Part 1 of a series about flash photography , as time goes on it will become less for the beginner and more for the established amateur.
Part 1 is basic information about flash and it’s workings.In the series we will cover the details of flash, the compatibility between makes like Canon and Nikon. The power, the use , which is best for you. I try and explain everything you need to know about flash. I hope it will help you discover the world of photographic lighting, which will open up so many doors into a new world of creative photography.
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Flash photography for beginners. PART 1
46 responses to “Flash photography for beginners. PART 1”
Great stuff, thank you!!
Enjoyed your video and especially your style. Nice to see an old guy showing the YT generation how to present. (coming from another old guy!! Thank you for demystifying flash.
thank u sir been very helpful for beginner like me
Your model is beautiful! How much she charge per hour? x
Phillip has a little John Cleese going on there…very good video.
Thank you so much for this tutorial, Mr. McCordall. After watching dozens of tutorials this is really the one that really caught my attention the most. You're an excellent teacher.
Awesome! Simple and Understandable, THANK YOU!
Mr McCordall I have job to do for my local museum. I need to photo some items (I am a vol) that the curator has cleaned up over a period of time.
I'm looking to get some extra light on it because the pop flash usually leads to very shallow depth of field.
What would you recommend…… on a budget. Manual or ttl? (camera D300s / Nikon prime 500mm/ sigma 105 mm macro at my disposal).
The D300s is a very able camera IMHO and this has needed doing for some time…. 🙂
Thoughts?
interesting so can you run slave off the camera's own flash gun? (D300s here).
Also , if you buy a dedicated flash (as you discuss are you safe from the excess voltage though the hot shoe?
Excellent tut btw. Thanks for sharing.
So, a Nikon flash that supports an optical slave function could be used with a Canon camera, huh?
Wonderful video but I found it much easier to view at 1.25x speed
Brilliant !!!! As always.
Amazingly helpful, thankyou Phillip!! 🙂
I have watched many photography tutorials, but you are the best so far. I love that you break it down so simple. I thought I understood flash photography previously, but you showed me that I was missing key elements.
I just found your videos after searching other "flash" videos out. Thank you for explaining it so us that are new to photography can understand. Another great vid. !!
THANK YOU A LOT FOR THIS CHANNEL. I AM KIND OF NEW IN THIS FIELD AND I DONT UNDERSTAND AT ALL HOW FLASH WORKS. I HAVE AN EXTERNAL SB 5000 BUT I DONT KNOW HOW TO USE IT. ITS COMPLICATED. THANKS AGAIN!!!!!
Thank you Sir, you have beaten my photo teachers.
But I think you did make a tiny mistake at 5:55. The COLD SHOE has not any pin.
When we were young we put a flashbulb in the reflector. The unit had no contacts
in the shoe; it was a COLD SHOE. At the flash unit was a cable, connected to a
socket in the camera body. That was the PC socket ( Prontor Compur – Germany)
Then came the amateur electronic flash with its six nches cable connection) and
the ever lasting cable problems.
The modern flash units had two connection sytems. First with PC cable and
second with ONE PIN in the shoe. Ignition pulse from the camera body was sent
to the strobe either by cable or by the ONE PIN in the shoe.
This one pin shoe was the first HOT SHOE. The shoes are getting much hotter today.
Nikon spaceflight sb600 flash stand
wowww thanks
Does different branded flashes sync each other in master and slave ??
(ex- nissin flash with canon flash )
Aweome video, keep up the good work!
Thanks Phillip
Thanks very useful!
very useful. thanks
No high speed sync or 2nd shutter?
Fantastic set of videos. Very helpful and starting to finally understand flash. Thanks.
love your videos and you make it fun to learn. But i have a question i am looking to buy a flash for my Canon T5
I know i want a hot shoe with E-ttL but i have been looking on Amazon and am very lost I am just starting out and dont want to spend a wack on money quite yet. I was wondering what advice u have for me Thank you in advance.
i watched 10000 lessons for flash but never this much simple understandable clear Make me much more easy for short time to learn more and to really understand Ure amazing Thanks for all videos Sir This is treasure !
Thanks alot.
Hi Phillip. I'm so glad I watched your video, I learned some new things about flashes that will be very helpful and save me some money to boot. I'm going to watch the other videos in this series as well. Thanks and keep up the great work.
Dear Phillip,
Thank you so much for putting this video up. I am an amateur photographer looking forward to start my own photography business soon. I have been playing with natural light for quite some time now and was thinking of going for flash photography. Your tutorial gave me the knowledge and the confidence to try flash photography for my recent shoots. I am thankful that you took this initiative and explained the use of flashes in a very interesting and practical manner. I also did wanted to mention that you are a very good teacher and your style is friendly and unique.
Lastly, thank you once again for showing me the way.
Warm Regards,
Mithun
Like this!!
I love this guy! "It's much easier Now. In the old days we had to measure and change out the flash bulbs–huh!!!"
YOU ARE AMAZING, SIR. WITH ALL DUE RESPECT. FOLLOWING MOUAHHH! MERCI 🙂
That gunfire
Now I understand the difference between experience and showing off..
Use rulers and flash bulbs? ahahah
Phillip, you're an AMAZING teacher. Thank you so much for your videos <3
Is it possible I can have Vanessa`s number?
Love the Video but must say I was very surprised when you said we want to avoid Pocket Wizards .. I'm thinking you was just referring to their price ?
Continue with your job Phill, i really liked it.
Subscribed!
And I like Venessa a lot
Very useful video!
Thanks Phillip greetings from Australia.. Great easy to understand tutorials I recently upgraded to a DSLR full frame Nikon D610 and a speed light.
The way you impart your knowledge regarding flash use is fantastic, I feel more confident using my new toy thank you.
I'm now subscribed.
Thank you Philip, I like "old" photographers explaining stuff about equipment 🙂 It's kinda like listening to your grampa… I appreciate that more than those fancy graphics, super well lit, high production, over scripted tutorials. 🙂