Lessons
Chapter 1 Introduction
01:26 2Why Just One On-Camera Flash
04:22 35 Reasons to Use Flash
10:37 4Common Flash Myths
06:51 5What Makes Flash Challenging?
04:56 6Chapter 2 Introduction
01:36 7Flash-Strobe vs. Ambient-Constant Light
08:19 8Flash vs. Ambient Light Exposure
03:07Flash vs. Ambient Demo
06:42 10Flash and Ambient Balancing for Natural Effect
07:11 11Flash and Ambient Balancing for Dramatic Effect
04:19 12Flash and Ambient Balancing for Creative Effect
07:10 13Understanding Flash Duration
08:37 14Chapter 3 Introduction
01:34 155 Common Key Light Patterns
08:38 165 Common Key Light Patterns w/ Diffusion & Fill
07:42 175 Common Secondary Light Patterns
08:28 183 Primary Subject Patterns
05:27 19Light Qualities
09:56 20The Inverse Square Law
07:50 21Inverse Square Law in Practice
08:21 22Corrective White Balance
10:02 23Creative White Balance
05:47 24Chapter 4 Introduction
01:58 25On Board vs. Hot Shoe Flash
05:57 26Full Feature vs. Manual Flashes
08:59 27TTL vs. Manual Control
08:12 28TTL vs. Manual Recycle Times
04:43 29Flash Power & Zoom
09:18 30HHS vs. ND Filters
12:29 31FCS vs. RCS
07:11 32Chapter 5 Introduction
01:38 334 Tips When You Must Use Direct Flash
06:00 34Bare Bulbing Done Right
11:42 35Grid Snoot + Direct Flash
06:43 36Mini Beauty + Direct Flash
06:08 37Ring + Direct Flash
07:52 38Understanding Modifiers
09:24 39Direct Flash + Shutter Flash
09:07 40Chapter 6 Introduction
01:55 41Ambient vs. Direct Flash vs. Bounce Flash
14:27 42Silver Bounce
14:27 43More Light Silver
11:02 44Soft White Bounce
15:41 45Overhead Bounce
11:39 46Overhead Bounce + Fill
09:42 47Event Bounce
12:42 48Chapter 7 Introduction
01:38 49Natural vs. Dramatic Light
17:43 50Filling and Refining Existing Light
08:44 51Coloring Light for Corrective Effect
13:33 52Coloring Light for Creative Effect
10:27 53Chapter 8 Introduction
00:43 54Case Study 1 - Dramatic Sunset
09:45 55Case Study 2 - Desert Sunset
10:04 56Case Study 3 - Sinister Headshot
09:40 57Case Study 4 - Family Portrait
08:21 58Case Study 5 - Athlete Portraits
11:19 59Case Study 6 - Working Angles
07:22 60Case Study 7 - Drag + Composite
08:09 61Case Study 8 - Less is More
07:16 62The Good Karma Jar
01:41 63Favorite Feature Flashes
05:52 64Favorite Manual Flashes
21:35 65Favorite On Camera Flash Modifiers
21:21Lesson Info
What Makes Flash Challenging?
Four reasons why flash is challenging or rather four primary reasons now at least there's not forty reasons why flashes challenging don't worry every one of these things were gonna address individually, we're gonna spend time on it. Guys, we're gonna build you a foundation of flash that will take you into the future, okay? Let's, get in this number one can't see it without a modeling light. Now, what is a modeling light? Okay, so mama lights are basically just lights that go over flashes like that you might use in the studio. Now, essentially, modeling is just a ambient light that comes from the flash. Without that, we can't see the flash. If you're using like small flashes, like all the flashes that we're using inside this workshop, they don't have modeling lights, meaning that you only see the flash when it actually fires that makes it challenging, because when you're working with ambien like light let's, say, like led lights like this type of light it's a constant light, so whether ...
you're outside and sunlight and you're modifying that with a reflector, you can see what that reflectors doing. You can see where that light is landing and so forth with ease, pakis troves we can't see that until we actually take a test shot and that's, one of the reasons why it's a bit challenging because you don't see where the light is, you don't see how it's falling, you don't see how much like you have the intensity and so forth until you actually take the shot, but that's okay, once you guys understand howto light, and once you understand how the flash works, the other things that will naturally come to, you'll naturally understand that if I fire a flash through this type of a modifier at this power is going roughly look like this. You'll take one or two shots to test it out and adjuster settings, and you're good to go but that's, one of the reasons why it can be a little bit challenging number two is an understanding the exposure flash exposure compared to ambient light exposure. Those are two different things, and while there are similarities between them, there are also differences in the way that flash works and versus the way a constant light works. Like I said, ah, flash, you can on ly see for that split second when it fires versus with ambient light or with constant light, you see throughout the entire duration of the shot, so, of course, because those lights operate a little bit differently, there's going to be differences in the way that they're exposed now, once you understand the base of this again, if not that complicated but it's just one of those areas that people get a little bit intimidated by because the exposures are a little bit different number three is light modification with flash you really need to modify it and we have lots of modifiers here mag mods grids we have this guy like a bib that could put her in the head we have supper flash disk we have so many different modifiers for flash and that's the thing is with flash you have to modify it to get to the right look you don't have to if you want direct flash and that's great fifth the style that you're looking for but that's only one type of light and to get different types of light it requires modification and this means that you do need to learn a little bit of what these modifiers do but again modifiers are extremely simple to understand once you get the basic principles of like quality soft versus hard light diffused vs speculator light were going explain those again in detail once we get into it once you understand that you can simply look at a light modifier and kind of guess what it's gonna look like in camera number four is learning the gear again you know because we're using on camera flash we're using modifiers there is more geared to learn but that's also why we're focusing on just on camera flash we could do so much with just on camera flash that its really gonna blow your mind if you will but the fantastic thing is that most people will never in their entire life realize how much an on camera flash can actually do because they won't have tried these types of things and that means that they're always going to rely on off camera flash and they're always going to rely on studio strobes and always going to land huge modifiers and so forth and that's great when you have those kind of things with you but what about when you're in situations where you don't have that stuff what about when your situations where you have to get a shot quick and all you have is your on camera flash and maybe someone standing there with a white shirt or maybe just a reflektor well understanding these principles and understanding this foundation will help you to get shots that nobody would have thought possible with just the basic year that would have on you so while there's tons of gear out there we're going to focus on just the basics we focus on just on camera flash on camera flash modification and light modification and light shaping and you'll find that each of these principles well it applies to every other piece of year that you're going to use whether it's on camera off camera pocket strobe studio strobe and so forth let's go ahead and move on to the next video
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Sid
The best class for understanding light and lighting there is bar none. Pye is an excellent teacher and the quality of the material provides for a rich and very informative experience. Pye breaks down the fundamentals in easy to digest packets and then elaborates as needed. If there is one class that you watch this is it! Worth purchasing and saving for future use. I would also HIGHLY recommend downloading the saving the PDF of slides that accompany the videos. Again, and can't say it enough, this is THE BEST video to lighting on Creative Live. A must watch for the novice and the expert.
Petra
Great course, I highly recommend it if you want to become a more confident flash user. Pye is a wonderful instructor and just such a nice guy, it's a pleasure to listen to him
Simon Metselaar
This is the best thing that happened to me since I've been into photography. What a lifesaver. Unfortunately I already payed for some courses that are not Pye, but Pye just nails it. Amazing, and kind of a life hack. Thanks again :)
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