Critique the Community: On-Location Flash Photography

January 18, 2026 - 1:19 pm

Welcome to the February Critique the Community! This month we are giving away an awesome Profoto Flash Kit, and so it is fitting that the theme is On-Location Flash. For this contest, we want to see your best images featuring flash photograph out on-location!

Rules

Each photographer may submit up to three images.
Every photo entered must feature artificial flash used out on location. Your image can be created with flash as the primarily light, it can be used as fill to help balance out the lighting, or it can be the only light source in the photograph. While we are not entirely discounting studio lit images from being "out on location," we really want to see scenes that utilize outdoor and unique interior locations. Photos taken on pure seamless backgrounds will most likely not make the final critique.
10 Images will be chosen by Lee and Patrick for the video critique.
Finally, every image submitted MUST HAVE some written commentary on how the image was created, what flash, lens, camera, or light modifier you used, and some of the challenges that made the final image come together. Any photo with a single sentence description will not be included.

Prizes

First Place - One lucky winner will receive a Profoto A2 Connect Kit for the camera system of their choice. The Profoto A2 flash is a "Coke can" sized flash that not only gives packs a strong punch of light, but it also makes flash photography simple and lightweight. The A2 flash offers 100Ws of power with around 400 flash exposures per battery. The flash is triggered by the Profoto Connect and mounts to any of the Profoto Clic light modifier system. This prize is valued at $1095.

Second Place - The second place winner of this critique will receive a full copy of ACDSee's Photo Studio Ultimate 2026. This power photography editing suite gives photographers the ability to edit, cull, catalog, and retouch all of their images in one easy to use program. Packed with some of the latest Ai tools like Sky Replacement, Face Detect, Auto Selections, and Splotch Removal, Photo Studio Ultimate gives photographers state of the art editing tools that both save time and produce professional results. This prize is valued at $109.

Third Place - As always, our third place winner will receive their choice of any Fstoppers photography tutorial found in the Fstoppers Store. Our elaborate and exhaustive photography tutorials not only help photographers immediately start taking professional quality images, but most of our tutorials also share business and marketing techniques that can help make photography a full time income. With genres like Headshots, Landscapes, Architecture and Real Estate, Fashion, Macro, and Product Photography, there is something for every photographer no matter what genre you specialize in. This prize is valued at $299.