From the course: Learning Studio Lights and Flash Lighting
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Working with a speedlight flash
From the course: Learning Studio Lights and Flash Lighting
Working with a speedlight flash
That little pop-up flash on your camera can provide some extra light in a pinch. But it's often not a good light to use for anything other than a snapshot. So if you'd like to take your images to the next level and create something that looks more professional, you'll need to use an external flash, also known as a speedlight. Now most modern flash units attach to your camera via hot shoe, just like that. And it uses a mode called TTL or Through The Lens technology. Now TTL tells the camera and the flash to work together to determine how much light the flash should emit in order to properly expose your subject. Now if you're new to the world of flash photography, you might set your camera's exposure to automatic or program mode and then begin taking pictures. And this is where most people start. The problem is, sometimes you don't have control over how the images turn out because the camera and the flash are making all the exposure choices for you, and your images might look flat…
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