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The Off-Camera Flash Handbook
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The Off-Camera Flash Handbook

by Vanessa Joy
January 2020
Beginner to intermediate
296 pages
8h 21m
English
Rocky Nook
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SCENARIO 12

Super Soft Portrait Light

Create a natural-light look with studio-quality light in this simple setup.

GEAR NEEDED:

  • Camera + Trigger
  • Portrait focal length lens (85mm or higher recommended)
  • Off-camera flash
  • 5-in-1 Reflector
  • Light stand (optional)
  • Reflector holder (optional)

GOAL IMAGE

Sometimes when you’re photographing in natural light, even though it may be soft and overcast, it’s just not attractive on a face. Regardless of cloud coverage, the angle of light is what can make or break a portrait. Having control over your light in order to flatter your subject’s face is paramount. All images in this chapter are straight out of the camera.

This is one of my favorite setups because it can be done very inexpensively and with a strobe ...

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