Thanks helpful video..just wanna clarify do you mean shooting on camera flash w/ bounds card tilting the flash left or right? or it remains at the center 90deg.?
Thanks for the straightforward information. I would be afraid to shoot moving subjects like dancers at 1/200. It seems like it would be a recipe for motion blur and camera shake.
Hey! Thanks for watching! I love the way your brain is thinking but that rule actually does not apply with flash because the flash freezes motion. I can easily catch sharp pictures of subjects “gettin low-low-low” 🎶 at 1/100. The speed of flash (think speed of light) is technically 1/200 so if you have a faster shutter speed than that, you won’t catch the flash (it cancels it out basically). That’s the best non-technical answer I have; hope it helps. Try it!
Like Jessica says below...you can shoot at 1/100 and freeze motion with flash. But anything over 200 shutter speed will force your flash into HSS and you will lose tons of flash power and wear your batteries QUICK which will also heat up a flash as well. I use a similar way to this video, but I'm shooting at 1/128 OCF and on camera one stop up.
Can't wait to try this! I see you shoot with an R6, as well as the Godox version of your flash (also have a smaller Canon flash as well). Have you seen any issues with your hot shoe coming loose as some have described?
In all honesty, I've had 3 R6's and 2 of them have had to have hot shoe replacements :/ It happens because of using a full size flash on my camera nearly all day or whenever I'm indoors. So, I've switched it up and now try to use the smaller one designed for mirrorless cameras, when I can! It's this mini one here: www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1341877-REG/godox_tt350c_ttl_mirrorless_camera_flash.html
One of the best things about that flash unit is that you can store the lithium ion battery INSIDE the flash backwards! That way you're never really losing charge if stored, and you don't have to go gathering things when it's time to shoot. You always know the battery is in there, fully charged! No "Oops, I left the battery at home!" unless you left it on the charger! And yes, the life is amazing. I've never run out of juice for a wedding/reception.
Ha, I never realized this until I thought one of my flashes was broken... turns out I just had the battery in backwards. I thought, "why on earth can I put the battery in backwards?!" :P
You speak the least scientifically of any photography RU-vidr I have ever seen in a quiet delightful everyday language. Absolutely perfect advice, I needed a refresher it's been years and love that flip card thing you reccomended.
Thanks, i do think the problem with flash is not that people are scared, but the time it takes. Your solution is great for a room senario, but if you are shooting at multiple locations you need to expose for the background and then add the fill flash. This takes time. And time is not always your friend. 🤔
So true! I think it also depends on how you're wired. If you love technical things and figuring out tech, flash seems to be a breeze. But many creatives are more big picture focused and learn all the tech they need to just get by - this was me for a long time! But finding this "happy place" to start gave me the confidence I needed to learn more. Which is what I hope this video does for those who are stuck, unmotivated, or intimidated (or don't have the time). Thanks so much for watching - and for your tip on exposing for the background! Hope that helps anyone who reads it :0) .
Hi Ron! Thanks for watching :-) I do not set the zoom on my flashes at all I found it doesn't really make a difference. And when I'm using flashes I don't depend on the meter on my camera. It's more of the "chimping" method: take a photo, play it back, adjust settings as needed, take another to check - and once its set, "set it and forget it" because for the most part the lighting doesn't change at a reception once it starts. You may have to adjust here and there or for different spots of the room if you have a huge ballroom for example - but that's all I do! Exactly how I describe it.
Great video as always!!!! Jessica, the way you have your flash on your camera around the 9:05 mark. Is that how you keep it when shooting vertically as well? Or just horizontally? Robert
Robert, yes but I rotate the camera where my hand is on top so then the flash is still in the right direction (upwards and towards the subject) so, rotate your lens in the direction that it would still be right when you rotate your camera vertical! Hope that answers your question!
Im new in photography and recently bought a Godox TT60 for indoor shoot,it been a nightmare because sometimes i get nice pictures shooting with 1/16 then the following they are terrible
that was very easy to understand - thank you! I don't have multiple flashes. Do you recommend TTL or manual mode for on camera flash, with those settings?
Thank you for watching!!! I keep my on camera at 1/16 also but TTL can be just as useful. Just be mindful TTL can sometimes take longer to fire or recycle depending on the settings it choses.
Would Auto ISO with exposure compensation work well for this, Jessica? I'm thinking about how we sometimes get closer or farther from a subject in a quick moving situation like open dancing.
Hey girl, great question!!! I never recommend auto settings (unless its white balance :P ). The distance won't really affect the results as much as you think. If you take a shot and it needs to be adjusted, you just do on the fly like you would on a day the clouds just rolled in. 2-4 flashes is enough to fix just about any minor exposure differences in post, too! Hope that helps!
Hey Jeff thank you for watching! No, I’ve never had that issue. I do always keep mine on 1/16 when I’m firing them a lot (like receptions) and that seems to be a happy place for them, though. Do you find they overheat at a higher power possibly?
Dale thanks for watching! This video’s goal is to help those who are intimidated by flash with a bare-bones and non-technical approach that actually works! One that gives them a starting point until they get more comfortable to venture out into more advanced and technical uses. Don’t knock it till you try it! Ive been using this method for 7 years at wedding receptions and it’s fail-proof! ❤️
Hey Wendy, thanks for watching! Sure - you can find a variety of images in my wedding blogs but I picked out some from venues with dark spaces or black ceilings for you to see here: fivefourteenphoto.com/550-trackside-wedding-pictures/
Hey Wendy, thanks for watching! Sure - you can find a variety of images in my wedding blogs but I picked out some from venues with dark spaces or black ceilings for you to see here: fivefourteenphoto.com/roswell-mill-club-wedding-photographers/
Hey Anver! Thanks for watching :). I just point the flashes towards eachother or the dance floor (all the way bent over as far as they bend); I almost never point them up because I rarely have all white ceilings. Hope that helps!
Why do cameras have flash speed settings of auto:1/60-1/200? And is this choice ever good to use? Or if ever using flash....always use 1/200 setting? (I have the canon R5 & trying to learn flash!) Thanks!
copy and paste this into youtube...The BEST animated explanation of HSS and shutter and flash. Mark Wallace Adorama TV... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-is1JMu_khbs.html
Hey Denise, thanks for watching! So basically if you go faster than 1/200 then the flash won't have an effect because your shutter is then faster than the official speed of light (of your flash). So think of the speed of light of your flash as the fastest it can keep up is 1/200, if you put your camera at 1/250 then it runs a faster race, it crosses the finish line first so there will be no flash light at the finish line (or in your pictures). It's technical and that's the best way I can answer and keep it simple. I hope that helps!
@@sheilangongbo1774 Yes, exactly! These flashes do, too! I tried to keep my explanation as basic as possible for the purpose of this specific video. Maybe I should make a "Flash for dummies part 2 - the next steps" video? :P Thanks for watching by the way and helping answer questions! You're amazing!
