Speedlights

Speedlights in the Studio: What I Wish Someone Had Told Me Before My First Portable Flash Shoot
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Speedlights in the Studio: What I Wish Someone Had Told Me Before My First Portable Flash Shoot

Every working photographer I know has a box of speedlights sitting in a closet somewhere. They bought them early on, used them for events or fill flash, then graduated to strobes and never looked back. I did the same thing. For years I treated my speedlights as backup gear, the kind of thing you grab when a power outlet isn’t available or a client wants something “run and gun.” It took me an embarrassingly long time to understand that with the right approach, those little units can produce images that hold up against full studio setups.

Flash Photography: Stop Relying on Camera Settings and Start Understanding Light
Flash & Artificial Lighting

Flash Photography: Stop Relying on Camera Settings and Start Understanding Light

Flash Photography: Stop Relying on Camera Settings and Start Understanding Light I’m going to say something that will upset some people: your camera settings don’t matter nearly as much as you think they do. What matters is understanding how flash behaves, then building your lighting around that behavior. After twenty years of shooting with flash—from cramped hotel rooms to purpose-built studios—I’ve learned that photographers spend too much time fiddling with shutter speed and ISO, and far too little time understanding the actual light in front of their subject.