Newb Catch-up Day
Is all this off-camera light stuff making your eyes glaze over? We get our fair share of fnugy's (as McNally would say) around here. And we can sometimes lose track of how far we have come as a group since the site began back in 2006.
Fortunately, Paul Duncan (the guy who did the Bogus Artificial Ring Flash and the strobe spotlight thingie) has put together a very nice slideshow video that really nails the basics.
Take a look if you are new. Or even if you are old. And if you haven't yet hit Lighting 101, you'll have a bit of a head start after seeing Paul's very cool slideshow. (Thanks Paul!)
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by David, at 9:03 AM.
47 Comments:
Exactly what I've been looking for! I'm really making an effort to learn more about lighting, even though I only have a single Speedlite, and this site has been invaluable.
Thanks!
You mean tailwind?
Paul -
thank you so much, what a great tutorial! I just bought my umbrella, etc and am playing around with it...now I know how to mount it and what to do next!
Your wonderful!
Brilliant Stuff!
Clear, concise, easy to understand and with great lighting examples. I can see this links being sent to anyone and everyone who needs help understanding the basics of lighting and as a great introdunction to the Strobist world.
Great work, I have already sent it to 2 friends of mine who are budding photographers and it's already explained a lot to them!!
This is simply great for a beginner like me!
Thanks a lot :D
"Wow! You must own a really good camera"...
I love it!
Well done!
Great video. I so much appreciate those who make the time to do this kind of service... wish I'd had this kind of support 30 years ago!
Well done!
Well done and thank you, Paul. I think I knew all of that, but I never could have presented it in such a clear and concise fashion.
Wow, you must have a really nice camera!
I'll definitely be passing this along--great job...
But c'mon man, speak up! Were you recording in the back of church? ;)
Thank Deity for this! I was feeling so stupd for not being able to understand about 50% of this site, and this slideshow has helped even the playing field for me. And it's amusing. "You must have a great camera!"
that was awesome!
YAY! I was so hoping that this video would make it to the Strobist blog. It does a great job making thing easier to understand and covers alot of things. Thumbs up to both Paul for making the video and DH for blogging about it.
Wow! You must have a really good Camera! LOL! I love it!
Extremely well prepared education material. Thanks Paul for making and thanks David for sharing it with us.
(If you happen to want to know the slideshow tool is called SoundSlides (www.soundslides.com).)
The ultimate accolade from admirers, "Wow you must own a really good camera!"
lol. Too true.
Finally something crystal clear......!!!!!!!
that was perfect! thanks guys!
that was perfect! thanks guys!
Thank you, that is great video clip.
Video make the learning much faster and easier. Thanks again.
Wow - Thank you Paul, this is short, fun and VERY informative for beginners (and a pleasure for oldtimers).
Wow, I considered myself to be something of an accomplished Strobist, Yet I had not figured out the angle of the umbrella mounting thing!!!
I wondered why my flashes seemed to point in strange directions part of the time.
Great video/sideshow!
I loved it!
Debbi
Ten out of ten. More please just like this. Thank you for all the effort put in.
Great job Paul.
Great video, Paul! Wish I would have had this a few months ago after I got started and bought my first umbrella adapter! You are right, the packaging was not good (and the second one, which cost twice as much, had no packaging/instructions at all!). This is a must see for everyone that is new/semi-new to the strobist way of lighting!
Great post, now I know why my flash was pointed toward the top of the umbrella.Next time I will not do it backwards.Thanks
Paul,
Thanks that helped a great deal.
Any chance of getting that in Quicktime so I can download and watch over while setting up and practicing?
That's great.
Getting into this Strobist thing, I've been disappointed by Wikipedia's coverage of these topics. I encourage anyone interested to help work on pages such as flash synchronization, softbox, and others. There isn't even a page for snoot yet.
Great video. I've noticed a distinct lack of coverage on Wikipedia of intro strobist topics. I encourage any of you to head over there and improve pages such as flash synchronization, softbox, and Reflector (photography), among others.
A little effort would go a long way making Wikipedia a great flash-photography and lighting encyclopedia.
What he/she/they said.
Simple, straightforward... the best kind of help there is. Kudos.
Thanks for sharing, Dave.
Well done, Paul. Short and to the point, and examples were very appropriate.
And I loved the ending, hehe..
Thanks a ton Paul.
My friend has just got her first flash and I was quick to direct her here to Strobist. Though reading through all the 101 posts was proving difficult.
This will make her first steps a LOT easier.
Very well done.
This was brilliant. A perfect mix of information and humor. I have some way to go before I have a really good camera, but with guys like Paul and David I'll get there.
This is excellent, just the right speed, covers everything with enough depth to explain the basics.
I'll be passing it onto any narbs I encounter.
I'm really glad he explains the brolly adapter part so well as I get endless people asking me how to use it when they take it out of the useless packaging.
Hey! We aren't old.. we are Viviterans..
Nice! I love the way you show the results of different lighting setups.
"Wow! Paul,
thank you so much, what a great tutorial! as a novice strobist this tutorial has put the zigsaw puzzle togther.When is PART#2 getting released? :-)
cheers
Cant wait until PART#2 is released. "COMING SOON" ? This video has made "the picture alot clearer" thank you Paul & Dave
"Wow, you must own a really good camera!" Hahaha! That was awesome. Thank you so much for that video. It was great to see this stuff put to use in this way.
David-
Where are all of the pdf's located? I know I saw one for lighting 101, but have not been able to find it again, and I would like to download and print all pdf's that are available. I looked, but have not been able to find any.
Thanks!
L101 is the only thing that has been released as a PDF. The other material on the site is kept here, where you can find it whenever you wish...
wow! thanks a lot, english is not my first language and I had troubles understanding some therms
Wonderful clear and nice!!!
Thanks a lot.
lol @ wow you must own a really good camera...how often I've heard that one. :p
This was such an informative video, I never knew all the terminology and what i meant - now I do! Thanks so much.
AMAZING job.
I love how strobist is becoming a collective entity.
Like the borg, but better lit.
Thank you very much! I got on here just after lighting 101 finished and have found that I didn't always understand what people were talking about (exactly how ebay triggers differed from PW has been on my mind). This video cleared up some of my confusion. Excellent presentation.
Good stuff. Here is a DIY piece on some equipment I'm using now. Took me about a day to make but should be helpful for strobists everywhere.
http://lightfallphoto.blogspot.com/2008/02/diy-flash-lightstand-adapter.html
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