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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 15

Light Like It’s Coming Through a Window

In this shot, you can see how light seems to be pouring through the window.

GEAR NEEDED:

  • Camera + Trigger
  • Mid to wide focal length lens
  • Off-camera flash
  • Light stand (optional)
  • Reflector (optional)
  • Large modifier (optional)

GOAL IMAGE

This can be a pretty cool shot to get. It can be a dramatic, moody image, but it’s very fun to do and it definitely wows your clients. One of my absolute favorite shots I’ve seen with this technique is by Susan Stripling from a wedding in the spring of 2019. It was every bit of grand and magical storytelling that any wedding photographer (and couple) would want in their images. It’s posted on her Facebook page (www.facebook.com/SusanStriplingPhotography) on ...

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ISBN: 9781681985596