Flash photography
Want full control over the result? Flash lets you overpower the ambient light or blend with it, exactly as you want.
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Flitsfotografie tip: voorkom reflecties van je flits in een bril5,265 views · by Elja Trum
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Flash photography tip: Don't buy an Omnibounce5,058 views · by Elja Trum
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Flash photography tip: Using flash with a mirrorless camera5,055 views · by Elja Trum
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Flash photography: Easily create a white background4,477 views · by Elja Trum
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From Course to Practice: My First Experience with Flash Compositing
| Rob Zwart | 180 views | 0 commentsAnyone who has seen Frederik Herregods' car photography course on Photofacts Academy knows the magic: perfectly lighting a car by walking around it with a flash and combining the photos later in Photoshop.
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9 Tips for Using an On-Camera Flash
| Nando Harmsen | 1,460 views | 0 commentsUsing an on-camera flash properly can greatly improve the quality of the light. Using it badly will ruin the photo. These nine tips will help you achieve the best possible results.
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Using flash outdoors in 3 steps
| Elja Trum | 1,385 views | 0 commentsIf a photo already looks good outdoors on a sunny day, what can a flash add? In this article, I show you what flash can do and how to achieve it yourself in 3 simple steps.
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The inverse square law in photography.
| Frank Doorhof | 1,842 views | 8 commentsIf there is one photography subject that clears a room faster than talking about taxes, it is the inverse square law.
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LED versus flash: which is better?
| Elja Trum | 1,362 views | 0 commentsLED lights have improved considerably in recent years. They are more powerful and have better colour accuracy. Modern cameras also let you work comfortably at higher ISO settings. I still prefer using flash, and in this video John Gress agrees with me.
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Combining Coloured Light with Flashguns
| Frank Doorhof | 1,367 views | 0 commentsDiscover how to combine coloured continuous lighting with studio flashguns for more atmosphere and control. Includes a practical setup, settings and tips for studio photography.
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Flash photography tip: Match the colour temperature
| Elja Trum | 1,597 views | 0 commentsFlash light has a fixed colour temperature, roughly comparable to the light you get in the middle of the day. Photographing at sunset? The ambient light is yellower, so you need to take this into account.
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Flash photography tip: Combining light is easier indoors
| Elja Trum | 1,536 views | 0 commentsWhen you start combining flash light with ambient light, you’ll find that it can sometimes be quite tricky. Especially when you’re photographing outdoors during the day. There is often far too much light, and you have to make extra effort to get the photo you have in mind.
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