flash photography
Five steps to faking golden hour lighting with just one flash
Mar 22, 2022
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Golden hour is the type of lighting most photographers swear by. And indeed, it’s hard to go wrong when you shoot around this hour of…
Remember this ad from 12 years ago? This is why you don’t use on-camera flash for sports photography
Mar 18, 2022
Alex Baker
Are you sitting comfortably? Great! Now, think back 12 years ago. Yes, that would be pre-multiple political upheavals, pre-pandemic and pre-full frame mirrorless cameras. It…
The inspiration and process behind my personal project: Three Heads in a Row
Mar 3, 2022
Kersten Luts
Hi, Kersten here. I’m a portrait photographer based on the outskirts of London, England, and co-host of the Camera Shake Photography Podcast. Now, you may…
Make this nifty DIY gel holder for your Godox lights
Mar 1, 2022
Daniel Schweinert
I got me some of these new compact & foldable Godox softboxes AD-S60S, AD-S65W, AD-S85S, etc. for my Godox AD300Pros. They work just fine but…
Best photography strobes and flashes for beginners
Feb 4, 2022
John Aldred
Flash can be a difficult topic to figure out for a new photographer. You know you need more light but which one do you get? Do you even need only one, or should you get several? What type of photography flash should you get? How much power do you need? What are modifiers? Which one do I need? Do I really need to spend all that money on one, or will the cheap ones do the job? Is there not just one light out there that I can use for everything? How do I connect everything up so that it all talks to each other? All of these questions and more can make it pretty overwhelming if you’ve never used flash before. So, in this guide, we’re going to try to answer some of them. We’ll take a look at the variety of different photography strobes and flashes on the market. Also, we’re going to try to help you figure out what light or lights you might want to get to start your flash journey. Finally, we’ll show you how different types of light might be better suited to different genres of photography.
These are the best and worst ways to shoot portraits with on-camera flash
Nov 23, 2021
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Shooting with a speedlight on camera is not something most of us would choose for portraits. But sometimes there’s no other choice, whether you don’t…
Three beginner off-camera flash mistakes you really need to avoid
Oct 17, 2021
John Aldred
When you’re first starting out photographing people with flash, it can be a bit overwhelming. Even if you’re used to shooting with natural light, the…
Here’s when, why and how to use flash for outdoor portraits in bright daylight
Oct 12, 2021
John Aldred
Have you been wondering why anybody would use flash outdoors during the daytime? After all, it’s daytime. It’s pretty bright already, isn’t it? So, you’re…
Does your flash distance really matter?
Oct 8, 2021
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
If you’re new to studio flash photography, you may be a little confused about how everything works. The types, sizes, and shapes of light modifiers,…
This is the one simple thing you need to know about working with bounce flash
Sep 30, 2021
John Aldred
Sometimes, as much as we might hate it, we’re forced to stick a flash on the hotshoe. Perhaps it’s something not too important and we…