4 Steps for Balancing Flash with Natural Light At The Beach | Master Your Craft

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  • Опубліковано 11 лип 2024
  • Adding flash to naturally lit scenes can enhance or completely transform your portraits. In this video, Pye walks through 4 simple steps for balancing flash with natural light as well as tips for achieving specific looks and moods.
    Time Stamps:
    Introduction: 0:00 - 0:33
    Composition: 0:34 - 1:16
    Ambient Light: 1:17 - 4:19
    Modify/Add Light: 4:20 - 6:56
    Photograph: 6:57 - 8:03
    Outro: 8:04 - 8:48
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  • @thurstonhowell3569
    @thurstonhowell3569 Рік тому +69

    I've been a pro photographer for 37 years. 28 for UK national newspapers. I'm always learning and this video has taught me some new tricks. Thanks for the tips.

  • @Sampy12346
    @Sampy12346 Рік тому

    Dude you’re incredible, I have been watching so many OCF videos and this one is like top two best ones. I truly get it now and just dying to get off work to go practice more.

  • @terrinewton39
    @terrinewton39 Рік тому

    Another great explanation. Thanks Pye!

  • @eddienyagah
    @eddienyagah Рік тому +15

    I got my first strobe a few weeks ago and I was so clueless on how to go about taking dramatic shots until I watched this video and the results I got were amazing. I'm proud of myself 😄 Thank you for being a great teacher. 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

  • @BrandonWoelfel
    @BrandonWoelfel Рік тому

    Loving this!

  • @MrShanePhoto
    @MrShanePhoto Рік тому

    Great and simple. Love it

  • @sebastianreiprich3747
    @sebastianreiprich3747 Рік тому

    Thank you for this great tutorial Pye!

  • @JeffreyJDavis
    @JeffreyJDavis Рік тому +1

    great educational workflow and as always, Pye's style is amazing

  • @lauriegreer1466
    @lauriegreer1466 Рік тому

    So great! Definitely want to try this😍 thank you!

  • @kaczuchasly5174
    @kaczuchasly5174 Рік тому

    Thank you mate!! Very quick proper explanation!

  • @sweetblueman
    @sweetblueman Рік тому

    wonderful.. appreciate your tutorial..

  • @alanplatt888
    @alanplatt888 Рік тому

    A gem of advice

  • @simongentry
    @simongentry Рік тому +1

    Excellent Pye! I know shooters want more ‘how to use strobes/speedlights with available light’ how to’s! ty

  • @ShotByJusAye
    @ShotByJusAye Рік тому

    THANK YOU ADORAMA!!!!!!

  • @joelb727
    @joelb727 Рік тому

    Excellent presentation/teaching style, Pai.

  • @DoofusPics
    @DoofusPics Рік тому

    Your work is awesome dude! Adorama is such a great resource ❤

  • @carbellsarfo
    @carbellsarfo Рік тому

    Thanks a lot Pye ✅🔥

  • @orion2250
    @orion2250 Рік тому

    Your a great teacher!!

  • @Maz-2393
    @Maz-2393 7 місяців тому

    Great explanation and knowledge parting video. Thanks Pye, Olivia and Tyson!

  • @deenugent473
    @deenugent473 Рік тому

    Great stuff Pye! 👍

  • @tjle4900
    @tjle4900 Рік тому

    Wow, this is an awesome video tutorial. Thanks for sharing!!!

  • @JamesBoyer-plus
    @JamesBoyer-plus Рік тому +2

    CAMP framework for the win! Thanks for making the creation of this kind of image so accessible, Pye. I always look forward to your videos. 😍

  • @muhammadzamzami8460
    @muhammadzamzami8460 Рік тому

    Good job Pye!

  • @chamilathuduwage7646
    @chamilathuduwage7646 Рік тому

    Thank you... Good Luck.

  • @geokarageorgos
    @geokarageorgos Рік тому

    Very nice and helpful!

  • @anjanakkw
    @anjanakkw Рік тому

    thank you very much. your videos are super 👌

  • @iggytse
    @iggytse Рік тому

    Awesome tips!

  • @AaBb-qm8hg
    @AaBb-qm8hg 4 місяці тому

    I'm happy today I learned something new 🎉

  • @chipcurry
    @chipcurry Рік тому

    Good job! Thanks

  • @MartinV.
    @MartinV. Рік тому

    great video!!

  • @NCKNIGHT4U
    @NCKNIGHT4U Рік тому

    Thanks a lot

  • @Jwitherow1964
    @Jwitherow1964 Рік тому

    Thanks pie

  • @FsquareTv_
    @FsquareTv_ Рік тому

    You are great 👍👍👏👏👏

  • @slrlounge
    @slrlounge Рік тому +7

    Thanks for Watching! Share with us below what you’d like to learn next!

    • @timd4524
      @timd4524 Рік тому

      Wow Pye. Did you make two separate videos on the same day at the same time? Amazing pictures. Much respect for the models.. Watch your ankles out there.

    • @adilashraf7527
      @adilashraf7527 Рік тому

      Worklow for photographers including post shoot

    • @michellefarah6863
      @michellefarah6863 Рік тому

      How to work a session in midday time!

  • @MartinV.
    @MartinV. Рік тому

    great video

  • @paultrunfull3324
    @paultrunfull3324 Рік тому

    Nice one

  • @bjorgdemeza
    @bjorgdemeza 9 місяців тому

    Great video - and thanks for sharing such great tips - how about balancing colour temp and whitebalance when shooting using both (a really beautiful sunlit sky) and flash?

  • @gregorysargeant6305
    @gregorysargeant6305 Рік тому +1

    Excellent video to modify or not to modify that is the question whether is it nobler to suffer the hard light of bare flash?

  • @tommynikon2283
    @tommynikon2283 Рік тому +3

    And for you newbies....us dinosaurs have been doing the same w/ film since the Dark Ages, only we had to use light meters. And Polaroid tests. And I had NPC backs for my Nikons! So, it's an old trick- made infinitely easier via Digital= powerful, creative results when done well. And, if you're only needing about 50w/s of power, a typical speedlight will suffice. You don't need HSS, a high end flash unit, a battery pack, etc.- but a variable ND filter is recommended for greater flexibility. I use a 77mm filter, 9-stops....and then pair w/ step down rings to Adapt/fit ALL my lenses....52mm, 67mm, 77.

  • @nwmw1988
    @nwmw1988 Рік тому

    Hello...loved the tutorial and thank you very much..Just one question. If we adjust the shutter speed instead of aperture to control the ambient light we can use the flash with less power to lighten up the subjects right?

  • @HambletonRanger
    @HambletonRanger Рік тому

    On a practical note your feet must have given all for art. 💥🦶🏻💥 Thanks Pye some good pointers.

  • @loonytoongonemad8304
    @loonytoongonemad8304 Рік тому

    Great photo great tutorial I’m wondering you were already at 9.0 at sunset is this flash not powerful enough to work during the day?

  • @anzaeria
    @anzaeria 10 місяців тому

    Good point about having the background darker than your subjects that are illuminated by flash. Particularly with sky backgrounds. Though how about when you have say vegetation or architecture in the background? Would you go for a darker background in those instances as well?

  • @hawg427
    @hawg427 Рік тому +1

    Nice shots, now would that little strobe be powerful enough shooting through a small soft box or an umbrella?

  • @captureprojectone8471
    @captureprojectone8471 7 місяців тому

    Love Dana Point, I walked out around the Headlands this year from the harbor side as far as you could go low tide without getting wet and didn't see that cave? Did you enter from Strands Beach at low tide? FYI: That sun changes every minute as the sun sets so your setting will change, I hope you mention that! OK @8:50 That was as far as I made it from the harbor entrance didn't climb or go any farther, will need to check that out this winter.

  • @countrykilo
    @countrykilo Рік тому

    Ok Pye I'm putting in my request now. How about lighting tutorials for family Thanksgiving and Christmas indoor photoshoot?

  • @karstennevepetersen
    @karstennevepetersen Рік тому

    To bright flash look unnatural, when You have the Sun behind your subjects. Great tutorial 👍

  • @L.Spencer
    @L.Spencer Рік тому

    Is there any way to do this working with the flash on camera? Like fill flash.

  • @alyssiasummers8660
    @alyssiasummers8660 Рік тому

    What are your thoughts on the Profoto A10?

  • @Princeton_James
    @Princeton_James 2 місяці тому

    Express for the background and just add light is the main rule. Tony taught me that years ago. It's been so helpful. Great video. Love the info you presented.

  • @jirkadolezal8127
    @jirkadolezal8127 6 місяців тому

    👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @djlazyboy23
    @djlazyboy23 9 місяців тому

    Is that the manfroto light stand?

  • @razerone49
    @razerone49 5 місяців тому

    When it’s that much difference between the model and the background it starts looking like the background was either photoshopped in or that it’s a backdrop in a studio. I’d have loved to see the results of incrementally adding power to the version that the light was balanced with the background. I think 1/2-1 stop more light would’ve been the sweet spot but what do I know.

  • @jaekae8557
    @jaekae8557 Рік тому

    What stand is the light mounted on?

  • @carlosandreviana9448
    @carlosandreviana9448 Рік тому

    I would add a flash with a round dome to slightly illuminate the interior rock

  • @jayc9184
    @jayc9184 8 місяців тому

    A secondary flash on the rocks to add texture would have been rockin

  • @sushovansar
    @sushovansar 6 місяців тому

    Nice video, but I have one question.. how you focus while you are shooting the models? Was it manual or auto focus?

  • @skillcubator
    @skillcubator Рік тому

    Hello Pye,
    Do you teach studio photography?

  • @gladysvanschaijk4647
    @gladysvanschaijk4647 Рік тому

    Thats great! One question: do you have a similar flash but cheaper? And what grid do you use? Because i tought you must take softboxes etc with you to make pictures like this. And thats to heavy for me to take with me. But if i can do it with only one flashi like this and a click gridd. Would be awesome. Tnx

    • @LMR65
      @LMR65 Рік тому

      You can try the Godox AD100 Pro or one of the Godox flashes with a Magmod grid or similar device.

    • @Stasiek_Zabojca
      @Stasiek_Zabojca Рік тому

      To be honest, maybe just camera flash would work. Godox V860III is 76Ws max, which is more than 50Ws used in this shoot. And cheaper TT685II probably has the same power output.

  • @v_stands_for_value124
    @v_stands_for_value124 7 місяців тому

    7.40 actually looks the best to me lol, it's how I'd expose them to make the photo look natural and not like I just hit them with a flash

  • @ziaayam6746
    @ziaayam6746 7 місяців тому

    Thanks, it would be a lot better if you could explain the type of flash.

  • @cking74sg
    @cking74sg Рік тому

    What about HDR without flash, possible?

  • @ridens1978
    @ridens1978 Рік тому

    is the flash set to manual or ttl?

  • @kimberlyfowler9487
    @kimberlyfowler9487 11 місяців тому

    This is what I always do for my family beach photos but I get lots of glare. How do I control the glare?

  • @frankandersen3223
    @frankandersen3223 Рік тому

    Is there a reason you don't use a defuser other than having to carry it

  • @joelindooo
    @joelindooo Рік тому

    What cave is this one? I live near Dana point.

  • @Nancy-V
    @Nancy-V 4 місяці тому

    Do you turn off “Auto ISO”?

  • @peeweebarney
    @peeweebarney 11 місяців тому

    Was the flash set to MANUAL at half power? My flash does not show how many watts it is. Why set ISO at 100? The camera set on MANUAL mode?

  • @TheCinebezerra
    @TheCinebezerra Рік тому

    make filter for look like this

  • @georgk255
    @georgk255 Рік тому

    You did not explain red gel usage

  • @ClipfilmRu1
    @ClipfilmRu1 7 місяців тому

    можно было уложиться в 30 секунд видео

  • @ScottSullivanTV
    @ScottSullivanTV 7 місяців тому

    0:08 The problem with flash is it looks fake. It looks like they were keyed in from different photo into this photo.

  • @Patto2276
    @Patto2276 Рік тому

    If you're going to write an article on "balancing" flash with natural light, the example shot should actually "balance" flash with natural light, not be so obvious as this was.

  • @AstroSeabee
    @AstroSeabee Рік тому

    I’m trying to go dramatic with fire on my human subject in sunlight. What flash would I need like 10 million candlepower. 😂

  • @MrBanda77
    @MrBanda77 Рік тому +1

    $995 for flash? O_o!

    • @LMR65
      @LMR65 Рік тому

      The Godox AD100 Pro provides the same output for whole lot cheaper.

  • @simonmaduxx6777
    @simonmaduxx6777 Рік тому

    The one thing that always bugs me about these how to shoot flash videos is that nine times out of 10 the look is hyperbright on the subjects and then the backgrounds are just dark.
    I never really understood why that is just supposed to be awesome like all the time. I feel like the image will look better if at least a part of the foreground match the lighting on the subjects. They would be fall off anyway right, so of course the ground and the rocks next to them aren't going to be necessarily as bright.?
    Again I just see directional flash on a couple, or subject matter, and then everything else is pitch Black except the light in the background and I just don't understand that aesthetic. So much of the frame is still dark.

  • @pascal5142
    @pascal5142 3 місяці тому

    amm not much info and also result doesnt look great

  • @illmind4422
    @illmind4422 2 дні тому

    faltu video

  • @JDFloyd
    @JDFloyd Рік тому

    Meh

  • @JamesBoyer-plus
    @JamesBoyer-plus Рік тому

    The link in the description to follow Olivia on Instagram is broken. (too many 'n's)