Overview
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Master the controls and creative options of your Nikon speedlight—one of the most liberating photography tools you can buy. Learn on-camera and off-camera flash techniques.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- What you'll learn in this course
- Which speedlights are covered in this class
- Why use a speedlight over a built-in flash?
- Comparing speedlights to strobes
- Connecting a speedlight to your camera
- Powering on your speedlight and choosing the right batteries
- Choosing the right camera mode for your speedlight
- How to quickly adjust speedlight settings on the back of the flash
- Understanding the ready light
- What are these other things in the box?
- How to control your speedlight on your camera's LCD
- Choosing the right flash modes
- Adjusting the power of your flash
- What is sync speed and how do I adjust it?
- Using flash modifiers on the camera
- Changing between sync modes: Auto FP Sync, front curtain, and rear curtain
- Creating soft light
- Creating hard light
- When to shoot in Commander mode
- Accessing Commander mode
- Changing the mode, channel, group, and power settings
- Line-of-sight discussion
- Positioning the flash off camera
- Using an iTTL extension cord
- Strategies for TTL and manual for off-camera flash
- How to choose off-camera flash modifiers
- Off-camera flash demo, part 1
- Off-camera flash demo, part 2
- Manual mode demo
- Slowing down
- Controlling power and extending battery life
- Using a transmitter or a speedlight as a commander
- Controlling ambient light
- Using speedlights with third-party radio triggers
- Goodbye
