5 Minute On Camera Flash Tutorial for Receptions, Clubs, and Events
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 มิ.ย. 2024
- How to use a single flash and get great results? Wedding receptions, sweet sixteens, mitzvahs, clubs are all dark and challenging environments. Get the basics with this 5 minute tutorial. I'll do more if we get a good response on this one.
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Omar, I've been photographing for 12y now, You are the first person to teach me how to use a flash. And in 5 minutes! Where were You 12y ago I am asking!? Where!?
That's true.... I agree, his teaching technique and information really got my eyes open.
So true!
I know, right! I was like...that's it? it's that simple? Other tutorials are pretty confusing imo
The way my photography is about to change because of this video
Facts! I'm trying to learn so I can take pictures at my church and this tutorial was gold
This is now probably, the single most useful on camera flash photography video ever made.
I agree. And the best, no bullshit.
In my 40+ years of photographing, for me, this compares to learning to speak a foreign language fluently in five minutes. Thank you!!
Your camera takes care of the ambience and the flash takes care of the subject. It's so simple yet now I finally get it lol
I can't tell you how many tutorials I've went through trying to learn the basics of flash (and having to just learn in on the fly by doing it). And always you're left feeling confused and not sure how to use it in practical applications. But this video is so simple and straightforward. It's excellent. Seriously. I've learned more in five minutes than I have done in probably hours and hours of flash videos.
What Shauny Boy said!
foreal same
FACTS
Same here. The best video about flash so far ;)
Thanks to you I killled my first event just watching this video over and over again. I was sweating at first because it was a mansion party high ceilings and different lighting situations but I went to the restroom took a deep breath came back and started killing it thanks to you brother Omar. I appreciate you teaching me this it will always stick
bro, i am this position now, i got my first event job, i dont have flash going to buy today and repeating this video to learn, i am so nervous, so scared of failure
'' i was sweating'' imagine, i have this problem every time when i am nervous
but i think if we want to learn, we need to put ourselves in fire
@@BogdanBogdan28 No matter how many times I get a little nervous then I just shut my brain off take a deep breath and remember the steps to get the job done:) Goodluck buddy you got this just don’t over expose I rather underexpose some pictures you can bring them up in post editing.
@@BogdanBogdan28 No matter how many times I get a little nervous then I just shut my brain off take a deep breath and remember the steps to get the job done:) Goodluck buddy you got this just don’t over expose I rather underexpose some pictures you can bring them up in post editing.
“By the way, when you’re doing an event your not like ‘Uh just wait here, please!’” 3:30 A small yet much needed line to include 😂
yeah but it also redners his tutorial to be a bit impractical. I'm shooting candids at an event, there are no second chances, so should I be using ttl after all?
@@mandysteinback7387 I guess that would depend on how much experience you have, at the events I shoot im taking candid photos and adjusting the light manually depending on room changes and distance the subject is (I love candid shots with a 200mm across the room 👌), shoot and check the image after every couple of shots - also in a 3 hour event im taking 2000+ images and only 200 or so come out great quality, so keep that in mind
Brilliant - I've wanted to watch such a simple exposition of using flash in a party situation for ever!!
I constantly struggle with flash. This was such a great simple explanation. Thank you.
Thank you for getting straight to the point, and showing how to do this efficiently and effectively. Such a relief compared to other tutorials out there that over complicate things and waste time on unrelated banter.
For what ever reason flash seems to be the most mysterious thing you can do with your camera. During lockdown it has been my goal to “master” the speed light. I’m still working on it but it’s been well worth the effort so jump in the water and give it a shot. Omar makes it easy to get started with videos like this!
Thank you very much! This is right up my skill level as an enthusiast, never thought about the ambient vs. subject exposure through the different inputs.
I will try a shoot without TTL once there are other people to meet again.
I've literally watched hours of videos on flash and in barely over 5 minutes you somehow got me to completely understand it. Unreal, thank you so much for this.
I can't believe I've been taking photos for 50 years and I'm just learning this. Thank you.
I think this is the easiest to grasp/best tutorial I've ever seen for demystifying on-camera flash in low-light! Thank you so much!
Wow. Someone that actually tells it in an easy to understand way and straight to the point. None of this intro malarkey. Thank you so much
Wow. This video was so helpful, I could cry. The previous videos I was watching were WAY too technical, totally over my head. I was starting to doubt I would be able to figure out my new flash by the wedding I’m photographing in a few weeks. You made it super simple, thank you so much.
This is the clearest, best on camera flash tutorial that covers both the flash and camera similtaneously. Thank you so much!
This explanation is superb, it literally saved my whole event photoshoot! I've watched a 100 other tutorials, but this one is by far the most clear one, I could apply the tips immediately. Thank you so so so much Omar🙏🙏🙏
Nice. I've watched more than a dozen tutorials on flash photography, but yours is the first one to make sense immediately and easily.
This is so helpful and easy to follow. I have failed at trying to capture this effect and now I think I can do it! Thanks!
Omar… you have no idea how helpful your videos and tutorials are. Can’t thank you enough. Thank you for sharing your knowledge
By far the best and easiest to understand explanation of event photography I EVER heard/saw. Thanks.
Thank you! This is 100% the content I come here for. Very helpful!
Thanks Omar! Gotta love that dimmer switch😊 I shoot solo and entirely in manual. Multiple camera bodies preset within a safe exposure range means fewer buttons and dials to mess with👍
AMAZING VIDEO!!! I tend to do Street Photography, photojournalism, concert, landscape...all other types of photography and have little experience with flash. But based on my shots I normally take, some friends have trusted me (EEEK!!) to photograph their reception. To capture the moments. I've been mentally freaking out about using Flash and have been doing my own experimenting but wow! Your video is insanely helpful! I'm going to practice what you showed ASAP and hope things go great!
Not only are your videos fun to watch, but they are super clear and informative as well! Thank you Omar!
Thanks Omar! for all your Flashy!!😄😄
tutorials...Good Luck and wish you and your family A Happy New Year.
You are a great teacher! This video was straight to the point and so well explained! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!! 🙏🏼
This was such a nice straight forward introduction. Thanks for doing this!
The best tutorial I've ever found to understand how to use a flash. Easy to follow, very thorough. Thank you!
This is the best tutorial. I love how you showed examples with the text settings. Extremely helpful. Thank you!
Hey Omar ! You have explained use of Flash for the Event Photography in perhaps the most simple & clear way. Big Thanks for that ! I am a beginner & I will certainly try to do it the way you have taught.
Omar you are a GREAT teacher. You make everything simple.
Wow this was most helpful thank u so much. Was never taught that the flash only controls lighting of the subject while camera controls the rest. This really helps me with my setting up and also prioritizing what to adjust per shot. So much simpler now!
one of the best, clearest tutorials i’ve seen. THANK YOU ❤️
This is perfect, a simple explanation of how the two pieces of gear work together. Thank you!
Thanks very much. Because of this video, I had the courage to shoot an entire event last night on manual and it turned out great.
I really appreciate your help for me to make the leap.
Finally, a simple and coherent explanation on how the flash works as a concept. I've always been avoiding flash because I didn't understand the big picture: camera for background exposure and flash compensation for subject. Everything else is built on that. Thank you so much! Teachers like you is the reason I'm good at math. 😂 You can learn rules and formulas all you want - you will be lost until somebody explains the big picture that organizes it all.
So far this is the only video that has helped me do the right settings with my camera and flash. Trust me, I have watched so many of them and none helped as much as this one did. Thanks a ton for your contribution to the photographer community
This is the most helpful video I found on TH-cam for using flashlight as a beginner. Been surfing the internet to look for tutorials on how to use external flashlights either with a trigger or on camera, and this video is the one that gets you started!
Thanks a lot!
I was SO confused with flash and tried watching so many videos and this was the only one that made everything click. Thank you!!!
I saw so many videos for how to use an external flash and this is by far the best one! I finaly understand how to use an external flash as a beginner ty so much!
This is the BEST video on flash ever! I'm shooting an evening party tomorrow night, with my camera I've had for about 2 weeks, and this moved me away from "square 1"! Thank you so much.
Omggg this guy explains in simple words. You made it so easy for beginners who just started using flash. I really thank you so much for this so simple and easy step videos. Definitely gona give it a try tomorrow
Super useful! I never thought about shutter speed being something I could keep as low as that since the flash is effectively freezing motion of what it hits. I mean it makes perfect sense now but that was a revelation. Cheers Omar!
I know this is an "old video" but man is so simple and straightforward. The basic of it and how to actually apply it, I LOVE IT!! As a new photographer I got dragged to shoot an event on the very last second and didn't really knew how to use the flash. This video definitely put me on a better spot, thank you!!
Life saver. Easy as that. Brilliant video!
Wow, it’s crazy how much I’ve learned in 5 minutes thank you so much!!!
Best tutorial I've ever seen! thanks thanks thanks Omar
loving these tutorials!
The best tutorial by far!!!
I have seen this video a couple of times, this video started my event flash shooting. Thanks for sharing.
Dude! Dude! Dude. I've watched so many videos on flashes, and you made more sense in less time than any of them. Thank You so much
Best tutorial on TH-cam.👍
this was a great tutorial wow. not long. packed with all the essentials to level up the flash game. thank you !!!
You have a wonderful way of explaining things just drilling down on the important things without being superfluous
I learned more in this video about flash photography than I have over the past five years simple and sweet thank you so so much
Wow dude. Thank you! This really is the simplest explanation. Thank you for discussing settings and the flash as it relates to slower shutter speeds. Thank you!!
This is by far the best guide I've seen, and I've been looking for a while now. Much thanks to you kind sir!
Dude! Finally a simple and informative explanation with real life settings!!!! Thank you!!
I love all your videos but man, this one was super helpful!
Dude, thanks for not over complicating things. I understand a 100% what I need to do and what not to do. Thank you sir.
Easy simple and straightforward. Thank you for the best flash tutorial.
This was so helpful! I just added a flash gun to my arsenal and did an event last night with it for the first time. It was definitely a learning curve! I wish I found this video before the event!
The best flash tutorial EVER!!...i📸. I've been searching for years to find a simplified, clear solution on how to use a flash . Now it all makes sense, there will be no more anxiety before i do an event🤗. Thank you kindly🥰
Thanks to this video I am no longer afraid to book wedding events as a photographer (I was afraid to ruin the evening parts of the event due to lack of proper use of flash). Thank you !!
OMG Thank You sooo much for this video, been looking for one like this for ages. Love that u r soo precise and straight to the point, very clear!
Thanks Omar. Just what I needed!
Love, love, love your channel Omar. Thank you so much!
My wife and I have been wedding photographers for years.. and man this is the style I strive for and just never can get it. Thank you so much! I watch this video often
The most helpful video out there! Beautifully explained! Thank you so much ❤️❤️
Best vid i’v seen so far thanks!
Amazing video! I just bought a flash and I will photograph my mom's party in a couple weeks. This video will really help to get the flash settings right, thank you!
Wow best video for real! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
I have watch tons of videos all day and none of them was helpful. Thank you so much for making this content 🙏🏽
Clear and concise. Beautiful. subscribed
Simply the best!!!! Thank you.
Excellent advice. Now I just got to practice with those settings. Thank you for taking the time to teach us. Much appreciate.
the best flashlight tutorial out there! Thanks mate for making it straighforward
as a newbie photographer..this is the best explanation ive ever watched..thank you so much and God bless
No one and I repeat no one in all the YT tutorials had a tutorial explaining about using a flash during an event like you no one, what a content man, and thaaaaaanks.
Omar, thank you, one of the best explanation I have heard...it all make sense now...I have struggled with this so much...
Literally just watched this video before a paint party from like 9pm-11 and I must say.... They love it!!
I find TTL useful, skips the dimming/adjusting part of it. You basically just have to work on your shutter speed according to ambient and let the flash work the distance to the subjects and adjust its power. Most time works well. I live around 800 ISO, F4.0, usually 1/60 is a good shutter to capture the ambient light and still freeze the subject.
My god, do you know how much I really need this tutorial? All other tutorial I watch sometimes only speaks but never shows and some even too complicated.
Bless you man
You’re the man Omar. Thanks for another great video, this will help me out greatly for an upcoming event!
Thank Omar. I keep learning from you.
This is the most valuable content i saw on this subject
This is a brilliant little tutorial, many thanks! 👏🏼
You are my god from now really really helps a lot. clean explain, no confusion.very clear please we need more videos like this thank you so much sir
Loved this. Recently invested in some Godox gear and this is far and away the best explanation I've come across. Bookmarked.
Thank you Omar for this. And many thanks for humorous yet educating videos.
This was by far the most helpful video I've seen yet! Thank you so much!!
Thanks for sharing, I haven''t done any flash photography, but now I want to! Inspiring!
I’ve literally watched countless flash tutorials and nothing was as simple and easy as this one. Everyone else made it so confusing. This just literally gave me exactly what I needed in 5 minutes 😂 thank you!! So simply put and helpful
daaaammnnnnn... great and most useful tutorial ever for a beginner like me. I've watched thousands of tutorials, this is straightforward and easy to understand. good work Omar
You’re the best!! This is just what I needed
I’m happy I’ve discovered your channel. Thank you!
Wow. That´s the best flash guide I ever saw. Now I´m gonna turn of that TTL mode. Thank you 😊
Thank you for your enthusiasm. Your photography done with the flash looks super interesting.