Top 3 Off-Camera Flash Mistakes Photographers Make
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- Опубліковано 3 чер 2024
- Hey photographers! In this tutorial, Pye Jirsa walks you through three common off-camera flash mistakes and how to fix them using the MagMod system. Perfect for all photographers using Speedlights and Strobes in their shoots, this video is packed with tips to help you master off-camera flash with ease.
Getting started with off-camera flash can be tricky, but understanding and avoiding common mistakes can make a huge difference. Pye is here to guide you through three frequent pitfalls that many photographers encounter when using off-camera flash and, more importantly, how to fix them.
Mistake #1: What's Your Intention
The first mistake often made is not understanding the balance between flash and ambient light. Pye emphasizes the importance of setting your intention. Are you aiming for a dramatic look or a natural one? This decision dictates how you should balance your ambient light with your flash. Pye demonstrates how to set your composition first, then adjust your ambient light before even thinking about your flash settings. This approach, part of the "CAMP" framework (Composition, Ambient, Modify, Photograph), ensures that your lighting intention is clear from the start.
Mistake #2: Flash Power
Another common error is either using too much or too little flash power. Pye provides a simple rule of thumb: once your ambient light is set to match your intended mood, your flash should only slightly lift your subject out of the background. He demonstrates this with different power levels and shows how to use tools like the histogram and highlight alerts to get the perfect exposure. Pye uses the MagBox Pro 24 and MagMod Reflector XL to show how modifiers can help control and shape the light, ensuring it enhances your subject without overwhelming the scene.
Mistake #3: Lighting Angles
The angle of your light plays a crucial role in how natural your image looks. Pye explains how a slight adjustment in the light's angle can make a big difference. He demonstrates the impact of lighting from above versus from below, highlighting the importance of mimicking natural light patterns to avoid unnatural shadows and unflattering angles. Using the MagBox Pro 24 Octa with a Profoto B10 Plus, Pye shows how to set up the light slightly above the subject's head for a more natural and pleasing effect.
Gear Used:
MagBox Pro 24 Octa - magnetmod.com/products/magbox...
MagMod Reflector XL - magnetmod.com/products/magmod...
Model:
Layla Fultonn
@laylafultonn
By understanding and correcting these common mistakes, you'll be well on your way to mastering off-camera flash. Whether you're a beginner or looking to refine your skills, these tips will help you achieve better lighting results in your photography.
Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
0:30 - Mistake #1
4:14 - Comparisons
4:30 - Mistake #2
7:01 - Mistake #3
10:07 - Summary of Mistakes
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Another great vid from a guy who knows his business! I've always been a natural light photographer when shooting outdoors, reserving the strobes for the studio. Most of my client work outdoors has been in the style of "let's go for a walk, and we'll get shots as we go". Using flash is so much more intentional, but so powerful that I have been needing to use it more recently, so I appreciate these tutorials as they help keep my thinking pointed in the right direction once I pull that flash and modifier out of the bag.
Pye, you are the best teacher of flash I could find on UA-cam! I learned almost everything I know about flash from you. You have a real teaching talent.
He is an amazing instructor!
Much thanks Martin!
i'm a professional photographer for years now but still whenever i see magmod drop Sir Pye's any video i know there'll be more things to learn and i'll get even better
Thank you soo much
We love hearing that. We have enjoyed working with Pye over the last year to create educational videos for photographers that are using flash and it makes us happy to know that people have been enjoying and learning from them.
Appreciate that, glad you're enjoying them!
Pye with premium education always
Always! We always enjoy Pye's teaching style.
For sure!!
Pye's videos are SO good... step by step and easy to understand. Any chance you're going to make instructional math videos for 10th graders? I can't help my kid!😂
Thank you for sharing the tutorial, Pye. Could you share your light stand model and bracket please? Regards
Thanks so much for this very helpful and simple to follow video. It be great to see more, maybe some set ups with common flash groups most photographers use at weddings ie: godox ad200 pro etc. Some BTS on different types of shoots, lighting tips and choice of modifiers along with the why. Thanks in advance for all you do!
I love the CAMP acronym! It’s a process I will follow as I learn lighting.
Acronyms are such great ways of learning. Easy to remember.
Pye, you really move in your gift to teach. Simple, to the point, and concise. Most excellent as usual, my friend.
I appreciate that!
Pye as always the best teacher.
It's not rocket science using flash, but he is breaking up the process in small and logical steps showing the the results in comparison how not to do it. 6 of 5 stars!
Much appreciated! Glad you enjoyed!
Thank you!
Always, at his best...Thankyou...!!🙏
Thank you
Awesome
Ok. But how did you find a bridge without "residents" below? 😬
Thank you for this
Glad you enjoyed it!
Always so helpful!
Glad you enjoyed it!
thank you Pye! Very useful as usual!
He's a great teacher!
Excellent tutorial Pye! Ever since I learned CAMP from you, I use it all the time!
It is definitely a great way to plan a shot. Fantastic acronym.
Thanks for the information.... always on point
You bet
First image, shutter speed 400, in this case it is over high sync limit for canon when using a flash. So in this case was it high speed sync as some cameras high speed sync automatically kick in when it is over high speed limit. Please clarify thanks PYE!!
Always straight to the point 👍
Amen!
Pye, thanks for this. Such a great explanation!
He’s pretty awesome
Great tutorial loved it
Glad you liked it
Great Video!!
Glad you enjoyed it
Pye's a cool guy, and his teaching style is very effective.
I'm very proud of him even though I've never met him.
For me, he's like an older brother. 🙂
Thanks my guy!
nice tuto. I was wondering why you use F9... showing the house behind,... but I suppose you tried not to exceed 1/200s to avoid HSS and flash power too low. Correct ?
Fantastic work 👌 do you use protective lens filters on your expensive canon lenses?
My guy Pye, just more outside flash tutorials, but with men and or couples. My my biggest struggle right now is walking into an area and figuring out how to use it. I understand light direction but would still love to just see the area as a whole and figure out how this is an area can be use.
thanks for the idea.
@@MagnetMod thanx for the video
Great explaining, thank you 👌
If I may ask, what kind of tripod are you using for your video?
Great video!
I have a question.
How do you clean the defusion material on the softbox?
Can I just wash it with normal detergents?
Seriously so awesome! 📸 Loved how you break it down in such an easy-to-follow way. Your tips are always gold Pye! Thanks for making learning OCF fun and simple. Looking forward to more great videos.
Yay, glad you enjoyed!
Pye, what light stands are you using outside the studio, for strobes
Thanks for the video! Seems like you were adjusting aperture to control ambient when I was taught to use shutter speed for ambient. Am I missing something? :) Thanks.
When using flash you can usually only adjust shutter for ambient up to 1/200th or 1/250th of a second. After that you have to use high speed sync (if you flash has it) in order to get higher shutter speeds, but that also kills your flashes efficiency as it has to fire multiple times. So adjusting aperture instead allows you to keep your shutter at say 1/200th and still be able to darken down the scene if desired. Of course, the other thing to consider is ISO. If you want to darken the ambient you will want to keep that low at say ISO 100 for example.
Great video!
I find that the main issue I have with the small diffuser is a hard shadow on the nose. Any tips for that? I don’t always have the space for an octa
Lighting angle becomes that much more important when you're using hard light.
This method vs HSS? This provides another option dealing with ambient light and saves flash battery, would you say this is dependent on background?
Any videos on photo editing in photoshop
One more thing, when shoot outdoors. The position of flash according to the sun. Sometimes when people use sun as a rim light and highlight the shadow area of model with the flash. final picture look like cartoon and not natural. Like bad collage in photoshop. But sometimes it looks ok. Still can not figure out why. And when place flash at the same side as the sun it looks way better. If you can do some example vids about this it would be be great. Thank you.
Could you share the way you modify the background on Photoshop. I'm curious what method you use. Screen on blending mode plus opacity?
It's more simple, just using the AI generative fill with basic clone/healing.
@@payamjirsa alright. Thanks
PYE
Why do you take off the trigger instead of turning it off?? Thank you!!
Haha, this is an old school thing. Cameras can tend to act wonky (more so in the past) with the remote on. I.E. the exposure preview changes, and what not even when the remote is off. So to not deal with that, I always got int the habit of just taking the remote off. For the purpose of education, it's also a very clear indicator/proof that I'm not using flash.
Wouldn't TTL automatically adjust the power
You do not HAVE to keep taking your trigger off the camera to get your ambient. Put a piece of tape over the four small hotshoe terminals and leave the large firing terminal exposed. Now you can see/change your ambient and STILL be able to adjust/fire your flash.
On canon and using Godox triggers at least, you can just turn off the trigger to see ambient.
@@markwillride With the tape you don't even have to turn the trigger off...you just always see the ambient.
@@pixelscaper2625 I get it now. I think there's a related setting I'll have to check on. Much of the time I'm using flash is at wedding receptions where ambient at 1/160 f2.8 iso 1600 is pretty dark. With normal operation where you don't see ambient it helps for composition in a fast moving environment. But for times when ti's bright enough your trick would certainly be helpful. I've actually seen the normal operation make the viewfinder too bright when you're working in a lot of light in the background and the subject is in the dark waiting for the flash. I'll give your tip a try!
I think "mistake" is not the correct word for the first 3 showcase shots.
:) Yeah they are great final shots.
Thank you
You're welcome