How to Properly Use Strobe Lighting in Photography w/ Tyler Shields

[@jimhestermanphotography]

To be CLEAR... there are "shoot through" umbrellas that are designed to, you know... shoot through. That umbrella is NOT a shoot through. Also... you get different looks depending on the type of umbrella. Otherwise... great video. Love both Tyler's work and yours.

[@MikeGrayFilm]

Thanks for the feedback Jim!!

[@jimhestermanphotography]

@@MikeGrayFilm For sure, man. That metering with the umbrella faced the wrong direction cracked me up. I started on the shoot through using speedlights when I started 13 years ago or so. That said, whatever gives you the results you're looking for, is the way to go, as I'm sure you both know.

[@MikeGrayFilm]

@@jimhestermanphotography that’s awesome man. Yes 100%!

[@chibuzonweze3291]

I think i get what he is referring to, i have seen this as well with a normal umbrella. But the intent is to make the light softer and larger when it hits a wall (preferably white) behind the photographer

[@tylershieldsvideos]

What an amazing day!

[@MikeGrayFilm]

Crushed it!

[@mrturner1]

@@MikeGrayFilm This is great because I was just gonna hit you up and ask if you've been working with Tyler lately and..... BOOM!

[@MikeGrayFilm]

@@mrturner1 it will never stop haha

[@CappuccinoLife]

Above all, I'm glad to see this video. Amazing!

[@MikeGrayFilm]

Thank you very much!

[@juiceboyxd9310]

This really opened my eyes. Thank you so much for having Tyler on to impart his wisdom.

[@MikeGrayFilm]

🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@jankubat2694]

Goddamn, you continue to be a massive source of inspiration. I feel like I could spend eternity just chasing a fraction of your talent. Bravo, and thank you and Tyler for teaching me how (at least try) to develop my own ideas.

[@MikeGrayFilm]

I appreciate you for continuing to support the channel. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@2011troya]

I am never disappointed with your videos! Keep it going bud!

[@MikeGrayFilm]

I appreciate that!

[@aaronthecameraguy]

Would love to see more flash videos, especially one on shooting flash with film and how to meter for it using your basic sekonic.

[@MikeGrayFilm]

on the way!

[@sneakingelephant]

Yooo, so happy to have this video. This is one of the first things I commented about in one of your earlier videos because I was interested in learning about strobes with film cameras. So happy that you made this video

[@MikeGrayFilm]

Thanks for watching!

[@leafsfan71]

This was awesome. I could listen to Tyler all day. The man is an absolute genius!

[@MikeGrayFilm]

I'm glad you enjoyed!

[@andrewcroft2570]

Great video Mike that's my hero there and I don't mean the Broncolor light though they are good. I'm having to start in the same manner Tyler did, but we all have to start somewhere I've saved this video and took a lot from it. Nice work.

[@kodithebear]

Tyler delivering the goods!

[@MikeGrayFilm]

🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@roderickfranco]

Love these type of informative videos. The relationship between you & Tyler helps even more, makes the video seem more natural

[@MikeGrayFilm]

Thanks for watching Roderick 🙌🏾

[@Roddriley]

1st time watching a video from your channel and was this s good ! Informatively Clear thx

[@MikeGrayFilm]

Glad it was helpful! Welcome to the channel 🙌🏾

[@danevans9347]

Broncolor is the best hands down.

[@MikeGrayFilm]

No lie about that!

[@logbearphotography]

I almost lost it when he said some photographers are shooting with the umbrella turned around 😅. Mike awesome job brother 💪🏽 keep them coming.

[@MikeGrayFilm]

😂😂😂 I appreciate it bro

[@doctorstrobe]

Tyler is an awesome teacher.

[@MikeGrayFilm]

I agree. 🙏🏾

[@tomaszbejnarowicz]

i dont get the part with umbrella, i see people shootingt trough them but with white one, not black and white one, is it still wrong?

[@MikeGrayFilm]

There are shoot throughs 👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾

[@TAWPhotography]

Interesting video! Keep up the great work

[@MikeGrayFilm]

Thank you!

[@nathi218]

As always very enjoyable video.

[@MikeGrayFilm]

Thanks again!

[@stew_redman]

1. "Shoot through umbrellas are a thing" - he hasn't got one and doesn't appear to know what one is! Maybe a brain-fart moment? 2. The "wraparound" effect is due to the size of the light modifier and power of the light. 3. "It's not about the shutter speed, it's about the flash duration" - it's literally about both.

[@jacqueslegouis9632]

Happy to see some people here know their stuff, this video has to be the most pedantic and imprecise lesson I’ve ever seen about lighting 😅

[@stew_redman]

@@jacqueslegouis9632 The guy takes great photographs, he knows what works, but doesn't seem capable or informed enough to explain how it works.

[@jasonbodden8816]

Well, shutter speed has no bearing on flash when using flash in normal sync mode so that's probably what he means.

[@stew_redman]

@@jasonbodden8816 Shutter speed matters. A lot. He didn't mention sync. His explanations are poor at best or show a lack of understanding at worst.

[@MikeGrayFilm]

Coming in HOT! haha thanks for the feedback man. Always good to learn from one another.

[@charlessummers7381]

Creative Genius!! 📸

[@MikeGrayFilm]

🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@jasonblake5576]

Great video as usual, i was excited when i saw the group pic and thought it may be a video on lighting groups. There is very little on you tube about group lighting, this would be an amazing learning, food for thought?

[@robjkim]

I learn so much from your videos, keep it up! Much love.

[@MikeGrayFilm]

Thanks a lot Rob!

[@sixth.memory]

Killing it with the videos! 💯 Love the insight especially with how intimidating lighting setups can be

[@MikeGrayFilm]

Thanks a lot man.!

[@AvaTheCat247]

Just catching up to these videos. I think he should have explained that the ratio of ambient to strobe light matters. Aperture/speed/iso impacts the former and strobe power impacts the latter. If you want to show what the background looks like then you need to go heavier on the ambient side. If you want to overpower ambient and just have the strobe light in photo then you need to go heavy on the strobe power. Sync speed is a limiting factor on the ambient side. Strobe power is the limiting factor on the strobe side. Hope that makes sense. Greetings from Florida. Love these videos.

[@MikeGrayFilm]

Noted 🙌🏾

[@AmaraARW]

I'm a bit confused about the parabolic umbrella, because as far as I know the ability for light to wrap a round a subject is simply the result of the size of the modifier, and not it being parabolic. Also if truly parabolic, it should create a more narrow light by definition. Also there are shoot through umbrellas that essentially function as a softbox, but allow for more ambient light as more light bounces around.

[@MikeGrayFilm]

Thanks for the feedback bro! At the end of the day it’s whatever works for the photographer 🙏🏾

[@eesuuorundide3967]

"got two for 5 bucks". just saw your KFC commercial during the Warriors/Lakers game. Congratulations.

[@MikeGrayFilm]

I appreciate you.

[@SynthsStories]

Super interesting format, thank you Mike and Tyler for sharing all this knowledge with us! 🔥🔥

[@MikeGrayFilm]

Thanks for watching Lucas!

[@andysmith8031]

What’s he on about when I he says people are shooting with the umbrella the other way around? Surely they aren’t, unless it’s a shoot through umbrella. Or is he joking? 😅

[@MikeGrayFilm]

😂😂😂 just something to laugh about

[@andysmith8031]

@@MikeGrayFilm 😄

[@jasonbodden8816]

People actually do that, though lol. It's supposed to be to bounce the light coming from the umbrella into a wall to soften it up even further. Then the light has to travel all the way back to your subject. I would personally never do it. If I'm bouncing my light in to a wall it's going to be my bare light.

[@MikeGrayFilm]

@@jasonbodden8816 👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾

[@brookswitta]

good shit mike

[@MikeGrayFilm]

Thanks bro.

[@Shotsbyjones]

awesome video mike

[@MikeGrayFilm]

Thanks bro!

[@DarrenandSherla]

Good info brother!

[@MikeGrayFilm]

Thanks for watching family! 🙏🏾

[@kelleebolden7936]

Thank you! Very informative!

[@MikeGrayFilm]

Glad it was helpful!

[@SeanLuc_Photo]

Mike, I remember when you asked for "Flash" recommendations, and now look at you, shooting broncolor. Man, I want to be like you! Great video dude, good to see you and your mentor on video together.

[@MikeGrayFilm]

Haha thanks a lot Sean!

[@thextopic]

wowo so true so inspiring

[@StephenMcFadden]

Sitting at my folks place in MS watching TV and just saw that KFC spot. Salute to you! Keep doing your thang and keep hustling. I was like “yoooo, that’s Mike Gray!” Haha.

[@MikeGrayFilm]

haha i appreciate you Stephen!

[@aindoorsman]

嘿 兄弟 你又更新了。新年快乐，恭喜发财。

[@MikeGrayFilm]

Happy New Year!!!

[@TheLeader8]

Hey Mike I saw the KFC adv. with you in it. good stuff.

[@MikeGrayFilm]

Thanks a lot !

[@honestpat7789]

Time to turn my umbrella around 😮

[@MikeGrayFilm]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@namukolosiyumbwa3323]

Did he mean shoot through umbrellas?

[@MikeGrayFilm]

There are some folks who have done it with normal umbrellas which is crazy.

[@pawpaw324]

Educational!!

[@MikeGrayFilm]

Thanks for tuning in!

[@vukhuat4251]

What's wrong with the guy in the video? He's joking or really didn't know the differences between shoot through and reflective umbrellas.

[@MikeGrayFilm]

Trust me . He knows haha

[@chuckeaddy7011]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@MikeGrayFilm]

🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@caiodlimaM]

is he aweare that, that is not a shoot throw umbrella? LOL i love tyler, but sometimes hes weird

[@MikeGrayFilm]

That was his whole point lol

[@BrazZyStyle]

Bruh.. did I just spot you in a Wendy’s add?? Lol

[@BrazZyStyle]

I was just sitting there not really paying attention but watching it because I couldn’t skip it and at the very end it pans like barely above the chin and I’m like 🤔 waiiiittt a minute was that Mike Gray!???

[@MikeGrayFilm]

Haha I’m in a KFC ad

[@BrazZyStyle]

@@MikeGrayFilm yeah that was it! Like I said I wasn’t paying attention but at the end I saw your chin and could’ve swore it was you but by then the ad was over 😂😂

[@BrazZyStyle]

@@MikeGrayFilm that’s awesome bro😂 stoked I spotted it lol Take care bro👊

[@MakersTeleMark]

Must be nice having 4k to drop on a light. That's a lot of film.

[@MikeGrayFilm]

Tons of film haha

[@robmcd]

This didn’t feel like a Tyler Shields shoot, did the model get bitten by a thousand rattle snakes or was there a puffer fish under the model’s hat?

[@MikeGrayFilm]

This was just for testing. Not an actual shoot 🙏🏾

[@robmcd]

@@MikeGrayFilm ahh 😌

[@joeblack4026]

cmon using light meter in digital photo era for setting lights is too oldschool. And broncolor is too expensive to what they offer.

[@Strravaganza]

Придуряться на камеру, и выкладывать это на Ютуб?

[@michaelhull1813]

Why do you think the thumbnail is a good image? Its so bad, I just couldn't bring myself to watch the video. FFS!

[@MikeGrayFilm]

Art is subjective my friend 🙏🏾