To the people whining about this video using the word 'budget', give it a rest. Go price some commercial lighting and see what your budget looks like. I commend F-Stoppers for showing us how to get a real professional look for literally a fraction of commercial lighting costs. If you want to take it a step farther (sorry F-Stoppers) you could look for used gear for the flashes. But get real: the knowledge they gave you in terms of where to set the lighting was worth money but you didn't pay a cent to watch this video. You have to take that into account also. Kudos to F-Stoppers for the *free* video and knowledge given out. Some of us appreciate it.

@navagiopoint

3 жыл бұрын

some people never checked pricing on broncolor or profoto. And I am sure even they are cheap, compared to some really exotic stuff out there.

What the hell do people want for nothing? This advice is absolutely golden and the price of the flash discs is so worth it. In fact, just watching this tutorial has paid for your flash discs in knowledge. Hats off to F-Stoppers for empowering the community with easy to follow, inspiring tutorials...FREE tutorials.

@aligodwinejike9032

3 жыл бұрын

6666

This is by far the more educational tutorial from F-Stoppers. Thank you!

I'd buy one in a heartbeat, didn't you notice how it made the model's clothes vanish. Genius.

A classic set-up, great shot, dynamite model. Simple lights, great work.

Beautiful, thanks for tutorial Fstoppers Fans

Awesome! Thank you for making this simple but helpful video 😉👍🏽

Thanks a lot for this great tutorial and keep up with your great work!

Great Video Patrick. Back in the day I used Norman strobes. That was 40 years ago. Budget is the best word. It's for the professional and the person that wants to learn. I have watched many of your Videos . You and Lee do a great job. thanks.

The flash discs look like the perfect tool for a minimal kit. Awesome video!!!

Thank you...just the video I was looking for and it’s amazing what you CAN DO on a budget with professional results.

Thank you for this short, but informative tutorial. Helped a lot. 😊

Short, sweet and very informative. Thanks Patrick.

incredible job! amazing, and with the use of flashes. Nice!

Good refresher course. I follow the Photography trends and some news just in case need it. Thanks for the video.

that was one of best video about reflectors and light. I enjoyed; thanks!

Very good tuition/advice - thank you.

Just great! Make more like this one , about Beauty Photography. Thank you!

excellent video, one of the best on youtube, can't wait for the flash disc to be available here in the UK, thanks guys.

This is so thorough. Thank you! Can you do one on self portraits ?

Thanks for this amazing vid. Learned so much. With the camera on a tripod and correctly in place, how would you always make sure that the auto focus is always on the eyes? Particularly if the model changes position between clicks?

This was so so awesome and helpful!!!!! even 5 years later!!!

wow, this is amazing! Thank you for this great tip.

Great video. The side lighs are so helpful. Sometimes simple is best

Best video on lighting in a long time.

wow man I have learned alot in just 9 minutes Thank you so much you guys are amazing.

Love this!!! Gonna try this soon!

Very nice job you did real good with this in my opinion, your model works real well. She seems very experienced. Thumbs up

Thank you for this video. It is great!

Thank you so much for the great video!!!

I am an FStoppers Advocate, Love you guys!

I've really learnt A LOT from this video. Thanks!

Awesome tutorial guys🙌👍💯 as always 😎👌🙏

not in a budget but the knowledge that you gain out of this video is priceless so for the dislikes.. just think twice

Exceptional video, thank you guys!

this is very educating and interesting to watch. ive learnt something good tonight. God bless you.

Awesome review man much love!

Amazing and intuitive! Gonna go out and get my Yongnuo's and triggers :)

Excellent video. explaining the essentials

great skin retouching job in the final 8:11 image was it done manually or using a plugin?

I absolutely loved this video. It was incredibly helpful and gave me a nice background on theory since I'm starting in beauty photography. I'm trying to become a makeup artist but I want to sell my job in the best way possible. Thanks a lot.

Found the Flash Disks on Amazon !!!! Thanks Guys !

This tutorial was great!

Loved the info, thank you!

Excellent video and advice

I think a tacit prerequisite to a really stunning beauty shot is a beautiful model. Not technically but aesthetically speaking, of course.

that's a really nice tut patrick ... thanks a lot

Gr8 work, I just bought the FS Flash Disc what camera are you using & what's your setting.

Great video!

amazing video! thank you for this!

good video BTW....but on what ISO and Shutter Speed that you used for this shoot

Hey, Patrick! Just had a quick question. What's the name of the bracket thing you use to connect your flash to your C-stand?

Excellent !!!

Very well explained bro!!👍👍👍

How much does the Flash Disk, alter the amount of light coming from the flash, 1 stop, 2? Id the back of the disc block the light?

Might be a stupid question, but how do you get the CLS to work with the mini TT1 & Flex TT5's?

Excellent instruction!

Fantastic vid!

Great tutorial!

Love the video!

I would like to have all these gear for starting my business where can I buy them?

Beautiful model.

Pretty cool. Liked it. Thank you.

Can I do the same, but instead of the flashes, softbox, and of the camera, an iPhone 7?

Wonderful video ......thanks

Just Wowwww, great great

Mind blowing

Is the finish product posted somewhere?

well done and very informative. Thanks!

Muchas gracias!

You guys should have a bundle discount if you buy 3 like in the announcement video I think they would sell for sure!! Love this simple 3 light setup! I own the magmod sphere but excited to get the flashdisk due to the ease of use and a lot quicker of a system!

Awesome!

Sorry for the noob question, but how do his shots come out with a gray background when the background is bright white?

Could you use a PocketWizard IV to fire all flashes as needed rather than numerous pocketwizards?

great video !

Wow 😮 ure dangerously Good man...amazing

Exactly what I needed to see. On my way to get some flash discs. Would love to see more shoots like these especially used in boudoir shots with controlled lighting on specific body parts for illusion. Thanks.

@phaskellhall

9 жыл бұрын

Yeah they are awesome for that. If you need a little highlight on the butt only, put a FlashDisc there. Need a little extra hair light, easy.

@barkyvonschnauzer2188

9 жыл бұрын

Cool..

@barkyvonschnauzer2188

9 жыл бұрын

Patrick Hall What are the different colors used for on the reverse of the white side?

very good!!!

it is very helpful for,thank you!

Nice one!

Super!!! Thank you FStoppers ;)

@BilianaBiBiShiBiBiShaN1111

8 жыл бұрын

But +Fstoppers you forgot to say how much is for all the stands.tripods we need for Flashes ;)

@TalesOfWar

8 жыл бұрын

+Biliana BiBiShi BiBiShaN You can get light stands for like $15-20 a piece on Amazon. They won't be the strongest things ever, but they should be more than good enough for holding a speedlite. You can get pretty cheap boom arms too for attaching the top front light. Have something you can use as a counterweight though top stop it tipping over lol. Cheaper stands tend not to be so sturdy for that stuff. You can get a tripod for around $30 too, though I'd never trust something so cheap unless you happen to get a mega awesome deal on something that was far more expensive but on sale. Photography isn't a cheap hobby/profession, but you can do a lot of DIY stuff or get away with cheaper gear if you're not going to be moving it around much or you're doing it purely for fun. You'd want to get some more expensive better quality kit though if you plan on making money from it. At least in terms of say a tripod. It depends what you're shooting I guess. Renting is a good way to go too if you're just starting out. Just be sure to rent it before the day so you know how to use it properly lol, last thing you want is to show up with a new lens or body you just rented at say a wedding and not know how to actually use it properly because you picked it up that morning.

@BilianaBiBiShiBiBiShaN1111

8 жыл бұрын

+TalesOfWar Thanks, I finally made some Light box myself, as i already have two Lights ;) Thanks

Nice tutorial.

6+ years later the lighting & budget advice is still solid. (Flashpoing/Godox is a great alternative to Yongnuo these days.)

great video! beautiful model, simple setup, effective work. :-)

I'm new to photography, I thought you were using ttl on your main flash, but your not? They were all manual?

The Flash Disc is great, but I'd also buy a 2.0, one that was larger than the initial one, but sill folded down to half it's size.

anyone know what kind of light stand he's using? looks solid

Great video. But $50 for that flash disk. That seems pretty high. That's like the price of one the the Youngneo flashes.

@FStoppers

9 жыл бұрын

That's the difference between a giant company selling literally millions of units and a small company with 2 guys trying to do everything for the first time without any sort of distribution. We will do what we can to keep our prices competitive but at the moment our expenses are extremely high.

@Samtagri

9 жыл бұрын

Fstoppers Fans Actually I don't think it is that overpriced. It is very close to the Rogue Flashbender which is priced at $39 on Amazon. I own the Flashbender and I like it. But I also like the idea of a foldable flat soft box. If you guys can bring the price down to $39 then it would be great, but I don't think it is that overpriced as it is now. I just hope it is a high quality and reliable product.

@Samtagri

9 жыл бұрын

***** Dude, I bought the wedding DVD. It is worth every penny. It is 14 hours of material. Compare that to taking a course with 14 times 1 hour lectures and you will be probably paying more. Plus, the content is really good and you can see that they actually thought about what to put in there and have a comprehensive training package. If you are going to be professional you will be spending more than that amount on any flash, camera, or lens you buy. Not to mention advertising. So why are you thinking those DVDs are less important? People should really try to appreciate quality and quit the pirate mentality.

@Samtagri

9 жыл бұрын

***** Well, advising people to watch but not buy the DVD's is something I am strongly against. This is not a big Hollywood corporate production. This is an educational course created by two young photographers on their own time and expense. They clearly spent a lot of time making and polishing it. If no one buys it then there will be no incentive for similar material to be created. That would be quite sad. Lee teaches you how to shoot in his style. And he says many times that there are many other ways to doing things, but that's his way. Also, I find it unfounded to degrade his style. Looking at your website, I don't think your style is particularly different or superior. Maybe you think differently, but I doubt you will find many that agree with you. I personally find DVDs superior to attending a lecture and having someone yap at you for 14 hours. You can pause at any moment, pick up your camera, try it out, rewind to see what you did wrong, do it again and again till you get it right. You can watch the whole thing a year later with fresh eyes and learn things that went over your head when you were just starting. You basically have it forever. How many times do you use lecture notes? And of course it is aimed at beginner photographers. What would a professional high end photographer want with an educational DVD? I don't get your point. Also don't get the point about the 12K and photo albums. Anyway, just don't say things like "I recommend others to watch it - but not to buy". That's a quite terrible thing to advise people to do. Let's all be nice and fair to each other, OK?

@xchicglowgoxo6447

8 жыл бұрын

+Devin Dymkowski Don't buy it then.

Great bts video , hope you do more , maybe some fashion or glamour. I would like to see if the speed lights could rim a full length shot. And could we see some of the finished shots from this shoot, I would like to check them out. Great job

@phaskellhall

9 жыл бұрын

They can rim an entire person if you put the flash far enough away but at some point the light will begin to look hard again. For a soft rim you really need a full length strip box.

Thank you!

how r u firing the the nikon flash as kicker light have u kept on slave mode? Is you Yongnuo flash working on commander mode? Can what method have us used for this shoot.

@FStoppers

9 жыл бұрын

SU-4. All the flashes in the video can fire by simply seeing another flash pop. You could use them with a point and shoot camera if you wanted. No commander mode is needed

anyone know of an alternative that acts jut like this. its not released in uk yet

Professional!

So is that similar to a light diffuser??

excellent presentation --especially for a novice

What are speedlights that you use in the scene? I have a 580 ex II, but i cant afford another one... so getting more 3 is a pain. Thank you

@phaskellhall

9 жыл бұрын

Yongnuo, I reference them in the Fstoppers Article if you goggle Fashdisc beauty shot you should be able to find it

Can someone tell me what lenses does he use

nice vid chief.. Thanks

Question : inside the disc - is the flash pointed upward or it's still pointed forward? i'm assuming pointed upward. in this case, you're not able to use E-TTL accurately...only standard triggering, correct? (Not a problem on this end, but just confirming).

@FStoppers

6 жыл бұрын

It's pointed up so that the flash fills the entire modifier. You can def still use TTL metering. TTL meter uses preflashes and it doesn't matter if you are bouncing your flash, firing it forward, or using it off camera.

@mikewinburn

6 жыл бұрын

excellent! I'll have to go on over and pick (at least) one up - i've been looking for something like this the past year or so and have tried a good number of them but haven't been happy with the result. Additional question - i realized late this video is dated but i just came across it today.. do you have a similar diffuser but one that allows me to attach a gel to it?.. or are the edges of this diffuser strong enough for clipping a gel w/o too much impact? this would be FANTASTIC if so. Last question...is that an 18% gray middle strip on the back? If so, worth the price of admission by itself!

hello sir this is really stunning tutorial i just wanted to know while ur recording the video that background is white when u shot the picture it came in gray would u u like to tell me please

@jjbenz9633

7 жыл бұрын

A Rafay that happns bcud the light is sort of far away frm backround. ud need to light the backround to mk it white or do it in postproduction

@Rafay8846

7 жыл бұрын

i like the grey :) because of inverse square of light