Flash Photography with a Speedlight

Overview

“Now that you know more about speedlights, I will explain in detail how Sync Shutter Speeds work when using a speedlight. I’ll then explain the more advanced speedlight capabilities called “High Speed Sync”.”

In this video lesson Chris Robinson addresses the topic: Sync Shutter Speeds, which is part of the Domestika online course: Flash Photography with a Speedlight. Learn how to express yourself as a photographer by using a single light source to create professional images.

Partial transcription of the video

“If you're a natural light photographer, you've only had to worry about how your shutter speed is going to affect the motion, the blur, or the sharpness in your images. In the studio, your shutter speed is going to work a little bit differently when it's paired with a flash. They need to dance together. They need to be in sync. And just like dancing, If you're not in sync, It's going to become a jumbled mess. I'm going to demonstrate in a very simplistic way how the shutter speed of your camera is going to work in sync with your flash. This is going to be the most technical part of my course...”

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Course summary for: Flash Photography with a Speedlight

• Level: Beginner
• 93% positive reviews (114)
• 3749 students
• 4 units
• 19 lessons (3h 52m)
• 15 downloads

• Category

  Photography & Video

• Software

  Adobe Photoshop, Capture One

• Areas

  Digital Photography, Photographic Lighting, Photography, Studio Photography