TRY THIS 💥 The INVISIBLE BLACK BACKGROUND (Photography Technique ... UPDATED)

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  • #photography #lightroom #canon #sony #lighting #flash
    Here's a SIMPLE and VERY EFFECTIVE technique for creating a Black Background behind your subject when you don't have one ... indoors or outdoors using just your camera and one flash!
    This is my UPDATED Invisible Black Background Technique v2.0 😃📷
    🎬 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎
    00:00 - Introduction
    00:40 - Kit Needed
    00:55 - Shutter Speed Flash
    01:31 - High Speed Sync
    01:52 - Camera Settings
    02:50 - Aperture + Flash
    03:37 - Turn on HSS
    04:12 - Turn on the Flash
    04:46 - Options
    05:25 - Recap
    06:05 - The Problem with HSS
    06:29 - Why not use a Neutral Density (ND) Filter?
    07:46 - Dealing with Reflections
    🖥 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞
    glyndewis.teachable.com/p/col...
    🖥 𝗠𝘆 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆 & 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 (𝐃𝐄𝐖𝐈𝐒𝟐𝟓𝐘𝐓 for 𝟮𝟱% 𝗢𝗙𝗙)
    glyndewis.teachable.com
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    glyndewis.com/gear
    🖥 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐈 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐤𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐐 𝐒𝐖𝟑𝟐𝟏𝐂
    glyndewis.com/gear
    😊 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐄𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲
    www.glyndewis.com
    🎬 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐞𝐫...
    •𝐑𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 (𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭):
    bit.ly/37teIbU
    •𝐑𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 / 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 (𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐝):
    bit.ly/3JFapwz
    •𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐬, 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬, 𝐋𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝟑𝐫𝐝𝐬, 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐬, 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐞𝐭𝐜 ... (𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐀𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐲):
    bit.ly/3ddtZno
    𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 / 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫: @𝐠𝐥𝐲𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐬
    𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 📘📘📙📗
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  • @sharvo6
    @sharvo6 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    A flash newb here, have been watching flash videos over the last month. This is absolutely the clearest of the lot on the topic. A lot of other videographers add jokey and/or illustrative cuts, but yours are absolutely the best at advancing and clarifying the points being made. Just subbed and saved so that I can share with my newbie compatriots. Bravo

  • @pplusk.
    @pplusk. 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This is absolutely gold. So lucidly explained. Thank you so much.

  • @loopsarchannel3118
    @loopsarchannel3118 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I discovered this channel about 4 days ago and watch nearly 50 % of content. You’re the best.

    • @sunilkotyan4443
      @sunilkotyan4443 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes 👍

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      VERY kind ... thank you

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😉

    • @Telekdays
      @Telekdays ปีที่แล้ว

      Agree just found this video. Best photographie video I've seen. I'll learn from your editing for my entertainement youtube channel.

  • @jean-francoisleger
    @jean-francoisleger ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Dear Glyn, big thanks for the update. I remember when I first tried your technique, I made the beginner's mistake, exactly as you describe @3:37, the moment I turned on the remote, stuck at a shutter speed 250 . I naively concluded that my kit was just too cheap to do such thing. But I was wrong. And by the way, post-production of your videos are amazing! Tons of time invested for sure. No wonder why they are so popular.

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว

      Jean-François … thank you so much for the kind words

  • @fcoker73
    @fcoker73 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Even though i have used HSS a few times, learning more never hurts. The way you teach and explain why things work, it makes so much sense!!! Love the b-roll and your comedy that you add to your videos!!! Awesome work!!!! And thank you!!

  • @MrJshep10
    @MrJshep10 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I’m gearing up for sports media day photography and watching this video compared to the others has been EXTREMELY effective! Thank you so much!

  • @StudioGalvan
    @StudioGalvan ปีที่แล้ว +1

    👍🏼 ..
    + Technical Explanations 🤓
    + Cool Factor (of the Resultant Image) 😎
    + Humorous Style 😄

  • @nigelnewton4365
    @nigelnewton4365 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliantly explained, Glyn. Thank you!

  • @ajapgt9749
    @ajapgt9749 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The original invisible-black-background video was the reason to subscribe to this channel. One of my main sources of consultation since then.

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wonderful to hear that … thank you and thank you for sticking around

  • @alicenhardy
    @alicenhardy 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

    exactly what i was looking for thanks u!!

  • @kimnkal
    @kimnkal ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing, I can't wait to try this for myself!

  • @danw.7483
    @danw.7483 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Bravo...thank you!

  • @diegodivers
    @diegodivers ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really appreciate that you do tutorials and share your experience and technique with the audience. Too many channels became so focused towards gear or selling courses, presets etc. This is why I still like TH-cam.

  • @agnieszkakobus7386
    @agnieszkakobus7386 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi that was the best explanation.Thank you very much 😊

  • @taftphotography
    @taftphotography ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I liked your updated version of the invisible black background a ton. Your explanation of HSS was the best I’ve ever seen.

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks so much Tom

  • @Sil3nC4
    @Sil3nC4 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great tutorial. I'd add on the issue of ND filters that a variable ND is an option to fine tune the intensity. An in order to focus and preview the current setup, modern cameras have settings to open the aperture before taking a photo to aquire focus when shooting with tiny aperture settings. Another is to display the current scene in the EVF and Display much brighter than the current settings, expecially useful when using flash.

  • @Kibigo
    @Kibigo ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I discovered this channel today. The quality of the content you deliver is incredible.
    Thank you very much, from the bottom of my heart.

  • @AngeloTullio
    @AngeloTullio ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks so much! Great video

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for watching Angelo

  • @lbench100
    @lbench100 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What a lovely way to make black invisible :) I love the way you made accessible. Thank you for sharing your knowledge .

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว

      You’re welcome … glad you like it

  • @artlist_io
    @artlist_io ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We really loved the way you explained the technique!

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks so much ... I REALLY loved the music and stock footage I was able to add in 😉

  • @filmcenterrodrigobahena182
    @filmcenterrodrigobahena182 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I LOVE THIS VIDEO!!!

  • @MilmidStudios
    @MilmidStudios ปีที่แล้ว +6

    You never disappoint, Glyn!! Awesome teaching- its a gift! 😊

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว

      That is so kind of you to say that … thank you

  • @castielvargastv7931
    @castielvargastv7931 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video! I knew this already but i have never seen somebody explaining better than you

  • @timprice6119
    @timprice6119 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fantastic. Very direct and to the point. Easy to understand. Thank you!

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you Tim and thanks for watching

  • @MohondhaY
    @MohondhaY ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks. I just accidentally bumped into this video and I'm glad. Learned something new about HSS. It takes multiple flashes and has less flash power so it needs to be closer to the subject.

  • @Harvdigity
    @Harvdigity ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You’re awesome Glyn thanks!

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you 😃

  • @theJoeFagan
    @theJoeFagan ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Excellent job explaining every aspect of this technique. Thanks Glyn.

  • @veselinvasilev9362
    @veselinvasilev9362 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you!

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว

      You're welcome!

  • @diggerloader
    @diggerloader ปีที่แล้ว +2

    THis has been one of my favorites for ages. Great video explaining it Glyn.

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks a lot ... glad you like it

  • @sirajgraphy
    @sirajgraphy ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great explanation, Glyn; thank you for sharing these great ideas.

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว

      You’re welcome Siraj … thanks for watching

  • @fielding68
    @fielding68 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Top notch professional tutorial. Many thanks.

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks so much David

  • @rakamaita
    @rakamaita ปีที่แล้ว +2

    simply perfect!

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you Ezio

  • @lightsonwalden7780
    @lightsonwalden7780 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    AWESOME VIDEO! I had to put that all in caps! This was exactly what I needed. Thank you!

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว

      No...Thank you 😃

  • @mariobaert8346
    @mariobaert8346 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very helpfull and much clearer to me than any other video about this subject than I have seen! Thanks! 👌

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว

      So good to hear that Mario … thank you

  • @anthonycrothers5420
    @anthonycrothers5420 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Another winner mate, great update to a great technique! Thanks for sharing 😎😎😎

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you mate

  • @mikejust8215
    @mikejust8215 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I loved 1.0. This video was much clearer and direct. Thank you

  • @danielsigursson8512
    @danielsigursson8512 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am not in the photography hobby but I like all things tech and I found this very interesting and the explanations very clear. I will definitely tell my friend who is into photography about this.

  • @Frank_Borden
    @Frank_Borden ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cannot wait to try this!!

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว

      Great to hear that Frank

  • @catchlite5196
    @catchlite5196 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Helpful as always! Thanks dear sir.

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว

      You’re very welcome

  • @contrerasjosue
    @contrerasjosue 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks that help a lot

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You're welcome

  • @garretmurphy4544
    @garretmurphy4544 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I can’t describe how this technique you have shared, has opened me to many new creative ideas Thank you so much!

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s so good to hear Garret … thank you

  • @pimnauta3840
    @pimnauta3840 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video, thanks for version 2.0!

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You’re welcome Pim … thanks for watching and commenting 👍🏻

  • @Amjad.Alkarawi
    @Amjad.Alkarawi ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love it

  • @clarkbarrow6750
    @clarkbarrow6750 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Magnificent information!

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks so much Clark

  • @Chuck_Burke
    @Chuck_Burke ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You are simply my hero...

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Made my day 😃

  • @josecarlosmora9318
    @josecarlosmora9318 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Gracias Glyn.

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for watching

  • @StewartWoodArt
    @StewartWoodArt ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Brilliant, just brilliant!

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you mate

  • @rgarlinyc
    @rgarlinyc ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very useful GD, thanks a ton!

  • @JustJamesMedia
    @JustJamesMedia ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Super useful video, thank you Glyn!

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว

      Cheers 👍🏻

  • @stevermoore
    @stevermoore ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video Glyn, the HSS setting is often forgotten but works really well in this instance.

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว

      Sure does Steve 👍🏻

  • @Sacrengard
    @Sacrengard ปีที่แล้ว +1

    very nice! I never thought this was even possible!

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Glad you like it Alex

  • @mikeyb6737
    @mikeyb6737 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    F....G great video

  • @jeanettescales3840
    @jeanettescales3840 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you for making this brilliant video! You have explained this so clearly and I now feel confident to give it a try.

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว

      That's wonderful to hear Jeanette. If you have any questions / issues, please don't hesitate to give me a shout

    • @jeanettescales3840
      @jeanettescales3840 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@glyndewis Hi Glyn
      I have the Sony A7R5 and Godox XPROS Trigger paired with the Godox V1. Could you recommend a Godox flash that has enough power to work outside that works with the trigger I have because the V1 doesn’t seem to have any effect outside?
      Thanks
      Jeanette

    • @jeanettescales3840
      @jeanettescales3840 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi Glyn
      Would the Godox Witstro AD300PRO Portable Flash be powerful enough?

  • @phototravs5948
    @phototravs5948 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Man I'm just starting photography but you Glyn blow my mind little every time 😄 I got to subscribe now 👍and turn notifications up 😄

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว

      So good to hear that ... thank you 😃

  • @mohammedalaradi1268
    @mohammedalaradi1268 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As every and each video the best teacher ever ❤️

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว

      That means A LOT Mohammed ... thank you

  • @csc-photo
    @csc-photo ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is amazing and admittedly, I never even thought of trying this. Thanks & new sub here!

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks a lot Craig

  • @JJ79_
    @JJ79_ ปีที่แล้ว

    Great thinking to go to the beach and make black background and use only flaslights light, gj!

  • @AmahriHowland
    @AmahriHowland ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The original video was the first of your videos I have ever seen. I wanted to reach out and ask if you would make an updated version, and here we are!!!

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's so good to know Amahri ... thank you

  • @SundayRacers
    @SundayRacers ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks Glyn. I don't think I've ever watched one of your videos where I didn't learn something new

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's so good to hear ... thank you

  • @joelrosi-schwartz5703
    @joelrosi-schwartz5703 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you so much

  • @vrcil
    @vrcil ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dear Glyn Davies
    Thanks for the tutorial, it was very interesting.
    I'm already making an attempt to get a background result like this.

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว

      Nice one … enjoy

  • @Armstrong50
    @Armstrong50 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hello Glyn Dewis,
    I would like to thank you for your videos. They have been very helpful. Best regards from Austria - Tyrol - Innsbruck.

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว

      That's so good to hear ... thank you

  • @glenwoodfin
    @glenwoodfin ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Brilliant!

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you Glen

    • @glenwoodfin
      @glenwoodfin ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@glyndewis You're welcome. You are an excellent presenter. Articulate, witty, and with high standards. I, of course, subscribed.

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks so much

  • @GUYAicon
    @GUYAicon 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Love from India ❤, thank you boss 😊

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      👍🏻

  • @slinkousart9849
    @slinkousart9849 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It’s also a fun and easy way to make scarier looking closer landscapes

  • @FR-ru6nd
    @FR-ru6nd 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    LEGEND CHEERS

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      👍🏻

  • @smiffy5467
    @smiffy5467 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great explanation of a much misunderstood subject… 👍

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks so much

  • @veteran35th
    @veteran35th ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent, great teaching, great explanations. No wonder you have so many subs. Oh, and one more to that! ;-)

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks so much

  • @waynosfotos
    @waynosfotos ปีที่แล้ว

    I am primarily a videographer so use ND filters and generally leave them on for photos, with fixed value I don't see any degradation in quality. I use ND 32 and never had trouble with focusing as the mirrorless cameras are so good. They even brighten the screen for you on flash mode. Which is actually a problem to see your exposure. So i toggle this on and off. Great video by the way.

  • @DanielKesslerLovejoy
    @DanielKesslerLovejoy 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Could you use another concentrated constant light light source or does it only work with a flash?

  • @MikeWeeks
    @MikeWeeks ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Try a good ND filter with a good camera and it will focus
    Beauty is that the lower the shutter the less the power loss from HSS so your smaller flash has a better chance to do this

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว

      A speedlite potentially pushing thorugh a Lee Big Stopper ... my money is on the Big Stopper 😃

    • @MikeWeeks
      @MikeWeeks ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@glyndewis but how many stops do you lose going from 1/250 (regular flash) to 1/8000 HSS ? Generally 7.5 to 8 stops but ambient is still ambient
      Use a 5 stop ND and ambient decreases with flash giving you 3 stops more flash - effectively a massive jump in flash power
      And if it is so bright that you need 5 stops of ND then your camera will still focus OK
      I concur that HSS is the quickest and simplest route but sometimes it totally lacks in power because of the half shutter duration is a halving of HSS power (1/1000 to 1/2000 is an example of halving duration)

    • @steveshriver2390
      @steveshriver2390 ปีที่แล้ว

      Even a 3 stop ND will save a lot of flash power. Also, those little flashes tend to overheat quickly with HSS. A little shade goes a long way in the outdoor portrait arena. I like the challenge of producing a dark background outdoors, interesting idea.

    • @MikeWeeks
      @MikeWeeks ปีที่แล้ว

      @@steveshriver2390 absolutely agree

  • @artiom5162
    @artiom5162 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, who knew making a black background could be as easy as making a cup of coffee in the morning? I'm starting to think my morning coffee might just be invisible too 😀
    And again, thanks for the content!

  • @andreasbuder4417
    @andreasbuder4417 ปีที่แล้ว

    Gotta love a high end compact camera with a leaf shutter, that saves you big ass flash ;-)
    I love my Ricoh GRIIIx for that very reason.

  • @ramelsen
    @ramelsen ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i just bought a new friend... a foam head friend so i can pratice this technique!

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nice one ... you've got a VERY willing model there now 😃

    • @ramelsen
      @ramelsen ปีที่แล้ว

      @@glyndewis lets just hope the model won’t make funny faces all the time when shooting!

  • @waantonproductions4186
    @waantonproductions4186 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't think i have a fancy external flash like that, so do i need continues shooting mode or is single shooting ok?

  • @chrisjohn1138
    @chrisjohn1138 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well done Glyn another video with a great explanation 👏.
    Does anyone know if flash triggers cross compatible?
    Thanks 👍

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks Chris. Not sure about other brands as I’ve nor really used them , but the Westcott Trigger you see me using here can be used with Sony, Nikon, Canon, Panasonic, Fuji …

    • @chrisjohn1138
      @chrisjohn1138 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@glyndewis Thanks Glyn 👍

  • @DalsPhotography
    @DalsPhotography ปีที่แล้ว

    Glyn, I am trying to understand HSS , I have seen some hss of bird photography... How do you make this kind of photos, if the birds are always moving ....is it enough with the black scene? Hard to understand for me indeed....

  • @ScottSiegler
    @ScottSiegler ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey Glyn, as you increased the shutter speed, you can see on the screen that your screen goes black. This is the benefit of mirrorless cameras is that we can see the actual exposure. Obviously, we want to see the subject, not a black screen. You didn't show it, but did you then turn that option off so you could then do the photo shoot? I have an R5 and I need to turn that setting off - it doesnt seem happen automatically when the flash is enabled.

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว

      There's no settings that I changed. The screen reveals the subject once I turned the triggeer on. Not sure if this is a default for Sony but I've never had to change any setting to get this.

  • @warrengh5647
    @warrengh5647 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent as usual Glyn thank you. One area I am confused about, is this feature controlled by the camera,the flashlight or the remote? I use Nikon D750 and Nikon SB-700 so maybe my stuff too old 😢😢

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi Warren. HSS is a feature you turn on, on the flash / trigger and the camera recognises it. Hope that helps.

  • @therealjimmy5411
    @therealjimmy5411 ปีที่แล้ว

    Congrats you made getting unflattering light as difficult as possible. But it is a good one time experiment to help folks understand the relationship between ambient light, added light, shutter and aperture.

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว

      You do know that is purely showing how to get a black background and you can have the light as hard / soft as you like ... right? right?

    • @therealjimmy5411
      @therealjimmy5411 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@glyndewis As you soften the light with modifiers the power demands of most peoples speedlites wont be able to provide the proper output so it becomes a very difficult challenge. It would be less of a challenge to just bring foldable black background.

  • @BrotherJLG
    @BrotherJLG ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm new to flash photography and HSS. I've been trying to get this to work and I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. I'm using a Canon R8 with a Godox Xpro trigger and a TT685ii flash. After I black out the ambient light by raising the shutter speed I can only ever take a picture with it being all black. The trigger and everything are still connected and in HSS. What am I missing?

  • @JulesMoyaert_photo
    @JulesMoyaert_photo ปีที่แล้ว +1

    💛👍

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว

      😃

    • @JulesMoyaert_photo
      @JulesMoyaert_photo ปีที่แล้ว

      @@glyndewis I tried your technique and I got a superb amaryllis. Thank you!!

  • @adisatrio3871
    @adisatrio3871 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Glyn! This is super interesting and cool, but as a non photographer or photography enthusiast I have some questions:
    Why? Why would you do those complex setup and effort just to get that look?
    What's the common use case for it?
    What problem that it tries to solve?
    Is it just for that aesthetic or is it actually beneficial for some case?
    When or what situation would this technique be necessary or required?
    Other than to get that exact aesthetic, some other use case that I can think of for it is probably to use that result some black and white mask for composite, building a digital normal and bump map through image processing and blend them in or capturing multiple shots with different focus to then stack them and create some depth map to use for again (composite). But even then, there are some other method to achieve that rather than using this technique, which might be more preferable and practical.

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It’s not effort to do this; more effort would be to make a selection then add a black background in post. This takes just one click of a shutter. It’s also not just about the background … it’s the light pattern on the subject. I used this when taking portraits of an actor on location who then said he needed shots on a black background. We were outside. I didn’t have a studio. This worked a treat and looked like we were in a studio with a black background. It also gives you creative choices. I used it once to create a low key portrait of a bride.
      Using one light to create this look when you have no black background available / are outdoors etc is preferable and practical. Doing it in post , taking multiple shots (when the subject would move) blending etc … why do that when 1 shot can capture it all? It’s that simple.

  • @alexiawhite7841
    @alexiawhite7841 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What if you have a black background but what the light only focused on subject, like the effect from doja cats masc video

  • @setiop6788
    @setiop6788 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Cant we use lens filter 1000nd.

  • @sparky4460
    @sparky4460 ปีที่แล้ว

    Glyn, Do you think you could achieve the same results in Lightroom by creating a mask and reducing the exposure on the background to zero? You can also reduce the black slider to create a completely black background. I tried it and it it seems to produce the same results. I think you have a bit more control over the lighting and feather at the edges. I could not achieve a black background with my camera even with a maximum shutter speed, smallest aperture and minimum ISO. Some background light still came through. I then used LR to create a completely black background.

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว

      You could certainly do somerhing in Lr or Ps but you definiotely wouldn't get the lighting pattern on the face to be the same or realistic. Doing it in camera takes just one click so I'd always go that route. If when you tried it you still had a littlebackground light, then using Lightroom to reduce that would be the better option rather than taking a dalight photo, masking and using sliders though for sure.

  • @davewhughes
    @davewhughes ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Glyn, nice update to the HSS technique. I suppose there is no reason, if you need more flash brightness, that you couldn't use multiple flash guns on the same channel? I have also just realised that I was standing in front of those very same beach huts just yesterday, taking pictures of the waves crashing over the Cobb! (tricky conditions with lots of spray and little contrast).

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi David. Yeah you definitely could use more speed lights; only thing is having to double the amount each time to increase the brightness meaning £££
      Re The Cobb … I was there yesterday photographing the waves too. What time were you there?

    • @davewhughes
      @davewhughes ปีที่แล้ว

      @@glyndewis I already have 2 Godox TT350s (which I think you originally recommended) and I have just been out testing them on Exmouth seafront on a few flowers. Nice with 2 lights as you can provide different strengths from 2 different directions. I am going to highlight this technique at our Image Makers Group tonight (subgroup of Exmouth Photo Group), so I thought I had better brush up on the method!
      How funny you were at Lyme too, I was there between 11 and 13:30. First attempt at that sort of thing, I found it hard to find a good composition, but the waves were impressive. The light was tough as well. There was a some brightness later, but the wind had dropped too. I need to trawl through my images to see if there is anything useful, but it was a good learning experience and dramatic to witness.

  • @mattstyles9714
    @mattstyles9714 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    New to photography, so please excuse my naivety. Could you use a hand held portable LED close to the subject instead of a flash? Not sure I understand why the subject needs to be lit only in the time that the picture is taken. Thanks!

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Because in some environments the ambient / natural light is so bright that you would need to use a very fast shutter speed to darken the scene to black; the very fast shutter speed would then be too fast for led / constant light to hit the sensor … so it would not show up.

  • @KickingupDust
    @KickingupDust ปีที่แล้ว

    Glyn. Great content, but can I check. You spoke about a wide aperture but showed F11 on the screen. I'm confused!

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว

      That's ok. I said 'in theory' you could. I was out on a VERY bright day but if you did this outside / or indoors when it is isn't such extreme light you could use a wider aperture. Make sense?

    • @KickingupDust
      @KickingupDust ปีที่แล้ว

      @@glyndewis Absolutely. Thanks!

  • @DrHWO
    @DrHWO ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent video Glyn. Is there a general way to guesstimate the drop in power output of a flash set to HSS, or does it vary so much from make to make as to render this useless?

    • @MikeWeeks
      @MikeWeeks ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Generally if X sync is 1/250 you lose about 3 stops of power going to 1/500 and every stop faster loses a stop of HSS power (you need to think HSS is a constant light and a flash to understand how it is working)

    • @DrHWO
      @DrHWO ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MikeWeeks Thanks Mike, that gives me a good idea of what sort of power I will need to do full length .

    • @MikeWeeks
      @MikeWeeks ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DrHWO that is based on testing most of the Godox range with a Sekonic 858

    • @DrHWO
      @DrHWO ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MikeWeeks Thanks again, Mike. You have saved me some time and experimentation. I’ll need to use 2 Godox AD200Pro, bare bulbed and ganged together with that weirdass contraption I bought but thought I would never use to get the look and coverage I want!

    • @MikeWeeks
      @MikeWeeks ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DrHWO I will try to remember to set that up and hopefully give you some more accurate figures

  • @doxfie.
    @doxfie. ปีที่แล้ว +1

    7:18 you can't AF with a ND8 filter in bright sunlight?

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว

      An ND8 yes … but not when the intention is to go completely underexposed … that is the point

  • @RRan-dk7ct
    @RRan-dk7ct 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Now i understand why the view from my camera was blinded by the light these are the things i should have done.

  • @maratbabayan9332
    @maratbabayan9332 ปีที่แล้ว

    One more option to reduce amount of light in a bright day is using an ND filter and it'll give you one small advantage - you can open you aperture if you want to make a shallow dof (i don't know why and who need it but at least it's possible anyway).

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah I cover exactly that in the video 👍🏻

  • @The_CGA
    @The_CGA ปีที่แล้ว

    HSS has given me poor image quality in the past as there’s been horizontal banding artifacts from light reflections and stuff-each pulse gets its own reflections, which of the subject is moving will happen in different places with each pulse. Note that this was on cheaper Godox equipment, an older A7 when the technology was younger.
    But it also eats batteries, and most folks I photograph aren’t very familiar with flash photos and a lot of dis hairs wasted just warming them up to the camera and helping them feel safe around the (powerful strobe light). The ND method is much easier on battery, the flash is more powerful, and honestly the depth of field from stopping down is useful too.
    I’m no fan of ND filters as far as how they degrade image quality even on a good day, it seems like even good tiffen NDs aren’t up to apsc pixel density. But it’s still better to be able to take that kind of light-isolated photo and offer it as a possible product to clients than not.

  • @joubaao
    @joubaao ปีที่แล้ว

    Does that works on canon rp ?

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว

      If you can control it manually then absolutely

  • @nebukadnezzar3578
    @nebukadnezzar3578 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A cheaper alternative to a higher powered flash would be a ND filter to bring exposure down, right? 🙃

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว

      You didn't watch the video did you? 🤷‍♂️

  • @seikibrian8641
    @seikibrian8641 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The biggest problem with an ND filter is that it would also darken the flash, which is already dimmed by the HSS function.

    • @legenderry25
      @legenderry25 ปีที่แล้ว

      nope... when you shoot with ND you don't use HSS. When you use the HSS option like he is doing here your Flash loses power which is why you need the light super close and if you have a low-powered cheaper light then it cuts the power so much that you need to force the light as close as possible. With ND filters you get the full power of your flash on your subject and the ND cuts the Ambient.

    • @seikibrian8641
      @seikibrian8641 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@legenderry25 "With ND filters you get the full power of your flash on your subject and the ND cuts the Ambient."
      LOL! Explain to me how an ND filter would darken only the ambient, without darkening the flash. I'll wait.

    • @legenderry25
      @legenderry25 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@seikibrian8641 dude... nowhere did I say ND filters didn't cut the light. that's literally what it's made for, Reducing overall ambient light hitting your camera sensor. You on the other hand, what you said, and ill quote you now. "The biggest problem with an ND filter is that it would also darken the flash, which is already dimmed by the HSS function." that makes no sense because you don't use ND filters when you are shooting HSS. You either shoot with ND to lower the overall ambient light then Light your subject with flash or you use HSS to accomplish the same thing, they don't go together.

    • @seikibrian8641
      @seikibrian8641 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@legenderry25 You suggested that NDs don't affect flash when you wrote, "With ND filters you get the full power of your flash on your subject and the ND cuts the Ambient." The ND cuts the ambient AND the flash.

  • @MooseMannequin
    @MooseMannequin ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Photographers: we want black background everywhere
    3D artists: we don't want black background anywhere

  • @legenderry25
    @legenderry25 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    HSS cuts your light power so if you don't have a huge powerful light you need to get really close to your subject. With ND you get the full power of your lights

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว

      You actually don’t … the ND cuts the power of the light … that’s the purpose of the ND

  • @ernie548
    @ernie548 ปีที่แล้ว

    HSS

    • @glyndewis
      @glyndewis  ปีที่แล้ว

      You didn’t watch the video did you 😉