A Beginner's Guide to Flash Photography

A lot of photographers feel a bit overwhelmed by the prospect of learning how to work with flash, but once you learn the fundamentals of how light behaves and how to control it, you will find strobes are not that great a mystery and that they can open an entirely new creative world. If you are new to working with artificial light, check out this fantastic video tutorial that will get you up and creating images in no time. 

Coming to you from Ben Harvey Photography, this awesome video tutorial will show you the ins and outs of working with flash. If you have been scared to tackle working with artificial light, there is no better time to learn than now. Artificial light gives you the sort of fine control over your process that most photographers crave, and it solves technical dilemmas and frees you from constraints, making you a far more versatile creative. It's the kind of thing you'll wish you had learned years earlier. Check out the video above for the full rundown from Harvey. 

If you would like to continue learning about how to light a portrait, be sure to check out "Illuminating The Face: Lighting for Headshots and Portraits With Peter Hurley!"

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Alex Cooke is a Cleveland-based portrait, events, and landscape photographer. He holds an M.S. in Applied Mathematics and a doctorate in Music Composition. He is also an avid equestrian.

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