Flash Photography Tips for Beginners

A Post By: Darren Rowse

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In this video Phil Steele shares some good flash photography tips. The tips are relevant for a variety of types of cameras but really are going to be most useful to beginner photographers (who I know make up a large proportion of our readers). Enjoy!

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Darren Rowse is the editor and founder of Digital Photography School and SnapnDeals. He lives in Melbourne Australia and is also the editor of the ProBlogger Blog Tips. Follow him on Instagram, on Twitter at @digitalPS or on Google+.

  • That really was a good video. Simple and yet effective. Looking forward to seeing his 9 course flash tutorial on his site.

  • Dale Haton

    Excellent video, I enjoyed the video very much. I’ve been taking pictures for several years but I often need the review of simple tips. Thank you for the excellent tips and video.
    Dale

  • Like it! I have been looking for this information , thanks for posting. Your photography is great, Sara.

  • Very Informative video. Thanks a lot for putting this together.

  • Richard Taylor

    Much appreciated posting this great video. Thanks.

  • Very useful for beginners like me. Thanks

    I have Elinchrom Fx 400 Ri strobes – 2 nos. with skyport transmitter. Also I have my Canon speedlite 430 Ex II along with Yongnuo RF-603C. I am trying to use Canon speedlite as 3rd light with Elinchrom strobes. I am having Canon 400 D :-(. body with kit lens.

    How can I use it like the way I want?
    Please explain me with clear steps to do that.

    Thanks
    Shankar J

  • prune

    I always thought the slow sync mode for DSLR flash was having the flash shot just before the shutter close, instead of when the shutter open.
    The real effect is the same as on the video, but technicaly, chosing this mode does not give you a longer shutter. It’s just the flash not starting at the same moment of your exposure…

    Maybe i’m wrong too ?

  • khalid

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    · Make your shots awesome, no matter if they are old vintage, black and white or new high resolution colorful photos, by applying a plethora of special effects.

    · Use selective colors, variety of brush sizes (adjust manually or automatically), gestures like Pan/Zoom/Splash, unlimited Undos, Colorize, Tintalize, Recolor, blend brush to create custom effects and text blending on your photo.

    · It supports both landscape or portrait mode and options like loading/importing photo from Cloud, instead of just from the camera or photo library.

    · Choice of 135+ built-in effects on different parts of the same photo and still have the option of creating your own custom effects.

    · Option to make favorite list of built-in effects to choose them easily for future.

    · Share your masterpiece with your friends through Email, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Picassa, Dropbox or post it in form of the post card, to anywhere in the world.

  • FamiliaFox

    Thanks for the great info!! Very easy to understand.

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    very Help Full info,thanks

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  • FamiliaFox March 30, 2013 03:16 am

    Thanks for the great info!! Very easy to understand.

  • khalid December 31, 2012 11:38 pm

    Digital photography is becoming the most popular hobby of the world today. The recent developments of smartphones, iphone/ipad has changed the way, how we think of photography. To give professional touch to your photographs, now it is not necessary to consult some professional. One may use various tools and apps to make one’s photographs masterpieces instantly with a few taps, particularly those taken on graduation/wedding ceremony, honeymoon trip or New Year celebrations. I have used many such apps in recent past. One of such app is Photo Splash FX on iPhone/iPad that provides following unique features that you can’t find in any other app altogether. I noticed following notable features:

    · Make your shots awesome, no matter if they are old vintage, black and white or new high resolution colorful photos, by applying a plethora of special effects.

    · Use selective colors, variety of brush sizes (adjust manually or automatically), gestures like Pan/Zoom/Splash, unlimited Undos, Colorize, Tintalize, Recolor, blend brush to create custom effects and text blending on your photo.

    · It supports both landscape or portrait mode and options like loading/importing photo from Cloud, instead of just from the camera or photo library.

    · Choice of 135+ built-in effects on different parts of the same photo and still have the option of creating your own custom effects.

    · Option to make favorite list of built-in effects to choose them easily for future.

    · Share your masterpiece with your friends through Email, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Picassa, Dropbox or post it in form of the post card, to anywhere in the world.

  • prune October 13, 2012 12:43 pm

    I always thought the slow sync mode for DSLR flash was having the flash shot just before the shutter close, instead of when the shutter open.
    The real effect is the same as on the video, but technicaly, chosing this mode does not give you a longer shutter. It's just the flash not starting at the same moment of your exposure...

    Maybe i'm wrong too ?

  • Shankar J September 8, 2012 04:06 am

    Very useful for beginners like me. Thanks

    I have Elinchrom Fx 400 Ri strobes - 2 nos. with skyport transmitter. Also I have my Canon speedlite 430 Ex II along with Yongnuo RF-603C. I am trying to use Canon speedlite as 3rd light with Elinchrom strobes. I am having Canon 400 D :-(. body with kit lens.

    How can I use it like the way I want?
    Please explain me with clear steps to do that.

    Thanks
    Shankar J

  • Richard Taylor September 7, 2012 07:14 pm

    Much appreciated posting this great video. Thanks.

  • Sanjay September 7, 2012 02:20 am

    Very Informative video. Thanks a lot for putting this together.

  • Steve September 6, 2012 05:57 pm

    Getting a shot of a hippo with flash was an interesting challenge

    http://wildlifeencounters.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/African-Mammals/G0000FIcyAEFOesQ/I00006hAYIL9o0o0

  • photographer mesa az September 6, 2012 03:07 pm

    Like it! I have been looking for this information , thanks for posting. Your photography is great, Sara.

  • Dale Haton September 6, 2012 10:52 am

    Excellent video, I enjoyed the video very much. I've been taking pictures for several years but I often need the review of simple tips. Thank you for the excellent tips and video.
    Dale

  • Jai Catalano September 6, 2012 06:29 am

    That really was a good video. Simple and yet effective. Looking forward to seeing his 9 course flash tutorial on his site.

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