Speedlight Photography: Dramatic Beauty Lighting

[garzaedu]

Excellent video and very informative.

[pixbuff]

Very creative with very little inexpensive gadgets...

[goops2424]

Great stuff, nice way to improvise.

[Shirkoza]

Realy god!

[drumpounder778]

Your shirt?



[MrBlofeld007]

Great video, I'll give this a try. Thanks.

[drsrinara]

Very simple setup - feel like I can try it myself. Thanks!

[Deikun86]

"no black holes over here" :D lol

[theaustinlindsay]

Very awesome setup! I'm excited to try it myself!

[psztork]

never though it was that easy...thanks

[funniq]

Love your videos. And the people should realize that German people can have a lot humor ... You are a big example :) ...

Your models are so beautiful as well ... Keep up the good work ...

Hugs from Holland,

André

[1DunkFunk]

Really great effect, I like the fact you use strobes and use the area and everyday items around you.

[willbremridge]

You are so funny and also educational. I love this channel!

[marcin97]

love the laptop hanging on a string. you are great in rigging stuff up! oh, and the photos are amazing too btw :)

[TheSaintapo]

Good Job Man

[lc4151]

that tight af *to bad i can't afford 3 speedlights let alone afford one.

[verfkwas]

one ? what was your camera settings on I tried it but still there was light of the room showing Email: gerhardsteynphotography@gmail.­com

[sinruff]

@verfkwas Some people dont listen....He said f8 on ISO 200, and I reckon he was shooting at 1/250 of a second to kill ambient! Am I right Michael?

[3qUInOc]

So simple !!

Thanks a lot !!!

[IZionDawta]

great outfit!



[nikonusa123]

Amazing,thank you so much.

[MrFsandy]

Do you ever answer the questions people ask?

[robbyjai]

your work is amazing!!!!!!! and extremely creative!!!!!!!!

[babybum2000]

Hi, I know this may sound like a silly comment considering you made this video over a year ago, but you said your apprture was set to F8 and iso 200, can you please tell me more about your camera settings? what was your shutter speed? was it on auto white balance? etc.

this was a very good video and would love to try it. well do, greta job and thanks for sharing.

[msg4alk]

Simply stunning!!!

[eric100570]

Great teaching , thanks .

Greetings Eric

[tomtafola]

wowoowwoo this so cool i love the way you control light so simple cant wait for me to try all of your tips. love every video. PLease email me at tomtafola@yahoo.com

[Traclfeen]

the Magyver of lighting...

[lorrainelee3]

Great pics. I'm going to try your setup. thanks for the video. I subscribed to you

[efransophoto]

I've done that--attaching two flashes to a single umbrella bracket--but never took time to figure out how to make it work. This is brilliant!

[medstudent42]

love the photography tips, you have a kinky side I see

[felipealvarez1982]

love the simplicity of the equipment and setup. Photog on a budget! Nice work! Sexy and beautiful models!

[CAJUNNSC]

Great tips! Always appreciate the perspective of other photographers. I would like to know what lens you used? Camera used also would be helpful. I'm shooting all Nikon and from the looks of it you're shooting Canon in this video! With such a wide range resulting in completely different end results from camera to camera lens to lens. I find it difficult to decide on best case scenario when attempting to achieve specific goals! Thanks again, your expertise is greatly appreciated!

[rssllcrz]

@PhotoGav, Basically the distance of the flash is closer to the model is closer as compared to the background which underexposes the background

[PhotoGav]

What a great video! There's something I don't understand the theory behind though.

The room lights were left on during the shoot, yet the result in the photos look as if there were NO other sources of light other than the strobes.

How/why does this happen?

Thank you for a very educational vid.

Gavin

[bangsoel]

@PhotoGav try f16 or more combine with fast shutter speed, it will kill the ambient light for sure. The next step is adjust the f number to "accept" light from flash. In general, f-number control the flash light, shutter speed controls the ambient light.

Nice vid, btw...

[MichaelMLP]

@PhotoGav When using any kind of strobes, you are typically using settings around 1/200 at f8-f11. Most household light bulbs will not have any affect at all at those settings. Try snapping a picture with those settings in a dimly lit room, and you will have a completely black photo. If you wanted to use the ambient light (the room's light bulbs) to add additional light to your picture, you would have to slow down your shutter speed to 1/30 or slower.

[JeanV1986]

You're incredible! Every single video from you I watch, I cannot help being amazed at how good you are!

Keep on the fantastic job!

[sasktank]

great videos buddy

[carlreno2]

Michael, Love your videos, they are very precise and informative. Keep up the great work. Look forward to seeing more in the future.

Carl

[fastidioustraineee]

This is impressive, thank you :)

[tutuvo10]

Why didn't u remove the furniture?!

[tumbuhp]

awesome tricks bro, like it a lot....please post some more tips on using simple speed-light

[SILBERTOR]

Funy and well done. Bravo

[mwsi7128]

very nice:) keep up the good work:) love to see them asap:)

[gazabko]

kool liked it a lot



[xxMagic91xx]

Strengenommen stimmt das mit dem Immer gerade bewegenden Licht nicht ganz zumindest aus Physikalischer sicht wandert Licht bei Jeder Masse um die Ecke... siehe Doppelspalt versuch... Dazubraucht man keine Extremmassen

aber die idee mit dem lichtaufbau sieht genial aus

[ambattistella]

thanks for the video, can you tell me what kind of clamp you are using on the speedlights/umbrella?

[ambattistella]

thanks for the video, can you tell me what kind of clamp you are using on the speedlights/umbrella?

[hanzeln]

what kind of len do you use?

[smokyjee]

Thanks! Another great video

[blessuperduper]

Hi, may I know what strobes are you using in this video? :) Thanks!

[patrickbseattle]

Awesome work..very well spoken and easy to understand.

[benquelodi]

nice



[SuperNatai]

Love it

[grimisf1r]

Nice short vid on how easy it is to use light and not have a billion dollars in equipment. Very inspiring to be more creative.

[tjboarman]

Great vids, thanks for sharing

[speedliteimage]

Nice



[DaveandEm2000]

Thanks for producing these videos. They are very informative.

[ukguy]

HAHA, when I started to watch the video I thought oh god it's some kind of weirdo, but by the end I thought what a legend. great pics and awesome models

[jacstoner]

I love how you have simplified the process and made it so easy to understand! It's really exactly what I was looking for!! Thank you!

[redbullvargas979]

ur awesome!



[prmass1]

0:07 After this I wanna go to Beijing

[mrivera120187]

I love this tutorial very different haha awesome work!

[JWPhotosanddesigns]

Beautiful  : )

[paoloz0308]

awsome dude... :)

[rezjrprod]

awesome!! but you sound like bruno :-)

[teddyarago]

you are alien!!!!

[trakker81]

awesome!!!!!!!!!!!



[johanstiven23]

Can you please tell me where to get the claps great idea you are A BEAST !!!!

[jjmdirector]

Fantastic set up. Just starting out need a real cheap idea and this works great can wait to try it.

[slavkinb]

Amazing setup! Thank so much for sharing!!

[NikonPhotographie]

Excellent work but why did you not hang some dark sheet in the background to get rid of the stuff we see?

[Thuglife1000]

Amazing work and excellent tutorial! Thank you for the tips.

[speed0383]

I haven't seen a better , smarter , more intelligent , more innovative and more interesting photography teacher than you. ever. you are mad good. If you aren't writing a book or creating a dvd already, please get started soon. I have no doubt in mind it will become a classic.

[donnarichens]

Brilliant tutorial!! :-)

[maxnex21]

Amazing stuff and your very funny!! GREAT Work BTW.

[dollardavekamber]

YOUR Crazy Good.

[yviewalls]

Very nice & creative. Beautiful pictures!

[oceanrealm13]

wow you are magic , please kept making tutorials as you are a great inspiration and teacher

[troutmanphoto]

Thanks for the great videos please keep up the good work!

[HDD42269]

Dude your nutty as hell. But I love your style...thank you man.

[nodoxy]

You are so genius Michael. Please keep making tutorials. You are a great teacher. It's crazy to think we can create such photos with such simple McGyver techniques.

[sampreap]

I like your photo tips but your choice of wardrobe.... creeps me out

[PriTheHoneydark]

Something about this guy I love!!! lol! This guy is a genius! For a DIY woman like me all of these home made lighting tools made my day! :O)

[airfrantz]

Great imagination...very informative...thanks for the tips!!!!!!!!!!!!

[finsuk]

Hi Cousin Michael, fantastic video keep up the good work can you tell me you used a flash on camera was this just a controller for the other strobes as it had a gel on it as well did it fire or not

[Tonedef5959]

informative and very funny. no black holes in Beijing? sure? :)

[3eankiko]

Excellent video and very informative. Fantastic!

[joey75220]

Hello, Michael! Great and informative vlog!! Other than using the equipment you already own, this is a smart & inexpensive way to do this type of shoot!! Please do more of these!!!

[kirehg01]

Good job!

[mindyvisa]

Love your style! simple and effective...simply beautiful!

[apimukd]

Thank yo for this wondeful idea.

[seeker2014]

perfect! Inspiring! The real art is not using much equipment and still reaching good results!

[Bobesque]

nude asians.... whai?

[skept725]

Great video. Do you have to use the same type strobes or just the same power on different strobes.

[gadernal617]

This is out of this world, I admire your work so much! I am your new subscriber!

[kenyee88]

That was hilarious...well done.

[foxpony]

actually its English riding props...just to be technically correct :)

[bthemedia]

twine?!?! and also for your laptop!? you must be crazy man... brilliant, creative and amazing photographer... but still a little crazy. =)

love the concept, commentary and of course the photos -- amazing work!!!

[vibesnake]

I love your simple yet very effective photography techniques..

[memorexia18]

This is great!!

[DavoRocks]

6:05 ..ATTENTION! LOL

[akelna]

amazing techniques you make it look so simple could i really do that ? 

[mra1785]

great vid!

[vcbabis]

LOL! 3:45 No black holes in Beijing

[dombower]

great work love the final shots.

[rezrocknj]

Good technique... I use alienbees and I think it would require more effort because my equipment has more weight . I need a boom arm for for my light stand.

[BuddLightbrain]

Very Heath Robinson but enjoyable to view and it works! ! : )

[thehegarty87]

horse humps a women

[vince1485]

thanks for sharing sir. I really like what you did in your video...... I hope that you could share some more ideas.

[germon55]

this is a great video and the photos are stunning.

[xeroxmeister]

Great video Michael

[krapuldeluxe69]

Great video Michael ,

Thanx for the simple end verry usefull information ,

i wil try this for sure ,

thnx again 

[JasonMacCormac]

great video - love the simplicity of these tips - keep up the good work

[mansavian]

Thank you for the video- very nice!

[xxlilxxmamaxxlovesxx]

love this video too!

I forgot to mention the music sure set the mood for video!

What music is this?

[Cataniza]

Outstanding instructional video, bravo!! Subscribed :)

[andrenerao]

amazing work!!!

[spideyjam]

Fantastic! I'm trying this now!

[HighMarkAdventures]

Yup I agree, very simple DIY setup and it worked. Images looked great. You had me worried though when video started and you were wearing that grass skirt. I was like WTF. Glad you went somewhere with that one LOL.

[ayresphoto1]

Nice video. I agree whit the first comment, very creative.

[tracyleerose]

creative, well done