You're a freaking godsend Nathan! I discovered this technique on my own in a few shots but never understood what was happening exactly so I wasn't able to reproduce it consistently. This makes it so easy to understand!!!
Fantastic.. I got in trouble recently from a lovely attic room with blue walls that went closer to mauve. Blue walls, wooden ceiling, tungsten lights, greenery outside.. Loved the ambient light but my camera had no idea what to do with white balance, and colour casts were unavoidable. You taught me luminosity, well overdue! Thanks
Thanks as always for sharing your methods. You're so calm about it! I freak out when trying something on a shoot for the first time :) But if I look back at my work over time, the improvement shows - mostly thanks to your guidance!
Great tutorial. Question, do you leave the flash to left of camera on during your fill in shots? Also, do you leave the camera setting the same as used in the ambient shot with no flash? Thanks for the great work in producing your RU-vid videos.
Thanks Marty. Mostly yes, but it depends on the situation and composite. I break that down in detail in my lighting guide, here's a link if you'd like to check that out: amzn.to/3SzP4sQ
Thanks Nathan for the great tips. I enjoy watching your videos so much. I've been having some issues with using flash to apply flambient technique. I sent you a personal message and I would appreciate if you can check it whenever you got the time. Once again, great technique and excellent videos. Keep them coming.
Another very informative video Nathan. I know for your ambient shot that you shoot just right on the Histogram, but what is your flash power set at on the Xplor 600? Based on you videos and book, I just purchased the Xplor 600.(only test shot at home so far). You have added a 25' tripod and a new flash to my collection and I'm quickly becoming the preferred photographer for our agency! Your books and videos are priceless
Thanks! I recently made a video on the XPLR flash settings, which may shed some light on that ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tK5FQdTr-fA.html
Thank you. I bought all three your books and fild your stuff very helpful. How many times do you use the 600 on full power. Im am planning on getting the Ad200 flash, but do not know when I might run out of power.
Full power on the XPLR is rare, usually never above 1/2 power inside. Some window pulls require power near 1/1, but rare. I talk more about those settings in this other video at ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tK5FQdTr-fA.html
Hi Nathan.. love all your videos.. curious how you light and shoot rooms/houses that are empty without furnishings, same techniques apply? Or do you change things up?
Extreemly good video,lots of informations...Ideally you should do a complete video tutorial like Fstoppers did with mike kelley and put all these informations together.
Thanks Bill, but I can do one better :) My books provide all the details from my videos and a lot more. I recommend the e-book versions, which allow you to zoom into screen shots and navigate to my videos as well: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07FF9HSR5?ref=series_rw_dp_labf
Hi, we' ve got a question concering lighting. If you shoot with speedlights for composites do you also have a bigger lamp on somewhere next to you camera?
Hi Nathan is there anyway to edit real estate photos using pixlr because that seems to be the only free editing software available? Or can you only do it by paying for editing software?
Ten bucks a month for PS and LR is minimal compared to the return of investment. If though you aren't doing this professionally, then consider OEM software, which I talk about in this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2VPeJBbHNuQ.html
It depends on your budget and what you are shooting. I break this down further in my lighting guide e-book, here's a link if you'd like to check that out: amzn.to/2Uip8oc
Im a real newbie, does it have to be a strobe lighting. can it be an LED continuous lighting that can dim.. I mostly work in video so Im new to photography. thank you
Hi Allan, since you're new to REP, it looks like you may be putting the cart before the horse. I explain some of those basics in e-book #1 in my RE series, and dive deeper into it in my lighting guide. Here's a link to the series: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078NLRKNM?ref_=series_rw_dp_labf
Hi Nathan! As far as I understood, the main key of this technique is to keep the flash in the opposite side of the main source of ambient light, I am right?
Очень было бы интересно узнать как качественно снять например бар,где нет естественного света,а только лампы.Или сфотографировать комнату в доме вечером,где за окном уже темно и горят только лампы внутри помещения.Спасибо!!!Я очень много получил полезных знаний из ваших роликов.
Looks like you said, "It would be very interesting to know how to qualitatively remove for example a bar where there is no natural light, but only a lamp. Or take a picture of a room in the house in the evening, where it's already dark outside the window and only the lamps inside the room are lit. Thank you !!! I got a lot of useful knowledge from your videos." Glad you like the videos! When I come across a property that requires what you mentioned, I'll definitely keep it in mind for a tutorial.
I've noticed when I go to luminosity mode and attempt to blend out stronger shadows, such as ceiling fans. . .or a reflection in the mirror. . it often leaves an odd color where the shadow was. . .it requires me having to go over those areas with a brush in "color" mode to brush in the surround color into those areas. . .The extra time to do that makes luminosity mode not always usable. . although when it does work. . it's great. My question is . .is there a way to avoid those odd colors that creep in when using luminosity mode?
Hi Kevin, I explain that in this video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SyVGasvcl8E.html and also in my advanced editing book, which has steps to resolve it www.amazon.com/dp/B0779PCVWC
Nathan, thanks so much for all your videos. Very helpful. I subscribed. One question. Are you color correcting all images before this tutorial or is it not needed due to your process? Thanks!
Using flash I rarely have to worry about color correcting. This is one of the main reasons for the flash part of the flash-ambient technique I describe in my interiors book: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0755KXSL4/ref=series_dp_rw_ca_1
You don't need any if bouncing of ceiling, I just keep the one that comes with it on the light, just like I show in the interiors e-book www.amazon.com/dp/B0755KXSL4