Three Tips for Better Portraits

Are you confused by manual flash photography power settings? In this video, I’ll break down everything you need to know to understand how those numbers work, no matter what brand of flash you’re using. ✅ Why flash power settings matter for your portraits. ✅ How to adjust your flash from full power to the lowest…

How to put your first off-camera flash setup together using minimal, budget-friendly gear. In this video I’ll give you an overview of the basic setup and offer some examples of what you can do with a single light. Also, my recommendations about what you, as a portrait photographer should learn to master your portrait lighting…

Photographers know that creating a properly exposed image requires balancing three main exposure settings:  ISO, shutter speed, and aperture.  The optimal combination of these settings is based on the lighting conditions in your scene.  But most people can’t just look at a scene and know exactly what settings to use.  Even an experienced photographer’s guess…

This is my Godox TT685s flash setup guide for off-camera flash.  Included are the menu and settings instructions for using the Godox TT685s flash as a master or remote slave flash. Also, how to setup the X1Ts radio trigger for wireless control in off camera flash photography setups. Also: Godox vs Yongnuo Flash Flash for…

How does the Godox AD400 Pro hold up for outdoor flash photography?  In this shoot (recorded prior to the stay-at-home era), we used the Godox together with the 36″ Glow EZ Lock softbox under a few typical scenarios.  Here is the full-length video of the shoot. Here are some links to products shown in the…

Off-camera flash is an important skill set for photographers. It’s a game-changer in the truest sense. If you’re into portrait photography, you really — and I can’t emphasize this enough — you really should know how to build and use your own off-camera flash setup. And you should be able to do this in the…