High Speed Sync Photography 

Thank you so much, that’s so kind. Glad it was helpful!

Barry, I would have to agree with you!

indeed, very well explained; thank you

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Thank you very much, I’m glad that you found it helpful. Of course, one does not need to use flash to be professional however for my style of work, I would be lost without it!

@@HannahCouzensPhotography I think at least they should have an understanding of flash photography and the use of equipment though... i wouldn't want to hire a wedding photographer if they don't know how to use flash or modifiers... wouldn't want blown up backgrounds and dark faces for my wedding album, lol. But of course for landscape photography it's ok to not use flash :) I just subscribed to your channel, thanks

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Thanks Jennifer! I'm glad it was helpful. A speedlight is always a good place to start =]

Thanks so much, glad that you found it helpful. You’re absolutely right, it can be so frustrating when you’re not sure what it going wrong when you’re trying to capture a scene in front of you but it’s not looking the same on camera. Hopefully some of these tips will help 😊

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Very good video, especially on the light spill correction at the legs…so simple, yet so overlooked.

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Thank you so much, yeah it was unfortunate that we didn't have a more interesting sky but the point was the same. Glad you found it helpful, HSS definitely has its uses! :)

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Thank you John! I set my aperture first, then I used the Live View feature on my Sony camera to adjust the shutter speed until the exposure in the sky was were I wanted it to be.

@@HannahCouzensPhotography that is a very cool feature, Hannah! Thank you.

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Hi Hippo Pictures! HSS is often used as a tool to shoot with a wide open aperture in places were you need to shut out the ambient light inside or outside =]

Too dark in the viewfinder when using ND filters. Plus, way too expensive! Just carry spare batteries for your portable strobe lights.

Thank you Fredrico! I use the Profoto line and the B10 and OCF 3' is my favourite, but anything equivalent would be fine =]

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Hey Gianni, yeah kinda, something a bit cold and moody. Would have been better if there were clouds but for once in the UK there wasn’t that day! 😆

@@HannahCouzensPhotography we should celebrate those days without clouds:) Very nice tutorial

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Yep, if you look at the photo with just the kicker light you will see that the back of the suit and the hat is illuminated. It appears brighter on the neck due to the fact that the skin is more reflective than the wool jacket.

Thank you so much. I am so glad that you found it helpful. I remember some of these techniques were a little confusing for me when I was learning so I have just tried to explain them as simply as I could. I will try and do more of these as we go on :)

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Hi Sylvain. The first shot I take I use TTL, then I switch to manual and adjust from there if needs be. The Profoto system remembers your TTL shot settings and keeps the flash at the same power when I switch to manual. Hope this helps =]

@@HannahCouzensPhotography Thanks for the follow up. I don't think my Godox flashes have that feature. Should we understand that you then never "stay" on TTL for the entire pose/setup?

@@SdeGat Yes. If your main strobe light does not have that 'memory' feature.

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Hi Moandy, The light in the 2x3 Softbox in the back is the Profoto B10 flash that also has an LED modelling light. In the photograph you will see the effect of the flash light from the B10.

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Thanks, yep as we mentioned at the beginning you can of course use ND filters or a higher aperture. HSS is of course draining on the batteries and can result in less power too so it depends on the situation and what you want to achieve from your image but as I say, with these shots, I wanted to use a lower aperture without an ND filter.

ND filters are expensive.

@@thehumanityoflife6460 Especially the ones made of glass, and they are fragile. I prefer plastic screw on filters

What if you don’t want to shoot at f8 but wide open…

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Ah that's a shame. Well I guess it comes down to the power of your light in general rather than the brand because HSS definitely uses a lot more power! That said, I found Profoto's capabilities in HSS to be the best overall (I've shot with many different brands over the years) so that is what ultimately made my decision. Might be worth renting something to see if it makes a difference for you? I guess then you can decide if it's worth an upgrade. Good luck!

Hi Dan, Thank you. I'm glad you liked it! I'm always in manual mode to have full control of my settings =]

Hi Leo! In HSS the flash pulsates to maintain a continous high output, and basically acts like a constant light. This way you can use a high shutterspeed on your camera to freeze movement. In scenarios where constant light will impact your photo, such as the sun when taking photos of hummingbirds outdoors, this HSS technology will be useful. Because when you put the flash into HSS mode you will basically have two constant light sources (the sun and the flash in HSS) so you can freeze the movement of the bird with the shutterspeed of your camera. If you are in a controlled area (such as a photo studio) where you can shut out all constant light sources, and only use short burst of flash to freeze the movement, the shutterspeed on the camera can stay under the flash sync because no other light source will impact the image other then the flash. At power level 2 (1-10) on a Profoto B10 in freeze mode, you will have the shortest duration of light, and freeze the subject with the duration and exposure of the flash at 1/50000 of a second during the time your camera curtains is open and exposing the sensor for the flash at 1/200 of a second. Hope that was helpful =]

@@HannahCouzensPhotography Thanks Hannah! I asked because a video other than yours in wich a guy makes an HSS experience using a fan propeller and the resulting image was somehow soightly blurred.Acoording to the author it was because the several flash bursts registered slightly differente propeller positions.

@@leomaluf6426 Haven't seen the test Leo, so I'm not sure what type of brand the flash and camera is nor what settings is being used in that test. But the technique of the mechanical shutter travelling over the sensor is probably what is limiting the ability to stop the motion properly. If you had a global sensor readout that could sync with the flash you would probably get better results. Hard to say what causes the stroboscopic effect. I would need to see the test.

@@HannahCouzensPhotography Thanks Hannah

Hi Edna, I have not used the Neewer 565EX so I can't give my opinion about it. The Nikon D3100 should be capable and good enough. Can you explain what type of photo and what you want to achieve? Hannah

Hi William! This might vary from brand to brand. What brand are you using?

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Hi Jörgen! That is a great alternative. To maintain the power output of the flash, save battery and get it down to f/1.4 if you are pushing the limits in HSS on both output power and battery. However I tend to use the high speed sync option or stop down the aperture on location shots, as I'm not a big fan of shooting through ND filters =]

@@HannahCouzensPhotography Plus the viewfinder gets dark when using ND filters, and they are expensive.

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That is correct. In HSS you will loose some power output. But the B10, especially with the OCF Magnum Reflector, covers my needs =]

@@HannahCouzensPhotography Yea, I have tried to use HSS with speedlites and tend to get more frustrated than its worth. I'm going to have to splurge for the nicer more powerful lights!

@@Todd_Kuhns Buy a used portable powerful strobe light with extra batteries. I bought used portable NEEWER VISION 5.

@@thehumanityoflife6460 Thanks for the advice

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Hi Ryan! When using HSS the flash uses a lot of power to maintain a high output over a longer period of time which leads to a longer recycle time. So you are probably not doing anything wrong.