The one light portrait flash photography setup that you need to master is here! I’ll walk you through the entire setup in this episode of Breakdown!!
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Sony A7RIV or
Sony 85mm 1.8 or
Sony 90mm 2.8G Macro or
Sony A7RIV Battery Grip or
Godox V1s
Godox Xpro Trigger
Westcott 2×3 Rapid Box Softbox or
Savage Backdrop
Model: Isabel Swanson
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44 responses to “ONE LIGHT Flash Portrait Photography Setup You NEED To Master! | Breakdown With Miguel Quiles”
How would I space my subject I am using the following equipment
Camera body is a Canon eos 60d
Lens yungnuo 50mm 1.8
Westcott medium Apolo Softbox with Stand
Kate 5ftx7ft backdrop
Thank you!
This is awesome thank you!
I never used anything else but manual mode, since day 1. Everyone should do that who uses dlsrs
Single diffused or double for the soft box ?
thanks I will try this today and let you know
Seeing how close he can get to his models makes me wish I was on full frame so bad… I hate taking photos from the next town over 😑😑
Do you have videos how you edit on Lightroom or photoshop
Awesome tips thank you!!
Wow thank you so much! So simple. I’ve been doing the setup where you position the flash 45 degrees to the model / subject, and aiming the softbox down at them. My question to you is, if I invest in a reflector like yours, could that still be used and work in the same fashion as yours? Definitely will try the butterfly setup too, but just wondering 🙂
Thank you so much Miguel. I took notes on this video and plan to use this soon. Very well spoken and informative. Subscribed.
wanted to try your system/set up for some possible one-light portrait work coming up. JEEZ am i an ugly dude!
your images are so much nice. i used pretty much the same settings (little wider aperture for shallower DOF on the backdrop) but theyre missing something…
on the 6:30 mark did you use a flash or just the dim light only ? thanks
Great teacher, even better person. Thanks a lot for the instructions!
So well explained. Thank you!
amazing pictures.Miguel , do you have skin retouch tuttorial?
Hello i follow you sinds a couple off weeks and i like youre video's very much. For me to learn. Can you tel me please when you lets see the result how you do the skin retouche and the color off hr face because i like that so much butt i don't know how to do it. Thank you.
Can you do a video on how you post processed those images please? I really love the tone and texture and have been wanting to know how to do that for a long time. Please🙏🏼
So simple and easy to understand. Thank you.
newbie to studio photography here… one problem i’m running into and can’t find any answers to is how do you focus/compose with it being so dark before the image is shot? with an EVF like the sony has (i also shoot sony), under exposing for the ambient light leads to my EVF/LCD screen being completely dark. at apertures like f8 i just have no light to compose with. i’ve seen using continuous lights as modeling lamps, but isn’t it counterintuitive to have to turn the lamp on and off for every shot you take or every time you want to change the composition? maybe there’s something big i’m missing that’s right in front of me. thanks for any help! this video was great 🙏🏼 EDIT: i should note that my “studio” is a spare bedroom so i’m limited on space. this could be a factor that plays into this. at most my light can be feet or so away from my backdrop/model
Thanks for the demo and info. Always a pleasure to learn from you.
Thank you Miguel! Very clear demonstration, subscribed!
So I set all the correct settings but now my autofocus doesn't work. How do you get around this? How do you focus?
Simple and effective. Love it! 🙂 Thanks for making this. What do you suggest for someone who doesn't have paper or collapsible backdrops?
Absolutely fantastic – you've made this topic even more accessible and easy to understand – thank you
I hope you can help me. I have a canon 600d which only has 18 mp and the canon 50 mm 1.8 lens. I am going from hobby to getting paid as a photographer. So I am thinking I need to go full frame and was thinking of canon mark 5 d IV, with a canon 24 70 2.8 lens. I photograph families, kids, newborn and maternity and noticed that many others who shoot that, is using similar gear. Would this be the right choice for me? I photograph a lot outside, so I need it to work well in low light too. I need to upgrade, because I want sharper and more professional looking images. Also, I have the canon 430 ex speedlight and want to use it outside off camera, how big an umbrella will work on that?
I know you have mentioned shooting "models" before, but It would be great to hear something from you on the deeper lighting challenges that come from shooting common faces, and age considerations… I don't think anyone has done a good perspective tutorial in an actual setting, like a corporate shoot… you aced it again with very good advice and astounding images!
வீடியோ மிகவும் பயனுள்ளதாக இருந்தது மிக்க நன்றி
இரா.மனோகர் சென்னை .
Very useful video sir, I learned lot from it, looking forward more videos like this keep it up good work, thank you R.MANOHAR ,Chennai.
Hey Miggy, I absolutely love your videos. Keep up the good work and don’t let the nay sayers discourage you. You are a very skilled, professional photographer.
Clamshell all day
Perfect! This was just the simple breakdown i needed.
Crisp and to the point, awesome video
Wonderful video… Thank you for a great detailed video
Absolutely astonishing portraits!!!
Am I the only one having trouble with this? With the camera set to eliminate all ambient light, it can't see the subject anymore thus can't focus and second, I can't see at all what I am shooting.
Can that godox trigger work on a Altura 305 speed light ?
This video helped alot. Thanks Miguel.
Miguel, I can't get my camera(a6300) to work with off camera flash(ad200), with the camera set to wireless flash mode. It only seems to work in the other modes but not wireless. Not sure why, can you help?
great video !
Hi, did u use a light meter for flash or just manual everything?
This is an incredibly simple explanation. Thankyou!
Thank you Miguel. A great video as usual. You're one of the best teachers on the net.
Thanks , just order all the gear , can’t wait for it to arrive so I can start with this set up. Gracias Miguel.
Hi Miguel, Good learning video. What techniques do you recommend avoid hot spot on background when using off camera flash? Thanks,