referenced at 7:30 can improve their images so much with flash. And of course getting it off the hotshoe creates much more directional light. I shot weddings for years handholding a Nikon SB-800 tethered to my D3 with an SC-29 TTL cord.

@kaskoPhoto 10 ай бұрын

Still one of my favorite cameras of all time (D3) just great memories with that camera

@PatrickSmeaton 3 ай бұрын

Moose Peterson uses that same flash for wildlife photography. I think he says it will. To paraphrase him, he uses it to make the colors and the subject pop, not for exposure.

@kingsamvisuals 10 ай бұрын

I use the little white card that comes built in to the square shaped flashes. Bouncing off a white wall or ceiling is underrated

@kaskoPhoto 10 ай бұрын

Try the index card!

@dunnymonster 10 ай бұрын

The use of rear curtain sync is a great idea and makes total sense during low light event work. I'll definitely be trying that next time 👍

@kaskoPhoto 10 ай бұрын

It makes a big difference in many situations

@stephenspiteri_zunkus 2 ай бұрын

I do understand the technique of using rear curtain but sometimes I miss an expression or action when i do that.

@steevewhitehead1416 10 ай бұрын

Glad I watched this, it confirms a few ideas I was thinking.

@kaskoPhoto 10 ай бұрын

I appreciate you watching.

@torb-no 10 ай бұрын

Great video. You do a great job of explaining things in an accessible way. I'd love more videos on how do deal with indoor lighting. I know manual white balance is probably the smart thing to do, but I don't know what to set it to. Additionally I've found the timing of lights (getting banding) to be difficult too (in some venues). And the dreaded outside sun and indoor lighted mixed together. Anyway, thanks for making this video. Will def. try this!

@kaskoPhoto 10 ай бұрын

Thank you. I will def work on those topics for the near future

@PlantSeedsOfLove 10 ай бұрын

I'm a church photographer and sadly we're not allowed to use flash at any of our events

@kaskoPhoto 10 ай бұрын

There are a few wedding officials (priests, clergy.. etc) that restrict flash here as well. It a challenge for sure but that’s a happy problem for me. Love the challenge

@stephenspiteri_zunkus 2 ай бұрын

When you say that you put on-camera flash in manual and dial it down, I’m assuming that you have a prime lens so the distance to your subject is fixed, thus you get a constant exposure assuming all your subjects remain at the same distance. If you change your distance from your subject, say you were taking headshots and now you want to switch to whole body, how do you address that?

@kaskoPhoto 2 ай бұрын

One of two ways depending on the subject / depth I need. I love when I can simply adjust aperture to control the light, but if I still need the depth I will just boost the output of the flash.

@kenschallenbergphotography7139 10 ай бұрын

Good stuff, as usual. Thanks for sharing.

@kaskoPhoto 10 ай бұрын

Glad to share and thanks for watching!

@baharam98 10 ай бұрын

I alway get great tips here. Thank you...

@kaskoPhoto 10 ай бұрын

You’re welcome. Thanks for watching.

@MartinV. 10 ай бұрын

Great Video!

@kaskoPhoto 10 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@eoslove2022 10 ай бұрын

valuable first hand experience! thank you

@kaskoPhoto 10 ай бұрын

You’re very welcome.

@gordoa172 10 ай бұрын

Great advice !

@kaskoPhoto 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching

@thenexthobby 10 ай бұрын

For the demo at the end here, was the ceiling too high, too dark, or both? I have noticed fall off bouncing from ceilings inside houses but not quite as much as you revealed here. I was taught to think a pool player … if you bounce, where will it go? Behind the subject? Or somewhere helpful?

@kaskoPhoto 10 ай бұрын

I use this half bounce even with higher ceilings if I need to soften the light a little more than direct flash. To be honest, I don’t think i have a single venue I shoot at with ceilings that I can use bounce in.

@marcthibault8723 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for all the great info! Will definitely be wandering around the house practicing! Everything you said makes a lot of sense. Based on another one of your videos, I started using bare flash outdoors to simply fill shadows. Works great when you dial it in! Cheers from 🇨🇦

@kaskoPhoto 10 ай бұрын

Is it bad that I go right to thoughts of my time shooting hockey every time I see your flag? I know there is so much more to your beautiful country but damn I loved visiting for games.

@kaskoPhoto 10 ай бұрын

Come to think of it- I bought my very first camera there when I was only 16 years old!

@marcthibault8723 10 ай бұрын

@@kaskoPhoto In Canada? Toronto?

@ThomasEisl.Photography 10 ай бұрын

Excellent 👌

@kaskoPhoto 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to watch

@bubuli 10 ай бұрын

For Nikon, it's fine to leave it on TTL when using Nikon-brand flash and set the exposure (A or M mode) based on ambient light. Nikon's TTL Balanced Fill-Flash (TTL-BL) is reliable and provides the most natural look even if not bounced ...and this mode is this is only available with Nikon's flashes...not the the Godox or even the expensive Profoto...as they only support regular TTL which is not as good unless in a very controlled environment.

@kaskoPhoto 10 ай бұрын

As I said in the video, ttl can work just fine, but no matter the manufacturer, brand or combo, environment and clothing will make even the best, most accurate fluctuate - so when doing many photos, it is better to use manual to control these fluctuations to save you a lot of time in post.

@bubuli 10 ай бұрын

@@kaskoPhoto not all camera brand TTLs are created equal. Leica TTL? it sucks big time and your advice of going manual 99% of the time would be applicable...probably to an extent Nikon regular TTL can get dicey depending on situation and manual would also be better...but Nikon TTL-BL (available ONLY with Nikon flashes) is a lot more reliable in my experience and not having to deal with correcting exposures in post.

@joes2828 10 ай бұрын

That’s 💯 key, practice practice practice. Zero excuses. If you have kids, friends, relatives, use them. Also invest in tutorials, books etc if you have to. KZbin won’t show you everything.

@kaskoPhoto 10 ай бұрын

It’s the journey that makes this stuff fun! And practice is fun- kids and family can’t say no 😂

@sdhute 10 ай бұрын

I really needed to hear this. My first step with flash is going to be on camera. Using for events and some street photography portraits

@kaskoPhoto 10 ай бұрын

It’s a lot of fun (and sometimes frustrating) learning this skill.

@davidkouris2832 10 ай бұрын

Wow! Where has this video been...all of my Photography Life? I'm guilty as charged but I will start practicing around my house. I have the dome and the bounce card. I will update you in the near future. Keep up the great Vids!

@kaskoPhoto 10 ай бұрын

Thank you and have fun in the house. Use everything and add some mirrors in the backgrounds to practice that shit show - you’re going to have them to deal with too

@viciwo3396 10 ай бұрын

great tips!

@kaskoPhoto 10 ай бұрын

Thank you and appreciate you watching.

@cafellemusic3295 10 ай бұрын

The xl Flashbender works wonders. Light is so much better for on camera flash

@kaskoPhoto 10 ай бұрын

I love flash bender but I can’t see myself using the XL on camera.

@jasonbodden8816 4 ай бұрын

@@kaskoPhotoI think he may have made a mistake in the size. He probably meant the Large, which is what I use on camera sometimes and works great. It’s lightweight and works well. That XL isn’t meant for on-camera flash. I have 2 of the soft silver ones. It’s WAY too large and heavy. But like I said, the XL was made with OCF in mind, not on camera flash. Off camera they’re amazing.

@reganalbertson3210 6 ай бұрын

nice review!

@xyphoto 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip. I'm taking notes and hope they are corrects: (1) manual exposure (able to see the environment, ensure enough DOF), (2) manual white balance to the environment, (3) manual flash power, just enough to fill in the face.

@kaskoPhoto 10 ай бұрын

You got it.

@ArminHirmer 10 ай бұрын

hehe yeah I am slowly getting the hang of on camera flash on Q3 with the Fuji X EF20 something, so much fun! Thanks to you, you made me :D

@kaskoPhoto 10 ай бұрын

That is the best combo

@Snapit551 10 ай бұрын

Great video 👌 I’ve used all kinds of diffusers and I’m using magmod pro kit 2 n my Godox v1 flash and it’s works great with ttl at events but those led disco lights and the smoke really messes up my white balance sometimes and I have to keep adjusting the white balance and also at some events I have to do a lot of white balance editing in post to get the right balance correct

@kaskoPhoto 10 ай бұрын

I use a pocket grey card a few times a night (shoot it for post later)