Portrait shoot using only one speedlight
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- Portrait shoot using only one speedlight. This is an excerpt from our weekly show on photography, on this shoot we only use one speedlight to create some stunning portraits. Welcome to week one of lighting month!
It doesn't matter if you call them a speedlight, speed lights, or just a flash they can create fantastic light for your portraits. Sometimes we get so hung up on "gear", having the latest and greatest while all the time already having the right stuff to get the job done.
Many times we need more than just one light, but sometimes one light is enough. In this video we go back to basics and create some great images with just one cheap speedlight and a shoot-through umbrella!
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New video with this same model: ruclips.net/video/frUMFxL8uak/видео.html
What is the name of the model? Her instagram?
My Instagram is private for now but I'm gonna be making videos regularly :) ruclips.net/video/1TSA9_deCng/видео.html
Thank you. I know three videos so far. :-)
what are your camera setting when ur using speed flash outside
what lens do you use?
Great video, excellent tutorial. The music is a little disturbing, but the result of the photos is magnificent.
Nice video. The music is too loud. Sorry.
Agreed. I kept having to readjust my volume level.
I would completely nix the music if it was my channel.
Miles Hennis Imagery Then the video would be boring. Everything in proportion.
Terrence Chambers this fake man ,,why the original picture so dark outdoor compare w flash,, you just try to sell the flashlight,,
The music is horrible
Good video but the music choice was awful... Wouldn't care about it's volume as everyone else mentioned if it didn't give such an uneasy - rushy feeling. I just couldn't wait for the video to end!
kill the music, love the concept of light and inexpensive for creativity.
Shes maad gorgeous! Thanks for the info as well!
Truth, and you're welcome!
TWo comments -- yes you should carry a sandbag with you and second, the trashcan.... Yes I know this was an example, but that is something that would bother the heck out of me In fact, that's one of the first things I noticed.... Either crop out in camera (by moving) or choose another background (maybe turn 45 degrees so your background is the wall on the left instead). The second one is fine. I think people (especially beginners) forget about this and don't pay attention to their backgrounds and edges of the frame for distracting elements. And this is something you can usually easily fix in camera by adjusting your camera angle or location slightly. Why spend an hour in Photoshop removing something when you could have elim8inated it in-camera in a few seconds by simply recomposing or using a different background?
As for flashes, I think people also forget that some of the cheaper flashes can be real bargains. Granted I've never used an Amazon basics but I have used Yongnuo and now use Godox (I'm not a professional shooter so I can't really justify brands like Profoto or Elinchron). But even the cheaper Godox flashes offer great value compared to the OEM flashes that cost 3x as much. Yes you probably get better build quality with the OEM flashes and they probably last a bit longer, but for $100 for my Godox flash (Versus $330 for the equivalent OEM flash) if mine lasts 1/2 as long, that's still a better value IMO. Although OEM flashes and higher-end branded flashes will offer more features like HSS and TTL in some cases. But at the end of the day, it really comes down to a flash of light.
Is a shame you don't put up the camera settings you have used when showing the images, would really help understand what is going on, I am guessing as you mentioned at the start about the speedlight power setting that you kept it at 3 for the whole of the shoot as you never mentioned it again?
u dont say anything about settings...shutter speed ,iso...aperture... :(
Tha'ts because there is no correct way, artistic expression is up to the shooter. Expose for your background in camera and then adjust the power of the flash accordingly!
Really like this post because of how authentic it is. Thank you so much for this. Great video that I will constantly fall back on.
Thanks Steven, we try to never "set up" a video, we want to show real situations.
That fucking awful sound!! Terribly jarring and so disruptive to the good content.
We know... one of the early videos that we learned from, thanks for watching
Very nice .. with normal speedight . ... Superb
Thanks for watching!
The video was good, but the music was kind of loud. Also, what shutter speed and aperture settings were you able to achieve with these? I imagine with no HSS you would have to bump up the aperture to avoid blowing out the highlights.
Most were shot at the max sync speed of 250 and anywhere between 2.8 - 5.6
Mark Brejcha her beauty blockd me from the music which I think it s cool in the end of a day..
The model was very beautiful. Who is she ?
Stay tuned, we are shooting a new video with her on Monday!
One of the best videos I’ve seen for lighting. You wouldn’t believe how many I had to go thru to finally be able to watch one where the guy breaks it down for simple. Give this photographer my compliments
Thank you so much, I just passed it on to him!
With such a beautiful model it is very little to go wrong.
Nice work! 👍
She is a pleasure to work with, it was all her!
I stayed for the model 🙄
Great video! My problem is my ports lack perspective and i'm alway shooting from the front. This gave me some great ideas on how to mix it up and add drama to the image. Thanks man 👍
Thanks for sharing, always great to hear things like that!
What Camera is this? Thanks for show me the flash technique
It was so long ago, it would either be the Nikon D750 or D810
Couldn’t finish it because of that obnoxious music.
Thanks for tryin'!
Great vid that shows what you can do with minimal cost kit.
Thanks for watching Iain
Great video!! I can't afford anything expensive so have been eyeing off cheap flash guns!
That $30 flash did the trick, we just used it again the other day.
Hello, is it just me or im tripping that there is some light being reflected back on to the model's forehead without the flash on. Check on the comparison on 3:18 . Could this be a reflector used to compensate lighting for the video footage? Please can someone help me with this
That was just the opening to the sky between the to buildings.
I have a canon camera. I already have canon 600rt ex flash. I also have neewer tt5600 flash. I don’t understand how the receivers that work off the transmitter go on the flash and make it work. I’m looking for a cheap transmitter that I can use. Any suggestions. Can’t I just use the 600 ex to trigger the other flash as a slave and cover the one on my camera ?
someone below commented and you answered which i needed, but wanted to throw in my "likes" on this shoot too...
ive run a single speedlite in an shoot through like this but, didnt have as much luck, i dont think. a) need a good model, b) some posing guidelines, c) more time and now i have d) some basic settings.. sync speed, and an appropriate aperture...
thanks
Thanks for sharing this video I am new to flash photography and i actually have a shoot through and have been stressed about not have th huge umbrella this has given me more confidence moving forward to just go shoot
Amazing shots with simple setup and lovely model
Thank you for watching!
Have to add it’s so annoying how picky they make it as far as compatibility goes. I have a neewer flash and I still can’t find a simple transmitter that works for it
“Raise your f stop” ?????? As a photographer I only used terms like, stop down, open up. Never heard of raise before.
hello. I like ur video. I will try that. u are right as that all need is speedlight and umbrella. I will use my godox speed light and godox trigger too
I had to turn off this video because that music sounds like a headache and came blaring in and out every twenty seconds.
woow make this a series for inexpensive creativity you deserve waay more subscribers
Can you please say what your settings are and why all this music in the background cant hear what is being said
$70? You just added a Pocket Wizard to trigger the speed light. That's alot more than $70!
As he said in the video, you can use any trigger system even a $30 ebay setup.
Those lower priced flashes like the Neweer will not work trigger remotely outdoors when using master and slave. They work fine indoors
CAN YOU POST THE AMAZON LINK TO BUY THE UMBRELLA? I ALREADY HAVE THE SPEELIGHT.
Wow, the photo at 5:22 is amazing
We love that one too, that was one were backlight really changed how the whole scene looked! Thanks for watching!
Immediately stop watching because of the screaming loud music.
May I ask, kind sir if the woman has an istagram where I can susbcribe, she is gorgeous no?
Me at 1:36 every damn time! Sick of the wind toppling the light stand over, nice reflex there!
Thank you for posting this. Ive been recently engulfed with all of the HSS w /600w strobes and this was refreshing. Simple. I like that.
Us as well! We walked away saying "we need to leave the big gear home more often!"
HSS is a very stupid way to get the cinematic deep bokeh. Use manual aparture lenses and light up a digital key green screen. Open the lens up 1.8 50mm is my go-to lens. Shoot the subject with no strobes or flashes only soft light boxes to light up the face. Now use Alien skins Bokeh and take your normally shot background of anything you wish and add the bokeh in Photoshop and bring in the digital green shot. This is the ultimate way for cinematic face shots without spending a ton on HSS strobes, reflection screens and other nonsense. The result is perfect and you do not have to Photoshop the crap out of peoples faces as is common when using HSS. Making people look like plastic is retarded.
Um.......ok?!?
Great video and tips, glad I gave it a second shot! The music is extremely disturbing as it's way too loud (which is why I turned it off the first time around).
Loved working with these guys :D New video posted if you wanna see more stuff ruclips.net/video/1TSA9_deCng/видео.html
Good video but bad choice of music. I mean, really bad.
what is the benefit of flash vs constant light source (so no need to worry for triggering flash etc)?
Constant light is no good during the daylight, (not bright enough) the closest thing to having enough power (that doesn't require a cord and power outlet) is the Stella lights which are around $1,800 each.
@@PanopticChopsticks As a newbie I would think that in that case you would not need lights at all.
Plus imagine if that "not bright" light is enough to light face in lower natural light conditions, it could at least light the face to the same level in higher light conditions (but I guess the case here is that it must light the face more then the sun, rather just at the level it lights the face in non bright conditions?) Sorry for newbie not understanding :)
Beautiful photos and lots of examples. Thank you!
Thanks for watching!
annoying music.
Thanks for watching, we always welcome feedback so we can improve as we move forward!
lol this music IS LIT
Awesome tutorial. Music is just TOOOOOO MUCHHHHH!
But you didn’t mention camera & flash stings !!!
I damn near shut it off the instant the music started. That was terrible
Great video! Would a softbox work instead of an umbrella? Also, if there were several people in the shot would you still get that cool shadow effect? I love the way the shadow falls on her face.
Yes, a softbox would work and is what we use the most when making portraits. One advantage of the umbrella and a group is a wider spread of light, softboxes are designed to only put light in a narrower area. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the quick reply. You've been a great help :-)
That was Awesome!!!! Thank you so much guys.
Thank you for the kind words!
bad music
Thanks for watching, we have heard that a lot and have been making sure that future videos do not make the same mistake!
Which camera settings, camera & lens you used?
Great work & instructions! It's also nice to see your shots and the differences between them, minus certain elements.
Thanks, we have been working on bettering our video skills since this video! Thanks for watching.
Wow, very creative use of a Speedlight Flash and a very Cute Model too.
Thank you, we think she is great as well! Just worked again with her today!
Can you please post the link to the flash and trigger
Nice video, good use of cheap products and a bit of creativity. Your model is absolutely gorgeous.
Bad lighting, and those compositions could use serious work. Also, that poor model needs better direction. It was the same expression/pose over and over.
Gabriel Solis For Real?? Is it that serious?
Is that a spider holster by any chance?
Yes it is, we are Spider Holster Ambassadors: spiderholster.com/ambassadors/steve-mark/
Thanks! I'm currently using the capture by PD, but it seems like the Spider won't pull my pants down as much...
That is the reason we started using Spider because it has its own belt it does not pull down your pants. We honestly say it is the best piece of gear we bought in the last few years.
3:08 of course the shot is dark; you had the exposure set for flash. It would have been nice to see a non-flash photo that exposed properly for the model and probably had the background blown out.
Thanks for the feedback Teru. We are always looking for ways to improve our videos.
lovely video , what were your camera settings
which lens use for this photoshoot????
Nikon 85mm 1.8
thank u :)
Can you tell me your camera and flash settings. I will do a portrait next Sunday. I am still an amateur. Thanks.
I wish it was that easy, once you understand what is going on between your flash and your camera it does get easier. Almost every image has a different setting depending on the ambient (available light), how light and how dark you want it to be, and how light or dark you want your subject. We do have a great course here on our channel on understanding flash, there are 11 short lessons, if you watched lessons 4 thru 11 you should be good to go! ruclips.net/video/nzSplwnHzks/видео.html
@@PanopticChopsticks Love your videos.! ❤ Fully get what you are talking and watched the above link and all the videos which were in that. Was just curious at your settings that you used during your shoot considering the type of natural light you had then. I understand its been years to go back and see those settings and roughly at what distance did you keep the flash light and the umbrella away from the subject. your answer would be of great help to all getting into Flash Photography. At least as a starter point, as I said earlier keeping in mind all that was thought in the 11 lessons. I hope you understand what I mean. 😊
I also understand every situation is different when clicking and may not be the same. I hope I am not asking too much !😊
Great video but the music is awful and way to loud. If you had good music and have it lower it would be 100 times better.
Sometimes we don't make the best choices with our music but after the video is published it is what it is.
I think until recently it must have been 3 years since I last used an umbrella, umbrella softboxes excepted, but just recently I enjoyed taking myself back to basics. I do have 4 Yongnuo yn685 speedlights that do everything but I’ve also found some that costs £26, and for me much more important the HSS, RCS, FCS or multi is having external power ports which these do. I don’t shoot bipeds, but do a lot of food and still life, and sometimes you just want that large, relative to the subject, soft light. At times a shoot through can do this just as well as my very expensive 120 x 180 softbox with my monos. Great video, subscribed.
Great to hear, we loving hearing what and how others are doing. It is amazing sometimes to just get back to basics and realize that you can create great images with simple gear.
1:49 and 2:16 and 6:25 out of focus :D Thanks for that video btw.
Thanks for watching, the pictures get blurry because we tried to zoom in too far on the video, we have learned to not do that anymore.
And I put this to my Favorit
Thanks 👍
Nice shots, some of them looked to be out of focus, however.
Thanks, some do appear that way because they were shot vertical and when they were zoomed in on in post to fit the horizontal format they get a bit wonky. Always a guessing game on making a decision to show a vertical picture and have all that black space around or zoom in and just let it crop.
jfinite , I noticed that too.
me too
1:49 completely out of focus
You got us! We get stuff out of focus all the time. We fail, we learn. Our goal was to encourage people that do not have the equipment or $ to get out and create magic with what they might already own. Thanks for commenting Majd!
Fair enough. Thanks for the great free content :)
dislike for terrible music and no information about the flash :-/ ...
really enjoyed this. just starting out with flash on the go and this was a good run of ideas
Thank you Tim, keep it up!
Love the techniques, model and the equipment but the location sucks. Trash can in the background and just not the best place.
We just love playing in those back alleys!
It's what you make of the location...
Sir i want same shoot like this not same because i know i don't have full frame Body i have just nikon D7100 85mm 1.8g So i just need your opinion, actually Sir my budget is 150$ dollar. So what i do? I want shoot indoor or specially outdoor? Thanks and I'm waiting your reply?
For your budget, we really like the Yongnuo Speedlites
Panoptic Chopsticks okay sir thanks
Music was annoying. Tips were great
Only the head is in light 💡 I don’t like this
Nice video but the music was totally annoying
Yes, we hear you... We have been working hard on new videos to make sure that does not happen again. Thanks!
since you basicly shooting at the same height as her head is, her face is always alining with the floor in the background.. cutting it in "half".. do you know what i mean? just lean a little down.. very much cooler results (in my mind!..:) )
This is just done for teaching and demonstration purposes, with our limited crew it is too difficult to follow the photographer up and down and still talk into the microphone.
keeping it simple, awesome job!
Gorgeous location and an equally perfect model and styling for it.
She is a blast to shoot with!
And, remember to bring a sand bag!
Ain't that the truth!
Proof it's about understanding and mastering light - nice Rembrandt effect. I wont shoot with a brolly outdoors as it's always too windy here but get similiar effect with diffusers.
You are so right! Gets windy here as well!
Nice video. Beautyful model. Which Lens did you use?
hi Matthias, most were shot with the nikon 85 1.8
Nikon 85mm 1.8
U lieing...that you used basic flash....in last some shot i seen a high speed light....fake video.
Thanks for watching, not sure what you're talking about?
He means, you are using a cheap speedlight. But from the result you look like use a HSS feature. Is that flash support HSS? Because i think cheap speedlight don't have it
Nice video. Beautiful model. Which Lens did you use? rajan kumar 85mm 50mm
These were shot with the Nikon 85 1.8
Wowwwww😱😱its like magic...
Sir Which camera and lense are you using?
Nikon 85mm 1.8 on a Nikon D810
What's up with the porn sound?
What's the name of the trigger??
That woman is just hots..whats the ig
I bought Nikon d750 . Can I use this set for wedding?
Absolutely!
sir what is the name of light stand
Thats the problem with umbrellas. Just a slight wind shift and its mary poppin. I seen some that use bare flash outdoors . This helps from the whole.light crashing to the floor. You could even use the built in diffuser.
Umbrellas.... Every time!!!
@@PanopticChopsticks Nooooooooooooooooooo!
good day teacher much more help us if you put the parameters of the camera to give us the idea of putting them, thank you for your attention ...
Yes, this is an older video, we are working to make sure we include settings in future videos. We are new to this and still learning!
I pressed the stop button the moment the wind almost brought the stand to the ground. probably I will not use speed light stand outdoors.
Qi Xiao I shoot outside with a wireless flash and Octabox and heavy duty stand and the wind sometimes still catches that setup ... so I guess you won't be shooting outside
some pictures out of focus, why did you choose that music anyway?
Its our favorite song!
Anyone noticed that woman in the corner at 5:36
Haha yeah, she must be wanted by the cops or something she was out of there so quick
no , my eyes were all on the model .....committing adultery in the mind
Job Art no I havent, only that cutie in front of camera and stuff..
lmao yea
lol;D
ALWAYS CARRY A SANDBAG!!!!!!!
Would have been helpful if you would have shared photo information... ISO shutter aperture etc
We normally don't show the exif data because unless you have the same camera, same lens, the same lighting form the same location, same ambient light, same reflections, etc. knowing the settings won't help because it can't be reproduced any other way.
Actually except for the very last shot the light is too harsh and narrow. This kind of setup needs a passive bounce or reflector on the other side.
Yes it does good catch
I'm very happy with my 30 dollar Amazon flash, lol. I was surprised.
Great to hear, it really doesn't take a lot of expensive gear to make a great photo, we were surprised as well how good it did!
When exposing for a bright background, how did you ensure shallow depth of field using and non-HSS manual flash?
One help was the fact we had that weak flash set at a very low power setting and stayed close to our maximum sync speed.