High Speed Sync: Ep 141: Exploring Photography with Mark Wallace
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
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Adorama Photography TV presents Exploring Photography with Mark Wallace. In this episode, Mark heads to the park with new Exploring Photography model Leanne to teach you about "Overpowering the Sun."
This misnomer leads to a lot of confusion about how to actually do it. Along the way Mark reveals the secret is High Speed Sync, and shows you how to do it!
AdoramaTV features talented hosts including: Mark Wallace, Gavin Hoey, Joe McNally, Joe DiMaggio, Tamara Lackey, Diane Wallace, Bryan Peterson and Rich Harrington.
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I know this video is old, but it help me no like other. Thank you Mark!!
Mark is amazing with his instructions!
Another good video from Mark and Adorama, even seven years later. Glad that you added in the discussion of placing the model in the shade with a darker background. I attended an outdoor wedding a while back a d the photographer was an amateur with a nice camera, but no speed lights, and took many family photos with a sky background. I was cringing.
So good!! You answer the practical important questions other videos seem to leave out. Not being able to shoot in this lightning is like not being able to shoot 80% of the day ahah.
This is the best most simplified high speed sync tutorial on UA-cam. 👏👏👏
Although I have not yet tried HSS, it is an intriguing aspect of flash photography. I have purchased a flash capable of HSS, and I truly appreciate your time and effort in these videos to help us learn. Stay safe.
excellent tip! This will come in handy when shooting senior portraits outside!
Mark thanks for you tutorials, very easy to follow. I have watched most of your tutorials helped a great deal.
Because 2 reasons:
- it's an educative video and not everyone has a 5D mark iii ^^
- Mr Wallace might be sponsored by PocketWiard (have a look on youtube). Not a grief, I would do the same if I had the opportunity ^^
But as always, Mr Wallace masters its subjects: such dedication in sharing his knowledge and such comprehensive videos ^^
Goodness Leann, couldn't take my eyes off you!
You do a great job thoroughly explaining your point in an easy to understand way. Thanks so much!
Yes, if your flash is powerful enough. Use ND-filters to get below your sync-speed (~1/200th) and use your flash normally.
Thanks Mark, finally a tutorial that made sense and easy to follow
Absolutely top notch advice, full of useful concise information, thanks Mark and Adorama TV
thank you leanne
Hi there, I have a question about high speed sync. Let me start by saying that I've used HSS before, So I do understand how it works. However today I was doing a photoshoot and noticed an issue with the photo. I noticed that the top part was coming out a lot brighter than the button, even though I was using HSS to shoot. The shoot took placed during the day around 4pm when it was still bright but not overly sunny. The lens was using an F2.8 aperture. My plan was to use the fill flash to avoid shadows on my subjects face and using HSS so that I could use a faster shutter speed to avoid overexposing the image. With HSS both camera and flash can go as far as 1/8000 of a sec. any advise you can give me will be greatly appreciated.
You stole my old vertical flash trick !! Glad you said this technique is a "last ditch solution" --- having done many weddings I always try to move people to a better spot --- but --- its true that sometimes that can't be done -- nor a reflector holding assistant - so this is the last line of defense. Your model is is hot enough to fog the lens !
I have just purchased a yongnuo 560 IV and have a GH4 camera. I am having trouble figuring out how to set up the flash and camera for the high speed sync. Thoughts?
Hi, please I need help.... I have got a Canon speedlight 550ex and I would like to use the high speed sync with a Canon remote. Does any Canon remote will do the job with the speedlight 550ex which is a hold flash ? Many Thank in advance. Kind regards. Victor
Thoroughly enjoyed it. I have learned something useful here Thank you.
Has this been updated using the ST-E3 and Canon RT flashes?
Hi sir. I'm using canon 6D mark too. I borrowed speedlite canon 580 ex ii. So how many trigger do I need to buy ? I saw some people put one trigger on camera and another one on the flash and some people use only one trigger. Why they do that ? Later I'm going to buy my own flash. Probably 470ex ai. Do I need to buy two trigger or not ? Thank you for responding to me.
A very tiny point but at the end of the shoot, Le Ann looks bored and distracted. She is looking off camera, at the ground, off to the side everywhere but at the camera or at you. Did she need to be somewhere else, or need a break? The video and the learning points were great, and you delivered the info quickly thoroughly and did not repeat yourself 11 times like some folks seem to do. Thanks, I subscribed for more.
+Matthew Elyash I agree. She looked like she was asked to do it at the last minute and no interest at all. No light in her eyes.. She might have good body but no personality.
+FIT MAUS We get a model to be entertained and to learn about Flash. If she was a big gruffy prick with a fat guts, there would not be one person on the planet that would sit through and watch this video... right? You need to grow up and wake up I think. You seriously don't get it. No one wants to watch ugly people. Fact.
+FIT MAUS Actually, I just had another look at the video and he would have been better off without her. The tree had more personality and she is only good for one thing anyway. put a bag over her head and it would be fine.
With Canon you turn it on in the Flash, it's Nikon that does it in-camera.
Late to the party but what types of transceivers would be accessible for canon cameras that would be just like this now?
I have a Nikon D5100 and an SB-910 flash. There is no Auto FP in the camera setting to turn on ,my question is ,by using a remote trigger can I go into low shutters speeds as 1/4000 , 1/8000 of a second. Thanks in advance
good video Mark.
Hello I have a 5D Mark III and I just got a Flashpoint 600pro and I can’t seem to do high speed sink. My shutter will not go above 1/200 even after pressing the high speed sink button on the strobe.
@snapy Mark Wallace! What about manual flash settings?
So, i have a Canon EX430 ii speedlight, and a couple of cactuc v5 transmitters/receivers. I use a Canon rebel t5i currently, and I would love to get high shutter speed shots using my flash off-camera. Is high speed sync possible with this beginner system?
Good morning... How do you set up High speed sync using a Yungnuo 560 vi on a Canon 70D? Help please!!!
Could the same thing be done by using an Nd filter with a speedlight if your camera doesn't have high speed sync?
can you still use high speed sync with the mini TT1 and a plus 3, or a plus x?
You can also use a battery powered portable strobe system that would allow you to use a soft box with added power.
Can somebody please answer? Thanks in advance. I have a d800 and a sb700. I can high speed sync if the flash is attached to camera body but not if trying to trigger the flash externally. Is it because of my transmitter receiver or does nikon camera not do high speed sync externally?
Hi guys,
I have high speed sync turned on in my D600 and I am using an SB700. But I still get shutter curtains showing on my shot even if I use a shutter speed of only around 300. I know I must be doing something dumb, but any help would be gratefully received.
I have D7200 with Ad200 Godox flash. Once I have my XPRO on HSS, high do you know what is the correct shutter speed? Thank in advance for helping. I’m new to HSS.
Hi Mark do you know if the transceiver and the receiver needs both to be High Speed Sync ? Or can we use pocketwizard TT5 as transceiver which is HSS and use any other pocket wizard as receiver ( that is not HSS)? the flash doesnt need to be hss.
Thanks Antoine
Hello Mark,
Where was this video shot? I just found out about 6mo ago you are in Phoenix. I don't know how I missed that fact all these years. I am an Arizona native and now I always want to know where your videos are done. Keep up the great work.
Awesome Video!! Thank You!!!
Thank you Brian. I discovered that eventually, and am glad to say that I like the creative ability to set my sb-700 manually.
You can use HSS using the pop-up flash as the master but only if you set it to NOT contribute any light to the scene.
Can I shoot High speed synch with a Canon 7D to a high speed non Canon off camera strobe as long as I have the HSS transmitter on the hot shoe of my camera
Hi Mark, is it possible to do the Auto FP on Nikon SB900 in manual mode instead of TTL mode?
Thanks.
I have a Nikon 7000 and Nikon speed light sb700. Question about High Speed Sync: If my camera is set to Camdr mode at Flash sync speed 1/320-Auto FP, does my SB700 set at Remote automatically flash at the required higher power?
Those guys always have the best looking models.
Good video , thank you
High Speed Sync: Ep 141: Great show, love watching Mark's tutorials. I've learned a lot. My question is I bought a SB-700 speed light but can't find FP settings on my Nikon D3200 DX camera. Does this mean I cannot increase my shutter speed above 1/200 with flash on? Thank you, Bob.
Did you find a way to use high speed sync on your camera, I have a d3300 an i'm afraind of buying a HSS flash and wont work with my camera
elwelcom No. Our are similar and there is no setting for high sync. I still use the flash off camera in manual mode. Play with the flash power and camera shutter speed to get the results you want.
HSS is not available on the D3000 series or the D5000 series of camera's. You must have at least a D7000 or 7100 to get HS sync.
Hi Mark and thanks for your wonderful videos ! I just have one question : if the model would be in the shade in this example, would you adjust the white balance to 7000 Kelvin for instance and, if yes, would you also add a CT blue gel on the flash ? Many thanks for your next answer, Olivier
How can I do high speed sync with a Nikon D5100 and the SB700?? is it possible??
i own d5300 does it support hss flash ? and please recommend what hss speed light will work with my d5300 nikon i am new on all this
Hey Mark,
Could this problem be solved by reducing the exposure?
Thanks,
Raj.
I got a question please ... does the high speed sync work with Nikon creative lighting system on the Nikon D7000 ? or I have to stick to the normal flash sync speed while using the CLS system ?
Im confused though, is the HSS capability have to be on just the flash, transmitter or both?
can putting flash on camera is also possible to get same results of high speed syncing
hi mark myself vinod from India i have nikon d5300 and osaka TTL HSS speedlight is it possible to do HSS photography by any means i reacd about a triger cactus V6ii which says it can do hss if camera doesn't has the facility of HSS am very confuse pl help
Hey Mark, I know that I can set my nikon d7000 to high speed mode, I have the phottix strato 5n1 wireless triggers, will they work for high speed? My flashes are not hss. May have to upgrade. Your thoughts.
Thanks Miley. The yn are good.
Please can you explain to me how can i change ETTL (M) ZOOM TO (A) ZOOM on Speedlite 600EXII-RT. Every time When i turn on the flash i see ETTL M Zoom 14mm.it is always Highlight M and does not change. keep trying but it is not working.I press the Zm/c Fn BUTTON but i see display wide panel.Thank you.
I use 2 x TT5's but they are unpredictable. Sometimes they go off, sometimes they don't. Tried them out today and my flash never went off at all :(
I did notice, however, that Mark has those little antennas open. Could this be where I am going wrong???
Add a 7" reflector with diffusion to get softer light?
Excellent videos as always, very informative. Just had some queries regarding HSS.
1) Instead of using a Speedlight as the key light, can I use my Elinchrom 200 ws strobe (flash duration is 1/2000 sec at full power) (set to slave mode) and fire it with a Speedlight mounted on camera on its lowest power
2) If the above scenario is possible then is it true that I CAN NOT take my shutter speed higher than 1/2000 because this is the shortest flash duration of my strobe at full power
3) To overcome the limitation in step 2 can I dial down the power of my strobe to let say half power, which brings its flash duration to lets say 1/4000. Now, what happens to the exposure if I keep my shutter speed at 1/2000 and 1/4000 in this situation.
I think if someone could answer this, I would be very grateful and I am sure this will probably help a lot of other people as well. Trust me I have put a lot of time to frame the questions so as to make my self as clear as possible
I am using yungou 560lll with 640 R trigger is it possible to turn on hi sync, I am using canon 600d and 5d mark 2
So to use high speed synch, the camera has to be in manual mode to adjust the shutter speed independently from the aperture setting?
Yes. Otherwise your camera will automatically adjust aperture to compensate.
I have the canon 7d Mark 11 and Yongnuo speedlite YN568EX11. Can I use high speed sun and if so, how do I turn it on
What is the product you have on the flash? Is it another FlexTT5 or a MiniTT1?
So,... to utilize HSS we can use any speedlite?
How did I turn on higher speed sync on my elinchrome studio light ?
Does TTL light metering work when the speedlite and the distance of the lens is not same?
Thanks Mark!!... very informative
where is the episode 17 on sync speed? clicking on your video does not bring it up
what is the process to get internship and learn with you?
key mark.......the screen show the 5D M3 but .....the camera u mention 1Ds m2 ??? any way thanks a lot Mark
I love u guys tips and Technics thank you...
Thank you! Mark Wallace!
I love your videos!
I enjoyed your tutorial. However, I would greatly appreciate be told the steps to get HSSs on my Nikon SB900. Many thanks, Campbell
+Campbell cts - I have an SB910 and you don't set up anything on the flash itself. You're obviously shooting Nikon and you do that through the MENU on the camera. Look for the menu item that says Flash Synch speed and set it to FP 200 or FP250 HSS.
Actually when we actually use HSS? Is it sufficient to have a facility of HSS in flash light alone? How do we use flash light (not HSS) alone to bright subject and background? Help me please.
What was the bracket you had for the flash?
i want do flash photography on nikon d7100,can you suggest me which flash to buy yongnuo 565 ex or 568 ex hss?is it possible to take faster shutter speed on 565 ex?
senthil vel 565 EX- No!
Just 568 !
thanks.
Hi there! can I set up my pop up flash camera at high sync? and I checked Pocket Wizard Flex Transceivers TT5 and it's over $400.00 and that's to way out of my budget and I will like to know is there's another affordable option?
does high speed flash sync also reduces distance of flash firing or actually it affects range of flash firing
Appreciate it
Thanks for the tutorial mark!
Please can you tell me how to achieve faster shutter speeds than 1/200 with the Nikon D3200 and an SB-700 speedlight?
Make sure that flash is HSS capable
The D-3200 in a entry level camera and doesn't have HSS capability.
Hi, there. Do you think 1/4000 s is a constraint for high sync speed? Do I need to go to 1/8000 necessarily? Tks
David De Vita check your flash specs. if supports HSS, it should say which speed supports.
Cool vid....
hi
i am using 5d mark iii with yongnuo 600ex rt flash and yonguo yn rt receiver together , can any one say how to use HSS with them , when i am shooting on manual by increasing shutter speed in order to reducing the ambient also reducing the flash power , so how to fix the problem ?
thanks
Many thanks. That was very useful. Could anyone guide me how high-speed sync could be done in D80 and SB 600.(I did not find in the menu)
great info
good job
What is the maximum size softbox fit speedlight? Like gn42
What mode do you use to take the shot? Manual?
I am using a Canon EOS 70D and my speed light is a Nikon SB-800 How do you program the high speed sync?
You can't really use high speed sync with different brands. It needs to be a canon camera with a canon flash, or a nikon camera with a nikon flash.
Joseph F Photography or a godox system which does hss.......
Tom Bridge Indeed. I do have Godox X1 system with TT685 units (integrated receivers) and works great.
Ok, so does the camera need to have HSS as well or just the flash? Or is it just the transmitter that has to have HSS? I recently saw a transmitter calle the Cactus V6II and Im not sure if it is meant to give the camera HSS capability or if I am just overthinking this...
Camera as well as flash should have HSS capabilities.
How about at 2.8 do you need a nd filter and a strobe?
I know this video is old, but the saying "overpower the sun" still is being circulated in photography circles. Perhaps a revised phrase : "balance the light with the sun" would be a better (more accurate) phrase. IN some cases, you do want to "overpower" the sun but as Mark says, you really technically can't as people would be led to think. But in many cases, you want to "balance" the flash with ambient light (unless you're going for something more specific) but "overpowering" the sun is really a two-piece deal: the flash and your shutter speed (with the flash likely having to be in HSS mode).
this is great!
How can I use high shutter speed keeping built-in flash on? (I need to keep built-in flash on to use speedlight in remote mode.)
Thanks
hello mark from adorama i have a question hope you can help me with , im using nikon d800e and pw. plus3 for trigering the flash, my flash is godox 360 , i tried many time to shoot hss but it not happen, what did i do wrong, i put my camera on hss my triger on hss my flash on hss but nothing happen i still get half photo on total darkness
Very new to flash photography myself, but when I encounter 1/2 dark photos its because one of the 2 curtains are closing. For me most times it's on the right side... thus meaning 1st curtain is closing mid way though the photo(camera vertical). Look in your flash settings and try changing photo to 2nd curtain.
Unable to find high speed flash on my nikon d 80, please advise.
Pretty much any Canon speed light (or certain third party ones, i.e. Nissin, Yong Nuo etc. Check to see if it supports HSS). Then just switch it on the flash and off you go.
If I knew then what I know now, I would have gotten the D7000 instead rather than being afraid of all the "pro" level settings. Can't wait to hand down my D5100 to my kids.
Canon m6 ii mark does it have