{"id":44984,"date":"2018-04-25T22:08:27","date_gmt":"2018-04-26T02:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/?p=44984"},"modified":"2021-01-25T13:09:06","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T17:09:06","slug":"off-camera-flash-tutorial-flash-with-no-ambient-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/off-camera-flash-tutorial-flash-with-no-ambient-light\/","title":{"rendered":"Off-camera flash tutorial &#8211; Flash with no ambient light"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/34008118?byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h1>Off-camera flash tutorial &#8211; Flash with no ambient light<\/h1>\n<p>This tutorial about off-camera flash, is one of the segments in a series on how to use off-camera flash in a simple scenario &#8211; where there is no ambient light. This is a good introduction to the topic. In the next tutorial video, we will consider how we go about adding off-camera flash when we work with ambient light.<\/p>\n<p>With this introduction, we cover the essentials such as:<br \/>\n\u00b7 \u00a0Basic gear you would need for off-camera flash.<br \/>\n\u00b7 \u00a0How we decide on our settings &#8211; in this case, it is really easy. <strong>We<\/strong> decide what aperture and ISO we want to use, because we don&#8217;t have to take ambient light into account.<br \/>\n\u00b7 \u00a0Flash exposure is controlled by 4 factors: \u00a0PAID = Power, Aperture, ISO, Distance.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/flash\/video-tutorial\/off-camera-flash-video-no-ambient-light.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This video tutorial is one in a series that originally appeared on the Clickin&#8217; Moms website in 2012, but licensing has now reverted back to me, and here we are &#8211; a tutorial that might be dated in terms of some of the gear used, but the principles remain the same. In conjunction with all the other articles about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/flash-photography-techniques\/off-camera-flash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">off-camera flash photography<\/a>,\u00a0these videos should make a good primer on the topic of off-camera flash.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Off-camera flash tutorial \u2013 Flash with no ambient light<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/off-camera-flash-tutorial-balancing-flash-with-ambient-light\/\">Off-camera flash tutorial \u2013 Balancing flash with ambient light<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/off-camera-flash-tutorial-off-camera-flash-on-location\/\">Off-camera flash tutorial \u2013 Off-camera flash on location<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/video-tutorial-ttl-fill-flash\/\">Video tutorial: TTL fill-flash<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/video-tutorial-manual-flash-settings\/\">Video tutorial: Manual flash settings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/how-to-set-up-wireless-flash-with-the-pop-up-flash\/\">How to set up wireless flash with the pop-up flash<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For a more up-to-date list of gear for off-camera flash, start with this:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/gear-list-starting-out-with-off-camera-flash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gear list \u2013 Starting out with off-camera flash<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/NeilvanNiekerk\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/banners\/youtube.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><div class='one_third'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1608952789?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=planeneilphot-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1608952789\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/books\/NvN\/2-offcameraflash-250.jpg\" alt=\"Off-Camera Flash Photography\" width=\"250\" height=\"324\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class='two_third last'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Off-Camera Flash Photography<\/h2>\n<p>With this book, I wanted the material in the book to flow as a truly accessible introduction to off-camera flash.\u00a0The techniques here are within the reach of everyone.<\/p>\n<p>As always, the aim was for those aha! moments when things become clear and just makes sense. And then, hopefully, inspire the readers of the book to see how easily off-camera flash lighting can expand our photographic repertoire.<\/p>\n<p>You can either purchase a copy via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1608952789\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=planeneilphot-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1608952789\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Amazon USA<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/1608952789\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tangents02-21&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;creativeASIN=1608952789\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon UK<\/a><\/strong>. The book is available on the Apple iBook Store, and Amazon Kindle.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class='clear'><\/div><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Off-camera flash tutorial &#8211; Flash with no ambient light This tutorial about off-camera flash, is one of the segments in a series on how to use off-camera flash in a simple scenario &#8211; where there is no ambient light. This is a good introduction to the topic. 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