Portrait shoot using only one speedlight. This is an excerpt from our weekly show on photography, on this shoot we only use one speedlight to create some stunning portraits. Welcome to week one of lighting month!
It doesn’t matter if you call them a speedlight, speed lights, or just a flash they can create fantastic light for your portraits. Sometimes we get so hung up on “gear”, having the latest and greatest while all the time already having the right stuff to get the job done.
Many times we need more than just one light, but sometimes one light is enough. In this video we go back to basics and create some great images with just one cheap speedlight and a shoot-through umbrella!
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44 responses to “Portrait shoot using only one speedlight”
New video with this same model: https://youtu.be/frUMFxL8uak
Good video but bad choice of music. I mean, really bad.
Great video and tips, glad I gave it a second shot! The music is extremely disturbing as it's way too loud (which is why I turned it off the first time around).
Only the head is in light 💡 I don’t like this
sabrina ? 😮 haha
1:50 out of focus.
TWo comments — yes you should carry a sandbag with you and second, the trashcan…. Yes I know this was an example, but that is something that would bother the heck out of me In fact, that's one of the first things I noticed…. Either crop out in camera (by moving) or choose another background (maybe turn 45 degrees so your background is the wall on the left instead). The second one is fine. I think people (especially beginners) forget about this and don't pay attention to their backgrounds and edges of the frame for distracting elements. And this is something you can usually easily fix in camera by adjusting your camera angle or location slightly. Why spend an hour in Photoshop removing something when you could have elim8inated it in-camera in a few seconds by simply recomposing or using a different background?
As for flashes, I think people also forget that some of the cheaper flashes can be real bargains. Granted I've never used an Amazon basics but I have used Yongnuo and now use Godox (I'm not a professional shooter so I can't really justify brands like Profoto or Elinchron). But even the cheaper Godox flashes offer great value compared to the OEM flashes that cost 3x as much. Yes you probably get better build quality with the OEM flashes and they probably last a bit longer, but for $100 for my Godox flash (Versus $330 for the equivalent OEM flash) if mine lasts 1/2 as long, that's still a better value IMO. Although OEM flashes and higher-end branded flashes will offer more features like HSS and TTL in some cases. But at the end of the day, it really comes down to a flash of light.
“Raise your f stop” ?????? As a photographer I only used terms like, stop down, open up. Never heard of raise before.
Can you please post the link to the flash and trigger
Sad to say….but there is better music in porn.
What Camera is this? Thanks for show me the flash technique
Amazing!!!
Did you had a high speed sync speedlight or you managed to keep the shutter speed below 1/200th?
Nice photo shots. With this basic setup you are limited to 1/200 or 1/250 shutter speed because that flash and trigger doesn’t support HSS. Correct?
Music was annoying. Tips were great
Great video, excellent tutorial. The music is a little disturbing, but the result of the photos is magnificent.
Um dos melhores vídeos que já vi, um Flash simples, e um trabalho incrível! 👏👏👏👏👏
Annoying music
Just curious about that umbrella, i can't seem to find it on amazon. is there anything you would recommend? I have a commander speed ligght only currently and I plan to get the trigger, stand, umbrella setup next so I can do this too! I'm new to lighting, i usually rely on the sky for light.
Good video tho, i watched a few videos on the subject and this one had the most down to basic straight to the point feel, I'm guessing after years you fixed music in other videos so I can understand the music lol. Ty!
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What speed light is this
Settings?
Awesome tutorial. Music is just TOOOOOO MUCHHHHH!
who is her agent?
Wow amazing shots my friend
Love this video, thanks so much!!
Thanks for sharing this video I am new to flash photography and i actually have a shoot through and have been stressed about not have th huge umbrella this has given me more confidence moving forward to just go shoot
lovely video , what were your camera settings
Bonito video!. El nombre ''speedligth'' es que el flash hace una funcion diferente o es porque se llama asi?
Fantastic video. Really shows how great image don't take a boat load of gear. Can't wait to see your other stuff.
what are the settings of the picture? i'm experimenting with off-camera flash photography
Very helpful. Excellent ongoing and constant examples throughout the shoot. Loved that! Great photographer, great photography tutorial, great model :)!!
5:35 look at the woman in the background XDD
Which camera settings, camera & lens you used?
But you didn’t mention camera & flash stings !!!
hello. I like ur video. I will try that. u are right as that all need is speedlight and umbrella. I will use my godox speed light and godox trigger too
woow make this a series for inexpensive creativity you deserve waay more subscribers
Fantastic lesson. Thank you
Excellent lesson and the model is drop dead gorgeous!
Very nice .. with normal speedight . … Superb
I bought Nikon d750 . Can I use this set for wedding?
Is a shame you don't put up the camera settings you have used when showing the images, would really help understand what is going on, I am guessing as you mentioned at the start about the speedlight power setting that you kept it at 3 for the whole of the shoot as you never mentioned it again?
Can you please say what your settings are and why all this music in the background cant hear what is being said
CAN YOU POST THE AMAZON LINK TO BUY THE UMBRELLA? I ALREADY HAVE THE SPEELIGHT.