1. Learn how to light
Strobist style

3. Learning how to use off-camera flash with
your dSLR to take your photos to the next
level. Or the next ten levels.
David Hobby, strobist.com

4. strobist.com

5. David Hobby
a 20-year career
newspaper shooter.
Baltimore,
Washington DC
based

6. Why would I strobist?

7. Why would I strobist?
Smal kit
No more power
outlets
Fast to assemble

8. How to trigger your flash off-camera
Cables
Optical slave
Infrared
Radiosignal

9. Cables
Pros
Reliable
No line of sight
Cons
Fragile
Limited in range
Can spoil your image

10. Infrared
Pros
Settings on camera
High speed flashing
Cons
Limited to one brand
Limited in broad
daylight
Line of sight needed

11. Optical slaves
Pros
No extra
components
Cons
needs master light
Limited in range
Needs Line of sight

12. Radio Triggers
Pros
Reliable
No line of sight
No problems with
Cons
More expensive
All manual

13. Cactus triggers
Pros
very cheap
small
Cons
1/5 misfires
fragile
battery operated

14. Pocket wizards
Pros
Reliable
Great distance
Cons
Expensive
Big

15. How does light work?

16. How to work with light
Light travels in
straight lines
Light works best at
an angle
Shadows are part of
light

17. Light modifiers

18. Light modifiers
bare flash

19. Light modifiers
bare flash
one gobo

20. Light modifiers
bare flash
one gobo
two gobos

21. Light modifiers
bare flash
one gobo
two gobos
snoot

22. Light modifiers
bare flash
one gobo
two gobos
snoot
short snoot

23. Light modifiers
bare flash
one gobo
two gobos
snoot
short snoot
medium snoot

24. Light modifiers
bare flash
one gobo
two gobos
snoot
short snoot
medium snoot
long snoot

25. Light modifiers
bare flash
one gobo
two gobos
snoot
short snoot
medium snoot
long snoot
grid

26. Umbrellas and softboxes
Diffuse light
Mimics the sun
Shoot through or
reflective

27. The sky is the limit

28. Ambient light + flash

29. Photos under CC license by:
Rupert German (flickr.com/photos/rupert-germann): setup shot
Mariano Kamp (flickr.com/photos/mkamp): chess shot
e-magic (flickr.com/photos/ emagic): cable guy
Michael Jones (flickr.com/photos/chealion): pocketwizard
Ragnar Jensen (flickr.com/photos/ragnar1984): strobistsmurf
Andy Gock (flickr.com/photos/andygock): cactus triggers
Philgarlic (flickr.com/photos/philgarlick): red filter
Jon Iraundegi (flickr.com/photos/joniraundegi): radio
Patrick Brosset (flickr.com/photos/gnackgnackgnack): light
Steven Wampler (flickr.com/photos/sgw): light modifiers
Tio (flickr.com/photos/66179962@N00): studio flash
Nick Wheeler (flickr.com/photos/nickwheeleroz): umbrella shot
Myself

30. Filip Bunkens
info@pitslamp.be
http://www.pitslamp.be
http://www.twitter.com/bunker