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Flash Photography Tips, Tutorials & Practical Guides

Do you know your way around your camera? Are you feeling comfortable with the basics and can take some pretty good photographs? Well then, congratulations you are now an intermediate photographer!

Here, you will find everything you need to be inspired and start creating better images.

intermediate photography student laying on the ground to get the shotTake your photography from beginner to intermediate with our guides including:

  • Tips for editing in Lightroom
  • Improving your images with focal points
  • How to overcome fear in photography
  • Using shadows in your images
  • How to take more interesting pictures
  • Examples, tips, and practice to improve your photographs

In this intermediate photography section, you will find everything you need to improve your photography and start taking more professional looking photographs.

Not only will I help you to overcome some of your photography fears, but I’m going to guide you through framing, building composition and how to choose the perfect time of day to photograph outdoors.

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How to Use Off-Camera Flash to Create a Dramatic Night Portrait

by Bruce | Last Updated: November 11, 2022

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In this article wedding photographer and my co-instructor for the new course “Portrait Lighting on Location” shows you how to create a dramatic night portrait using off-camera flash, balanced with the ambient or natural light.

How to Use Off-Camera Flash for Outdoor Portraits

by Darlene Hildebrandt | Last Updated: January 22, 2023

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If you’ve struggled with using flash, gotten results you are less than pleased with, or just aren’t sure when to use it and how, this article will be very helpful! I will cover: how and when to use off camera flash for outdoor portraits; quality of light; why off camera and more. Included are sample portraits, lighting diagrams, and exposure information as well as equipment suggestions. Don’t miss this epic article on this much requested topic!

Review: Making Light by Piet Van den Eynde

by Darlene Hildebrandt | Last Updated: April 22, 2014

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A review of “Making Light An Introduction to Off-Camera Flash” by Piet Van den Eynde, published through Craft & Vision. A beginners guide to improving your flash photography using off camera flash. What photography equipment to buy (and why), how to set it up and some examples of the resulting images created with this technique. Target market reader is the beginner photographer who wants to learn more about flash photography technique.

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