off camera lighting

[wyogirl]

Hello all. Up to this point I have primarily shot with available light. When necessary I have used a speedlight and bounce light.

So..... I have 2 speedlights and just bought wireless transceiver/receiver set and a couple of stands and umbrellas. Nothing is top of the line, but I think its a good start. I'm interested in learning the ins and outs of off camera flash. Any pointers or books to read or videos to watch?

I don't have a studio or anything. Mostly I just shoot newborn portraits with available light and I don't really have a business, more of a hobby that occasionally makes chump change. I do have a few models who will model in exchange for images.

 

[cgipson1]

Strobist: Lighting 101 and lots of practice! Teddy bears make great starter models...

 

[wyogirl]

I was going to use my son's stuffed elephant...lol. I figured this would be a "lots of practice" kind of thing. Thanks for the link.

 

[Big Mike]

That is the link I would have provided...it's pretty much the go-to source for getting started with off-camera lighting. And yes...practice, practice, practice.

And while not really all that instructional...I'd recommend a couple books by Joe McNally. http://www.amazon.ca/s/?ie=UTF8&key...vptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_7iac65gewt_b

 

[iolair]

Strobist is great.

I learnt a lot from watching Bert Stephani's 'Confessions' videos on YouTube: Bert Stephani - YouTube