Speedlights 101

Short on time? This class is available HERE as a Fast Class, exclusively for CreativeLive subscribers.

Once you know what’s happening with your camera and flash you can do almost anything. Speedlights open up a new realm in your photography. They are light to carry, quick to set up. And you never know when you're going to need that extra light for a more dramatic image.

This workshop will give you the confidence to incorporate small portable flash in your photography toolkit. From shooting receptions at weddings or adding drama in senior portraits, this workshop will include lots of live shooting examples that will help everything make sense. Get ready to take your photography to the next level. Once you start working with a portable flash, you'll never understand how you lived without them.

• Introduction
• Two Exposures Explained: Ambient & Flash
• Flash! A Drama in 4 Parts
• The Triangle: Aperture, ISO, Shutter
• Overpowering the Ambient Light
• High Speed Sync
• High Speed Sync Q&A
• Shutter Priority Mode
• Manual Mode
• General Q&A
• Color It
• Diffuse It, Twist It, Pull It
• Click It, Zoom It, Remote Control It
• Shoot: Softbox and Umbrella
• Shoot: Three Light Setup
• Shoot: Freezing Motion
• Introduction
• Bouncing the Light
• Off-Camera Flash Options
• Light Modifiers
• Limitations of Your Flash
• Shoot: On the creativeLIVE Roof
• Flash Modes: TTL & Manual Mode
• Light Metering
• Light Metering Q&A
• Guide Numbers
• Built-in Meter
• General Flash Q&A
• Light Shaping
• Group Lighting
• Lighting Dark Environments
• Indoor Holiday Photos
• Outdoor Events at Night
• Lighting Dark Events Q&A
• Portrait Lighting
• Portrait Lighting Q&A
• Butterfly/Clamshell Lighting
• Q&A and Lighting for Men
• Final Q&A
• Ninjas!