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Tip 1: Why Flash? - Hard Light vs. Soft Light 01 Benefit of
Using Flash Flash, used correctly, helps smooth out the transition
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Tip 2: Flash Sync Speed 02 Beware of Shutter Speed Observe the
1/250th of a second (for most cameras) limit for how fast your
shutter speed can be when using flash with it otherwise you might
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03 Constant Lights Working with constant lights allows you to
see what the lighting looks like as you move the light, so you know
exactly what you are getting when you take a picture. Studio
Strobes Studio strobes plug into a wall so they recycle very
quickly and are generally more powerful than camera flashes such as
speedlights. They are also made to have softboxes attached.
Speedlights Speedlights are very portable, run off of AA batteries,
can be placed in the hotshot or used off camera, and are an
effective light source. Tip 3: Constant vs. Strobes vs. Speedlights
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Tip 4: Batteries for Speedlight 04 Types of Batteries When
looking for AA batteries for your speedlight, keep the following in
mind: In order of recycling speed: Ni-MH (Nickel Metal Hydride)
Alkaline-manganese Lithium In order of number of flashes: Lithium
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Tip 5: Avoiding Disaster 05 Battery Door Warning Something not
commonly mentioned with speedlights is the battery door. The
battery covers are typically tensioned with a spring and if your
battery door should break on a shoot, you cannot tape it to fix it.
Be careful when replacing batteries. CONTACT US
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06 Strobist Kit Softbox, non-destructive mounting tape, and
gels make this a great kit. 80-20 80% of the light bounces off the
ceiling and 20% fills to prevent racoon eyes. Pocket Bouncer Great
way to diffuse flash outdoors. Tip 6: Diffuse Your Flash CONTACT US
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diffuse the light, but these LumiQuest diffusers make a world of
difference quite inexpensively.
Creative Effects Match the ambient light 07 Add Color Tip 7:
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08 Stay within 2-12 feet Use Flash Compensation Avoid windows
and mirrors Diffuse the light Tip 8: Pop-Up Flash CONTACT US
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09 Say No to Dull Indoor Backgrounds Sometimes when you are
really distance from a background, especially indoors, your
background can end up looking really dull compared to the flashed
foreground. Decrease the contrast by raising your ISO. CONTACT US
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10 Twist Your Speedlight When shooting in vertical orientation,
dont forget to swivel the head and look for walls to bounce it off
of. If you dont have a wall, bring along a piece of foam core
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Reserved. Tip 10: Dont Forget to Swivel