Home studio w speedlights 

Love your closing line ; "its well within your reach". Brilliantly true! Very nice, simple tutorial.

This video is the CLEAREST explanation yet. Neil is THE pro to emulate. Thanks!

you are so simple to teach any thing , thats the maturity of a teacher .. many thanks

What I like about Neil's work is his lucid, no-nonsense approach to photography. His approach to correct exposure is also the best I've seen and the first "aha" moment I've had since Morten Harket!

Great video Neil. Never get tired of watching it over again.

Amazing! Very detailed, very clear, very useful. Not only the basics but also real hand-on’s from an experienced photograph. Thank you very much.

Did I tell you this guy is probably the best portrait photographer on earth? I learned so much from you plz keep posting new videos. Thank u

Cool! Will be buying more lights here in the Philippines for my small office studio.

Neil, you are simply the best, not only is your photography amazing, but your teaching skills as well

Thank you Niel. As a fellow SA and an amateur photographer I'm really enjoying your video's. My skill set is slowly growing, thanks to you.

Very well done, organized and easy to understand. Thank you Neil.

Thanks a ton! Really Straight forward explanation and just what I was looking for

Great job. I like the references to items I learned in school - inverse square law, simple tools used and paper background. Thanks great job.

still relevant. wonderfully presented. enjoyable and so instructive. thank you for the effort and the sharing. thumbs up.

Excellent for what I'm trying to get my head around. To me, it's really important to be clear about the workflow, not just the gear itself ready to go. It's nice to see something attainable on X amount of budget and Y amount of working space, since I'll be confined to my subjects in their rooms on location, not mine, just like this example.

Excellent tutorial. You have a pleasant teaching manner. Thanks.

Elegantly simple , great adjectives for an excellent video , well explained and not rushed liked and subscribed

Glad to see you back Neil

Very helpful video, thanks!

வீடியோ மிகவும் பயனுள்ளதாக இருந்தது மிக்க நன்றி 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 R.மனோகர் சென்னை . Very useful this video sir big thank you 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 R.MANOHAR Chennai.

Ideal tutorial for beginners

Great work, simple and concise!!

Hey Neil! Cool video. Great tutorial. Very informative. Nice to see you on RU-vid again. Greets form the Netherlands Steven

NVN - master of flash. Hope to take a class with you in NJ one day.

Welcome back! It is so good to see you again :)

Great as always Neil. Thanks!

very nice! good tips about lighting. good poses too.

Thank you. I really like the slow paced and clearly detailed information. I just bought a speedlight and the same 2 reflectors. I don't have the fill light and no white backdrop for now. Question: if the back light is on full (hypothetically) wouldn't that blow the background white anyway?

Your amazing great to call you a friend. Your a great teacher and this setup is great. Thank you for this and all your information on lighting. Carlos Zaldivar

I love the tada gesture at 3:16! Hahah. Great video, man!

Thanks Neil,, great instructional video

nice to see you. very good tutorial i hope to see more.

great info, very simple and effective!

Wow I learned far more than the title promised! I'm curious, did ambient light (passing time of day) through the windows change your settings as you went? Thank you.

Perfect... as always! Many thanks!

What settings do you use for the camera and the flash ? How much power do you give to the flashes. Why is a deflector important in this case? Where do stand having so many things in front of the model....Please explain the back ground light.

Very useful info - thanks Neil ;-)

I am struggling with white bg, if I get Blinky even just around the subject, I do not get her in silhouette , and I lose contrast, that is before I turn my main light on, I always seem to have to go down on the power of the bg light (which is not pure white any more) to maintain the contrast and evade the washout look or burning the hair, I tried and tried and am not sure what is wrong I am doing, I did not v flats but it is tight space for them, ceiling is 7 feet. any advise? (subject from bg is about 7 feet, I also meter the fall of light on subject back equal to the main on front))

Awesome

Good tutorial.

Interesting. How big of a space does it require to use a 105mm macro lens? My basement is 19 ft x 21 ft (400 sq feet) and 7 ft high ceiling; is that good enough?

Hello there your video is awesome and amazing and now I’ve become a subscriber of your RU-vid channel. I have a question that bag you have your light stands inside of where can I purchase one of those from because I am in serious need of a large bag that can hold all my light stands thanks

Thank you very much, very good video.

If i dont have a light meter then how would I go about obtaining the correct exposure with my speed light? I have a shoot through umbrella and a soft umbrella i think that's what it is.

Light fall-off by the 'Inverse Square Law' really only applies to a 'point Source. NOT to your Umbrella but that is only being a bit pedantic --- enjoyable Video with NO 'Hums and 'Erms' PS -- you have much more gear than me! I do not have a 'Colour Checker' chart so that was interesting and I do not have Manfrotto stands -- no space in my home - even smaller than the room you used. i HAVE done Actor shots years ago all on Real Film and got them some work !

cool video

bottom of the white background has some fall off, as the back light form a circle white spot exposure in the center only, any suggestion to get an even full white background with just one speedlight for the back?

well done. thanks ;)

Very informative thanks

Thanks Alot Sir!❤

Is that a reflector on the right?

greate one

It also helps that he has great window light

What was the zoom setting for the shoot through brolly?

Where is that color checker from?