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Photography tips, tutorials and guides for Beginner and Intermediate Photographers.

Flash Photography Tips, Tutorials & Practical Guides

Have you tried using flash only to end up with ghostly white faces and "deer in the headlights" looks? You’re not alone.

flash photography tips

Flash photography can easily go wrong, especially when photographing people. In this section, we've put together essential guides, reviews, and myth-busters to help you master flash lighting for portrait photography.

Are you ready to start taking better portraits using on- and off-camera flash? In this section, we cover:

  • How to bounce flash for more natural lighting
  • Using off-camera flash techniques
  • How and when to use your flash
  • Creating more drama in your portraits with flash
  • Taking better outdoor portraits using flash

Ready to get to grips with flash photography and enhance your portraits?

If you’re comfortable with natural lighting and have a good understanding of portrait lighting, it’s time to up your game and start mastering flash. Used correctly, a flash can add drama and depth to your portraits. Used incorrectly, it can be disastrous.

In this flash photography tips section, I've covered all the basics to get you started and help you overcome your fear of using flash.

What are you waiting for? Check out my top tips below and get started!

How to Use Off-Camera Flash for Outdoor Portraits

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If you’ve struggled with using flash, gotten results you are less than pleased with, or just aren’t sure when to use it and how, this article will be very helpful! I will cover: how and when to use off camera flash for outdoor portraits; quality of light; why off camera and more. Included are sample portraits, lighting diagrams, and exposure information as well as equipment suggestions. Don’t miss this epic article on this much requested topic!

Review: Making Light by Piet Van den Eynde

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A review of “Making Light An Introduction to Off-Camera Flash” by Piet Van den Eynde, published through Craft & Vision. A beginners guide to improving your flash photography using off camera flash. What photography equipment to buy (and why), how to set it up and some examples of the resulting images created with this technique. Target market reader is the beginner photographer who wants to learn more about flash photography technique.