I've recently started my journey into OCF and started with some very cheap strobes to understand what I was doing. After a few shoots I got some great photos but immediately understood their limitations. I was worried they wouldn't be bright enough, turns out I had it backwards, they didn't have enough range to get dim enough. Black Friday deals brought the Xplor 600SE (basically the AD600 pro with some limitations imposed) were on sale for $400 so I bought 3. The difference is NIGHT AND DAY. For studio shoots I have so much more control and for outdoor shoots I can do so much more. I'm really enjoying this new freedom. We did a couple shoot yesterday and I was able to compose beautiful shots that all look spontaneous without worrying about the lighting, once I had my background dialed in and metered my flash I was able to worry about the couple and not the technical aspects of the shoot and every shot looked great! I don't think I'll ever go back to continuous or natural lighting again.
I’m glad you were able to make the jump to a more versatile strobe! It’s great to hear that you’re loving the control you have now! I should have included in the video that if you intend to shoot at night or dusk or to augment natural light indoors than being able to power down it’s really important too ~ as you pointed out.
@@RichardServello awesome. The scariest thing is usually the one you need to conquer. I was scared of computers but I knew photography was going that way and now I can’t see not using one
@RichardServello what was the budget strobe you started with? I'm looking to purchase one, but I need to know what would give me the best bang for a starter to do indoor family portraits.
I've recently started my journey into OCF and started with some very cheap strobes to understand what I was doing. After a few shoots I got some great photos but immediately understood their limitations. I was worried they wouldn't be bright enough, turns out I had it backwards, they didn't have enough range to get dim enough. Black Friday deals brought the Xplor 600SE (basically the AD600 pro with some limitations imposed) were on sale for $400 so I bought 3. The difference is NIGHT AND DAY. For studio shoots I have so much more control and for outdoor shoots I can do so much more. I'm really enjoying this new freedom. We did a couple shoot yesterday and I was able to compose beautiful shots that all look spontaneous without worrying about the lighting, once I had my background dialed in and metered my flash I was able to worry about the couple and not the technical aspects of the shoot and every shot looked great! I don't think I'll ever go back to continuous or natural lighting again.
I’m glad you were able to make the jump to a more versatile strobe! It’s great to hear that you’re loving the control you have now! I should have included in the video that if you intend to shoot at night or dusk or to augment natural light indoors than being able to power down it’s really important too ~ as you pointed out.
@@RichardServello awesome. The scariest thing is usually the one you need to conquer. I was scared of computers but I knew photography was going that way and now I can’t see not using one
OCF?
@RichardServello what was the budget strobe you started with? I'm looking to purchase one, but I need to know what would give me the best bang for a starter to do indoor family portraits.
A lot of great info packed into this short video. Thank you.
You are very welcome!
Thanks John! Nice video
Thanks! You are very welcome!
I appreciate this video. I'm doing a family indoor photoshoot this weekend. I was wondering about either getting a strobe or continuous lighting.
Ok great! As you know I think a strobe will give you better results for family photos.
@JohnGress thank you
Franchement merci pour la piste audio français 🤗🤗🤗
Franchement, c’est un plaisir ! Merci beaucoup pour votre soutien 🤗🤗🤗 !