Determined to master off-camera flash photography
Here’s the confession:
I’ve read a half dozen books on lighting, attended workshops on the use of strobes, and frequented the Strobist blog…
I can give you definitions for the common vocabulary: E-TTL, dragging the shutter, slow shutter sync, fill flash, flash exposure compensation, high speed sync, second curtain sync, inverse square law…
…and yet my flash photography remains hit or miss (i.e., try various settings with some level of logic and hope for the best).
Here’s the problem:
Much of the information I’ve read and the workshops I’ve attended have focused on Nikon equipment. I know it should be transferrable knowledge, but I’m just not there yet!
Here’s the plan:
Reading: I’ve found a new book, Mastering Canon EOS Flash Photography. It’s specific to Canon, and I’m loving it!
Research: I’m actively looking for new online sources to follow. I’ve found a photographer named Zach Arias who’s using Canon and producing some training material. (In fact, he’s steaming live on UStream right now.) Not ready to recommend anything yet, but it’s a beginning.
Practice: This is undoubtedly the most important. I’m making a commitment to dedicate time this summer–and I’m saying it out loud to you here, so I’m really on the hook.
That’s it. Just trying to make myself accountable to follow through on this!