Chapter 10. Move Your Speedlite Off-Camera
YOUR CAMERA IS A LOUSY PLACE TO PUT A SPEEDLITE 115
OPTIONS FOR CONTROLLING OFF-CAMERA SPEEDLITES 115
SYNC CORDS AND HOT SHOE ADAPTERS 120
OPTICAL SLAVES AND INFRARED TRIGGERS 122
Figure 10.1. For this fun shot, two Speedlites were placed inside the mailbox and a third was fired into a gold umbrella at camera left. A handful of Fuller’s Earth created the smoke effect.
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Moving your Speedlite off the top of your camera is a fast way to take a huge step forward as a photographer. Why? We see ...
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