Off camera flash photography for beginners

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  • Опубликовано: 28 ноя 2024

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  • @mikesphotography
    @mikesphotography  3 года назад +3

    🔴 And if you're struggling with your settings, this will help: ruclips.net/video/RrIfxPdL4qM/видео.html

  • @woz2207
    @woz2207 3 года назад +1

    Blimey - finally someone who can explain things succinctly, without the need for background music or nonsense introductions. I'm ever so glad I found you Mike, these are the new standard for tutorials!

    • @mikesphotography
      @mikesphotography  3 года назад +1

      Thanks so much for your kind words! I have tonnes of tutorials on my channel so be sure to check them all out.
      Thanks for watching 😁👍

  • @HorshamHaberstroh
    @HorshamHaberstroh 3 года назад +7

    It’s like drinking from a firehouse! I’ll need to watch again and follow Mike step-by-step with my gear. Thankfully, Mike demonstrates superb communication skills above and beyond command of the English language. He is very unique in that respect. When all is lost I seek out Mike Smith and Mark Galer. Still learning …

    • @mikesphotography
      @mikesphotography  3 года назад

      Haha!! Sorry about that, so much info to get across in a small amount of time 😆😆...the great thing with youtube though is that you can watch it as many times as you want and all you have to do is watch the odd advert.
      Thanks for watching 😁👍

  • @edwardbarbieri5283
    @edwardbarbieri5283 3 года назад +2

    Another BRILLIANT tutorial, Mike. I will listen to it again and again as I set up a portrait area. Many thanks.

  • @jonkirkwood469
    @jonkirkwood469 3 года назад +1

    Thanks, Mike. I think your tip on squinting solved shots of my wife with her eyes closed. It's become a family legend.

    • @mikesphotography
      @mikesphotography  3 года назад

      Haha!! You should have hidden this tip from her and kept the legend alive!! 😆
      Great to hear I could help! 😁👍

  • @snowwalker9999
    @snowwalker9999 2 года назад

    You have an underrated channel. I can see you reach 500K subscribers easily. You explain things the way everybody can understand. I'll get back to you with my questions.

  • @kevinalmond3005
    @kevinalmond3005 10 месяцев назад

    Absolutely brilliant video along with the others on flash as well. Thanks!

  • @uglyigor3055
    @uglyigor3055 2 года назад +1

    most helpful flash tutorials that I have found on youtube so far. You really make a great job explaining the steps that you need to keep in mind when you add a flash to the exposure triangle.

    • @mikesphotography
      @mikesphotography  2 года назад

      Great to hear you liked my tutorials!
      Thanks for watching 😁👍

  • @paulm8157
    @paulm8157 3 года назад +3

    Chock full of good stuff, including “squint” tip, Mike. Flash still complex; this post helps more when absorbed w/other episodes in series. No mention of flash metering? Nice model/host combo effect. Model release form a head scratcher, I guess?😁 Emotive vid thumbnail - nice. BTW, Foo Fighters won the recent MTV Global Icon Award at 2021 Video Music Awards event👍.

    • @mikesphotography
      @mikesphotography  3 года назад +1

      Thanks very much! Yep, it works well with the other flash photography videos ... lots to take in, so better in episodes than all in one...don't want to bore people to death with hour long videos and no pauses!
      I only got the model release late last night ... he is such a diva!! 😆
      With metering, it's not really as important as it used to be. With film photography, metering was essential as you didn't know what you were going to get, but nowadays, if it looks good on the back of the camera, and the histogram isn't clipping either side, you're good to go.
      As always thanks for watching 😁👍

  • @LukePembrokeVideo
    @LukePembrokeVideo 2 года назад +1

    Really appreciate this tutorial. Super helpful. I'm soon to be doing a lot of macro flash photography in very dark environments and have been really worried about figuring it all out. This video was so helpful in breaking it down simply but also how you can play with the settings on the fly. Thanks Mike!

  • @dragonsfire333
    @dragonsfire333 3 года назад

    I’ve been a photographer since the dark rooms. Always been afraid of flash. I pretty much have always used natural light. Lately, I’ve been trying to add the skill. Glad I found your videos. Clarified some of the things I’ve been struggling with.
    Gracias!

  • @stefangonzalevski9532
    @stefangonzalevski9532 3 года назад +1

    That's the most complete flash course I ever seen ! Very well done. I wish I could have seen this video when I started photography ! (but RUclips didn't exist back then...)

    • @mikesphotography
      @mikesphotography  3 года назад +1

      Thanks very much!! Haha! I know what you mean, back in the old days before youtube, photography was a tricky subject to learn, especially on film where you didn't see the result until the film was processed.
      Thanks for watching 😁👍

    • @stefangonzalevski9532
      @stefangonzalevski9532 3 года назад

      @@mikesphotography Exactly ! How stressfull it was to wait until we received the developped films and/or prints. That's why I did so few weddings at the time. And Polaroid was so helpful in studio !

  • @St.Olson_Photography
    @St.Olson_Photography 3 года назад +1

    Enjoying how your changing up the tutorials with your twin brother!! 👍💯

    • @mikesphotography
      @mikesphotography  3 года назад +1

      Haha! He makes an appearance every now and then!!
      Thanks for watching 😁👍

  • @alialnajjar9140
    @alialnajjar9140 3 года назад +1

    This video helped me a lot!!!
    I truly appreciate you and your valuable knowledge for creating such a great video.🙏🏻

    • @mikesphotography
      @mikesphotography  3 года назад +1

      That's great to hear Ali, I'm glad I could help!!
      I have a loot more on flash photography as well, check out my flash playlist when you get the chance. ruclips.net/p/PLDhXA9nCkoqZ0Qx-ZSaHeRYa3bpe8BVBK
      Thanks for watching 😁👍

    • @alialnajjar9140
      @alialnajjar9140 3 года назад +1

      @@mikesphotography Thank you dear, I’m really happy that I found out your channel.

  • @DocMatthews0311
    @DocMatthews0311 2 года назад

    New to your channel. New to professional photography. Loving what you’re doing.

  • @craigfeltham3318
    @craigfeltham3318 3 года назад +1

    Amazing content again, Mike. So, so helpful 👍🏼👌🏼

  • @naveenr7165
    @naveenr7165 3 года назад +1

    Amazing, lot to learn from this Mike, your videos are really helpful to improve the skills...

    • @mikesphotography
      @mikesphotography  3 года назад +1

      No worries Naveen, great to hear they are helping! 😁👍

  • @ViktorKotschy
    @ViktorKotschy 3 года назад +1

    I was waiting for this video for a long time. :) Thank you Mike! Very useful!

    • @mikesphotography
      @mikesphotography  3 года назад +1

      Great to hear Viktor!! I hope it has helped!
      As always thanks for watching 😁👍

  • @ChestiiPrinAmerica
    @ChestiiPrinAmerica 3 года назад +1

    Thanks for in deep flash info. I would like to see some real world flash with a model. Doesn't have to be super edited or super structured. 👏

    • @mikesphotography
      @mikesphotography  3 года назад +1

      Thanks very much...I think I have some shoots coming up in January, so I'll get some footage of that.
      Thanks for watching 😁👍

  • @YuyinSports
    @YuyinSports 3 года назад +1

    Man you are truly a pro and a great teacher. Compared to other bigger photography channels like Peter McKinnon or Matti Hapoja, those are very entertaining but I'm learning so much more with your content. Keep it up! Heck I'm even considering getting myself a flash lol.

    • @mikesphotography
      @mikesphotography  3 года назад +1

      Haha! Thanks very much! Glad to hear you are learning from my videos. Hopefully in the new year, I'll be able to add a bit more of the entertainment element as well.
      Thanks for watching 😁👍

  • @stelaw6
    @stelaw6 3 года назад +1

    Right come on get up 😅 awesome vid as usual mike,was good to see how you do it 👌

    • @mikesphotography
      @mikesphotography  3 года назад +1

      That model was such a diva!! 😆😆
      Thanks for watching 😁👍

  • @simonjamesdean2307
    @simonjamesdean2307 3 года назад +1

    I love photography videos - probably the only place you can get away with using a phrase like "If you want to shoot a family member..." without being arrested! :-)

  • @OG-Everthing
    @OG-Everthing 3 года назад +1

    It's amazing how you anyways find the way to improve your videos ! ... there is something new every time which make it great to follow you :)
    Thanks a lot teacher !!

  • @carolynvines2027
    @carolynvines2027 3 года назад +1

    I am amazed at the professional quality of your interactions with You on screen! It is you, right? Or, do you have a twin? For me, this certainly adds an element of entertainment to your educational videos! *** Ah, you answered the question of a twin at the end. So, this is telling me to quit using no model as an excuse for not practicing, doesn't it? 😏
    On another note..... I have an Altura speedlite and the remote I got with it does not have an ability to adjust settings remotely. I'm I limited to that remote; or are remotes interchangeable? Can I upgrade my remote without having to update the entire off-flash system?
    My model, if I were to find one, MIGHT be prettier; but your model has character, and that makes really interesting and compelling images.

    • @mikesphotography
      @mikesphotography  3 года назад +1

      Haha! Thanks very much Caroline...that is me...no twin unfortunately, that would make it a lot easier to film these videos! 😆 It's all about just going out and photographing anyone and everyone who is willing, and if you can't find them, just do a self portrait shoot wiht the self timer mode. 😁
      It does look like the altura triggers don't have a way of changing the settings ... Godox do have a trigger system that might work for these, you'd need to do some research but it might be worth looking into... amzn.to/3lOUpfY I'd check to see if it does work first though before spending any money on them.
      Thanks for watching 😁👍

  • @Jeff_Rowley
    @Jeff_Rowley 3 года назад +1

    Great video and your timing was perfect, thanks👍

  • @cheyennethomas5964
    @cheyennethomas5964 3 года назад +1

    Love the T-shirts!

  • @Lordvader330
    @Lordvader330 3 года назад +2

    Excellent tutorial. This really made it simple in just 16 mins!
    The only question I have Mike is, Geez how many Foo Fighters shirts do you own?

    • @mikesphotography
      @mikesphotography  3 года назад

      Haha!! Not nearly enough!! 😆
      As always thanks for watching 😁👍

  • @tharuns468
    @tharuns468 3 года назад +1

    Wonderful.. I learned something new

    • @mikesphotography
      @mikesphotography  3 года назад

      That's great to hear Tharun!
      Thanks for watching 😁👍

  • @pankbot
    @pankbot 3 года назад +2

    Awesome tutorial man. I really appreciate the effort you out into this. I learned a lot. Also great job with the self portraits 😂 must have been tough waiting on yourself to get your settings dialed in.

    • @mikesphotography
      @mikesphotography  3 года назад +2

      Haha! Yeah, I was getting so bored waiting for me to get those settings dialed in!! 😆😆
      Thanks for watching Milo 😁👍

    • @rcm291
      @rcm291 2 года назад +2

      I thought it might be his twin 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 no surprise..as I recently subscribed to this channel

  • @stephenwoodburn2970
    @stephenwoodburn2970 3 года назад +1

    Great video, Mike. This was as much a how to be creative, have fun and video editing video as it was a flash photography video. Your model, sitting there completely uninterested in what you were talking about just had me in stitches. I really enjoyed it. Try not to enjoy paradise too much while you are locked down. I hope you guys are getting a chance to enjoy the islands. Take care, brother.

    • @mikesphotography
      @mikesphotography  3 года назад

      Haha! Thanks very much! I was going to try to film it having a conversation with the "model" but it proved too difficult...and my acting skills aren't great...maybe one day it will happen!! 😆
      We're good, I've been out doing a lot of aerial photography with my drone lately, trying to get out everyday for 2 weeks ... dodging the rain storms!! 😆
      I hope all is good with you dude!

    • @mikesphotography
      @mikesphotography  3 года назад

      Hey dude,
      Got a question for you, what cameras do you own? ... and do you know anyone with the A7sii or iii?

    • @stephenwoodburn2970
      @stephenwoodburn2970 3 года назад +1

      @@mikesphotography I do know a couple of guys that have the A7SII. I am not sure if the upgraded to the A7SIII yet or not.

    • @mikesphotography
      @mikesphotography  3 года назад

      Ah cool...I've got an idea for a new video, but might need a hand with a few things and was wondering if you'd like to get involved? You wouldn't have to talk on camera, just take a few photos...sound inticing enough for you!? 😁

    • @stephenwoodburn2970
      @stephenwoodburn2970 3 года назад +1

      @@mikesphotography Of course, let me know what you need.

  • @Jakiyyyyy
    @Jakiyyyyy 3 года назад +3

    Wow the model looks like you :O

    • @mikesphotography
      @mikesphotography  3 года назад

      Haha!! Although he is such a Diva!! 😆😆
      Thanks for watching Jake 😁👍

  • @ashleyeze8372
    @ashleyeze8372 3 года назад +1

    Thank you soo much, so helpful

  • @mentorsway
    @mentorsway 2 года назад +1

    I really enjoy your content and presentation. Informative and to the point. Thanks for not speaking to your viewers like we are all idiots. 🙂

  • @michael_weliam_photography
    @michael_weliam_photography 3 года назад +1

    Great explanation video

  • @bioliv1
    @bioliv1 3 года назад +2

    Thanks! I'm not an amateour anymore, got the basics from your earlier lectures. Capture One is coming with panorama stiching. Anyway, for the time I mostly use Lr CC, they got so good this year. But keep C1 too, because of variation. Lr CC is faster for me though, their auto adjustments work better, and they have better presets. But need variation, too boring with just Lr CC.

    • @mikesphotography
      @mikesphotography  3 года назад +1

      Good to hear your photography is coming along Oyvind!
      As always thanks for watching 😁👍

  • @philipcolumbus3054
    @philipcolumbus3054 3 года назад +1

    Mike, I have a Sony a7iii, Godox V860ii S speedlight, and a Godox X2T S remote. I have them all working together like one happy family except for one minor issue. I cannot for the life of me figure out how to engage high speed sync with this setup! Everything else works fine but I can't figure this one out. Do you have any tips? Thanks. By the way, your videos are excellent! You don't skip steps and your explanations and videos complement each other very well. Phil

    • @mikesphotography
      @mikesphotography  3 года назад

      Hey Phil,
      I'm not sure why it would not go into HSS automatically...normally with the godox system you just change your shutter speed and once over the sync speed it automatically switches on HSS.
      It might be worth contacting godox about it, as I don't have the same setup as you so can't test it out...
      Sorry I couldn't help more.

  • @paololarocca7684
    @paololarocca7684 3 года назад +1

    as usual an excellent tutorial Mike! About on-camera flash, I guess it is more acceptable for photo journalistic purposes when you just want to get your subject well lit and probably are less concerned about the artistic side of it, also it is seen in movies all the time, where a photographer trying to get a shot of a celebrity for example just points at the him/her his camera with the flash unit attached…..

    • @mikesphotography
      @mikesphotography  3 года назад

      Most definitely Paolo! There are times when on camera flash works well or is just necessary to get the moment. I've used it in parties and also when I just want a little bit of fill light in the shadows ... I do have a video coming soon on when on camera flash works...
      As always thanks for watching 😁👍

  • @iamchriseagland
    @iamchriseagland 2 года назад

    Thanks Mike. Another really helpful video, thank you. How would you add a wireless shutter release to this kind of off-camera flash shooting scenario if you were operating with a tripod? (I'll be working with a Nikon D750, 2 x Godox AD200s and 1 x Godox V1. I was thinking of having an X2T in hand and a X1R dangling (don't really like the dangling) from the camera's wireless shutter port acting as a trigger for a Godox X2T in the hot shoe to control the AD200 and V1 off-camera).

  • @raghavendradasa1971
    @raghavendradasa1971 3 года назад +1

    Very Useful video

  • @photonomaduk
    @photonomaduk Год назад

    Thanks Mike I use a godox and yn568exII together? Would I need two godox trigers

  • @philipculbertson55
    @philipculbertson55 2 года назад

    I've watched all your flash videos and noticed you never talk about using a flash firing to the rear into a white or silver umbrella to diffuse the flash. Is there some reason you don't like to bounce the flash off a flash umbrella? I am learning to use flash and that was an option I planned to try but now I'm wondering if there is a reason that doesn't work as well.

  • @jyoti_das1971
    @jyoti_das1971 3 месяца назад

    Why are you not using a light meter ?

  • @sudhadityamondal8932
    @sudhadityamondal8932 3 года назад +1

    Hello there, Please make a video on beginner flash buying guide.

  • @haiderhusain9964
    @haiderhusain9964 3 года назад

    hi Mike quite impressive presentation. ... but as a bigner one has to follow step by step instructions to shot portrait.

  • @location3603
    @location3603 3 года назад +1

    I tried to use my Sony a7iii with TTL CONTINUOUS flash exposure bracketing for Real Estate photography.
    Set the flash to TTL mode, press the shutter button and three pictures are shot with flash output at 0/-1/+1 EV?
    With my Godox V860iiis flash system, even if I set bracketing to continuous or single, when I press and hold the shutter, the first shot with flash goes but nothing follows. Is there any settings I have to change?

    • @mikesphotography
      @mikesphotography  3 года назад +1

      I remember someone having this problem before, they worked through it and told me what they ended up having to do..and there are two ways you have to work around it.
      01. Unfortunately you have to do it in the bracketing single mode if you don't have an intervalometer, so it takes a shot with each press of the shutter button.
      02. If you have an intervalometer, set it to take 3, 5 or 9 shots (depending on how many shots are in your bracketed set) with about a second interval between each shot. Then when you start the interval it will take all of the shots with the flash firing (if the recycle time is quick enough to keep up).
      I hope that helps.,
      👍

    • @location3603
      @location3603 3 года назад +1

      @@mikesphotography Thank you.

  • @cynthiaoktavianipantoro7546
    @cynthiaoktavianipantoro7546 3 года назад +1

    Hai mike, is there any difference to turn on or off wireless flash setting on a7iii when using godox trigger? Many times I tried trying both setting wireless on and off and the result was pretty much the same.

    • @mikesphotography
      @mikesphotography  3 года назад

      I don't think it matters with the godox flashes, I found the same as you, whether it is on or off, it seems to work the same.
      Thanks for watching 😁👍

  • @lyapunov_aleksandr
    @lyapunov_aleksandr 3 года назад +1

    Good video, thanks!
    But we need more video about creative photos, like a boxing head!

  • @Ebi_films
    @Ebi_films 3 года назад

    Hey hi I have some advance doubt in aperture, If I take a ful vertical image of a subject using 85mm f1.2, will the focus be on upper body or the entire body will be focused? Note : subject is standing straight

    • @mikesphotography
      @mikesphotography  3 года назад

      At f1.2, the acceptable focal plane will be very thin, so any variations in the way the person is standing could bring them in and out of focus. Say if their hips are pushed forward, or backwards, or if they push their chest out, but then pull their chin in, this would change what was in focus and what was out of focus.
      If you were taking a photo of a cardboard cutout of a person, the camera was perfectly level and the cutout was in focus, the whole think would be in focus, but if the camera was tilted down or up at all, then the body would drift out of focus.
      Thanks for watching 😁👍

  • @arielorellana5083
    @arielorellana5083 2 года назад

    I’ve tried to follow step by step and still can get the flash to be seeing in my images. Using a Godox transmitter and AD200 pro light. I can’t even make the light trigger in manual mode. It works using TTL but still no difference seeing on images

  • @Ry311GP
    @Ry311GP 3 года назад

    My 4 yr old godox xt1 s triggers misfires a lot now and have to often press it into the hotshoe so the contacts reset. Its just a very slight press and often fixes it. However i have to do it every 2 or 3 shots....any tricks to keeping it connect more consistently other than buying a new one?

    • @mikesphotography
      @mikesphotography  3 года назад +1

      Sounds like the connections in your Xt1 are wearing thin...I'd say get a new one, maybe the XT2s which looks a lot better. 👍

    • @Ry311GP
      @Ry311GP 3 года назад +1

      @@mikesphotography thanks but i reckon imm try to fix it coz im not a youtuber celebrity like you and get free shit.

    • @mikesphotography
      @mikesphotography  3 года назад +1

      Hahahaha! I wish I got more free shit!! At the moment, I have to squeeze it out to get any kind of shit...😆🤦🏻‍♂️

  • @alunrees3056
    @alunrees3056 3 года назад +1

    🤦🏼‍♂️ I’ve just spent ½ an hour experimenting with exposure settings and flash power, and getting completely confused with the results. Then I realised my camera was set to bracketing mode and changing the shutter speed by 2 stops after each shot!!!

    • @mikesphotography
      @mikesphotography  3 года назад +1

      Ah man, that would be really annoying...and really confusing...
      It is so easy to leave your camera in a setting from the day or so before and completely forget it is in that mode/function/setting. I've done it many times before!!
      Glad you worked out what it was in the end!
      Thanks for watching 😁👍

    • @alunrees3056
      @alunrees3056 3 года назад +1

      @@mikesphotography Cheers Mike, another great addition to your channel.

  • @ycf9744
    @ycf9744 3 года назад +1

    I like the first photo XDDDD.

  • @jyoti_das1971
    @jyoti_das1971 3 месяца назад

    For less background you have crossed the sync speed.That is not compatible with budget cameras like the 5000 series of Nikon

  • @ChrisPBacon-df3vn
    @ChrisPBacon-df3vn 3 года назад +1

    Everytime I shoot with a flash I squint my eyes, I hate it when it happens.

    • @mikesphotography
      @mikesphotography  3 года назад +1

      It's hard to get around .. but get's easier with practice!
      Thanks for watching 😁👍

    • @ChrisPBacon-df3vn
      @ChrisPBacon-df3vn 3 года назад +1

      @@mikesphotography Yeah I learn a lot here

  • @Haydenthemaker1000
    @Haydenthemaker1000 2 года назад +1

    like for KISS shirt

  • @MGMBPhotography
    @MGMBPhotography 3 года назад

    Far too jumpy between scenes and points in the video. Terrible presentation. Why don’t you just slow down.you have so great content and tips but it’s just a bombardment of words. Such a shame.

    • @mikesphotography
      @mikesphotography  3 года назад

      Like I said in your other comment on this video, I'm sorry to hear that Mel. I didn't think that this was very different from my other videos, so it is a shame I couldn't help. Maybe I am not the right person for you to learn from.
      Thanks
      Mike

  • @MGMBPhotography
    @MGMBPhotography 3 года назад

    I leant very little because your presentation. Wa so poor. I subscribe but I find your delivery so poor I struggle to get benefit

    • @mikesphotography
      @mikesphotography  3 года назад

      Thank you for your feedback and I'm sorry to hear that Mel. I didn't think that this was very different from my other videos, so it is a shame I couldn't help. Maybe I am not the right person for you to learn from.
      Thanks
      Mike

  • @red2lucas
    @red2lucas 3 года назад

    You're so rude to your twin brother.

    • @mikesphotography
      @mikesphotography  3 года назад +1

      Haha!! He was being so lazy ... and he could have done the bit to camera instead! 😆😆😆