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Shooting with flash on a sunny afternoon with the aperture wide open is possible only with a clever trick or two (Model: Dominique)

Canon EOS 5D Mark II | 70–200mm set to 145mm and f/3.2 | M mode | 1/640 second | ISO 100 | RAW

Workshop 5

Duke, Nuke Them 1

▸ How to produce lots of light using multiple small flashes

▸ Using five flashes simultaneously

▸ Shooting with flash in the midday sun

Shooting in the midday sun is usually not a good idea. The light comes from directly above, which gives subjects dark, shaded eyes and produces short, ugly shadows. A low sun is much better for backlit shots, too. At midday you can shoot in the shade with flash, ...

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