Chapter 4: Using Your Flash Off Your Camera
Most, if not all, professional images are produced with off-camera flash. When people ask me how to improve their flash photography, the one piece of advice I give is to get the flash off their camera as soon as possible. This means using the flash with a little knowledge so that you can produce stunning images.
The Canon Speedlite System allows you the flexibility to set up your flashes in groups, individually control flash exposure on your subject and background, and add a hair light or backlight. This chapter examines how the Canon Speedlite System uses the camera in conjunction with a Speedlite designated as a master unit to communicate with remote Speedlites designated as slaves. Understanding these concepts and putting them into practice opens up a whole new world of creative possibilities for your flash photography.
Two Speedlites were fired wirelessly through a 7-foot octabank positioned camera left for this portrait of the Shinzato family. Exposure: ISO 160, f/2.8, 1/80 second with an EF 500mm f/1.2L USM lens.
How the Speedlite System Works Wirelessly with Your Camera
The ingenious thing about the Canon Speedlite System is that Speedlites don’t have to be physically connected to the camera to be triggered or to utilize the myriad benefits of E-TTL II communication between the camera and flash. You can make all your adjustments ...
