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Working with a speedlight off-camera

Working with a speedlight off-camera

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Working with a speedlight off-camera

We live in a world of off axis light. Natural sunlight and even our household lights illuminate us in our environment from different angles. Yet, a lot of flash photos appear bland and flat. Why? Because the flash is located on camera at the same axis as the lens. So how do you create a dynamic image with dimension and form? Well, you just move the flash off camera. Now it does take a little getting used to. But once you take the leap to lighting this way, a whole new world of creativity opens up. Once you remove the speed light from your camera, you have to come up with a way to fire the flash. Now there are two basic ways a camera can communicate with the flash, with a cable or with a wireless signal. In this movie I'll be focusing on using wireless connectivity to fire the flash. Now, a lot of the newer DSLR cameras have the ability to activate your off camera flash unit with your camera's flash and a built in wireless transmitter. Now I'm using the Canon 7D. All cameras vary. If…

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