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  @geocubano10 сағат бұрын

  Always pick up something every time I watch one of your videos Neil !📸

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  @souljah9e18 сағат бұрын

  At 46:51 this type of photo is what im looking to create consistent what size of reflector would you recommend to use in an outdoor open shade situation? Also do you have a book on posing people who are non models?

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  @neilvn17 сағат бұрын

  I don't have any books or video tutorials on posing. But if you like that basic / essential pose for a portrait, check up on "Short Lighting". For me, that was a breakthrough concept when I first saw it explained in a book. I don't use reflectors outside -- nearly always off-camera lighting, which I find is more controllable.

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  @souljah9e17 сағат бұрын

  @@neilvn Thank you so much for replying. I will surely check it out!

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  @d.williams256818 сағат бұрын

  Okay, totally NOT photography related: Cool shirt in this video! Like it a lot, could you post back what brand/style it is please... Good to see someone still having some kind of dress sense (looks very club clothes, goth style shirt...) in the photog tutorials, instead of just old jeans, ratty t-shirt, and frizzy hair (hi, Jared...) If you want be thought of as "cool", then dress accordingly... (you/Neil, Joe Edelman, and Lindsay Adler are the only photographers dressing like you want people to believe you have an eye for style. It does come through to the clients...just saying...)👍✌😎

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  @neilvn18 сағат бұрын

  @@d.williams2568 - aaah, thank you kindly. The shirt is from the Robert Graham brand. I like the style, and I also like a paisley type pattern. I have several of these in black / grey / blue / purple, because it’s pretty much all I wear. :)

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  @FilmRunnerMedia19 сағат бұрын

  I really enjoyed this class. It gave me lots of ideas that I'm eager to experiment with. I've lined up a model so I can get some practice. One question that I had was in regards to the flash "zoom" setting. When you're bouncing a flash, do you keep it full wide, or adjust the zoom? I imagine that in TTL mode the zoom will adjust automatically to your lens focal length, but I've been considering how the zoom might affect your bounce light.

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  @neilvn17 сағат бұрын

  I mostly keep the flash zoomed as tight as possible cause a wide zoom isn't necessary or even useful. Also, -- more control -- less flash power is "eaten up" by the black modifier I use with my on-camera flash. -- the zzzt-zzzt sound of the flash head becomes annoying.

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  @neilvn17 сағат бұрын

  Just note that TTL flash has nothing to do with how your flash head zooms. It does the same thing for manual exposure flash.

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  @FilmRunnerMedia16 сағат бұрын

  @@neilvn yes, I thought keeping the zoom tighter will make the light brighter, and because it's being bounced then it will already be wide and diffused. Thanks so much for answering my question !

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  @neilvn16 сағат бұрын

  @@FilmRunnerMedia -- exactly that.

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  @marcthibault8723Күн бұрын

  Great video! Curious, do you need a permit to use a flash stand in NYC??? Thanks! 🇨🇦

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  @neilvnКүн бұрын

  If it is a big production with multiple lights, yes. But that is why we remain mobile with a monopod. And we also make sure we don't impede pedestrian traffic.

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  @SCArtandGraftsКүн бұрын

  When Neil speaks, I listen.

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  @neilvnКүн бұрын

  Wow! That's a huge compliment. I'll just have to make sure all future videos live up to that.

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  @christianpetersen1782Күн бұрын

  Good timing Neil. I have just started playing with flash and your superb teaching technique will help me a great deal. Many thanks.

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  @neilvnКүн бұрын

  Sara, the dancer's Instagram: instagram.com/sara.sobolova/

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  @lilldicmossyКүн бұрын

  Great video ! Just subscribed :)

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  @PhotowalksTVКүн бұрын

  Great stuff Neil! Take that Facebook. I found you.

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  @pamcollins3167Күн бұрын

  excellent tutorial ! love your accent too - could listen to you all day

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  @neilvnКүн бұрын

  @@pamcollins3167 - aaw, thank you

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  @souljah9eКүн бұрын

  Ain't watch the video yet but liked cuz I know it's excellence you're teaching!

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  @neilvnКүн бұрын

  @@souljah9e - that’s high praise.

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  @martink8080Күн бұрын

  Was it a bother or hindrance having all those people walk by and through the shot while you were lying on the ground? Or just part of the game when shooting in public spaces?

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  @neilvnКүн бұрын

  @@martink8080 - it’s like you say, it’s part of the game. I’ll patiently time my shots. I will also manage expectations beforehand, telling the dancer / model / subject that we’ll give it two or three minutes, and if it doesn’t work, we move along. I won’t get stuck in one spot, frustrated that it isn’t working.

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  @christianpetersen1782Күн бұрын

  Really professional results here Neil. Thanks for posting and showing us how it’s done. Do you have planned alternative locations or do you mooch around after each session until you find them? I.e. did you previously know of the sun’s position and the light and shade that would be perfect for the shot?

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  @neilvnКүн бұрын

  @@christianpetersen1782 - I have specific places in mind that we walk to, but I also look for interesting opportunities that come up, because you can’t always predict from previous days what the light (etc) would look like. So it’s about 50/50. The main photo here was an opportunity. Not planned beforehand.

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  @muhammadqamarulhafizahmadr2159Күн бұрын

  Your videos are excellent, the explanation and results shown are amazing, thank you so much for sharing

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  @FernandoSLimaКүн бұрын

  inspiring... Thank you!!!

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  @aamassyКүн бұрын

  Thank you, Neil!

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  @BillyBoy46Күн бұрын

  Thanks.

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  @Mr092602 күн бұрын

  Great Video Neil

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  @VarinderKumar-yc4jc2 күн бұрын

  Thanks for sharing your valuable experiences...

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  @user-eh8jv2em2o2 күн бұрын

  This should have 51M views not 51K

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  @souljah9e4 күн бұрын

  Thank you so very much for this. You made everything so simple and easy to understand am truly grateful.

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  @haakon_b5 күн бұрын

  Excellent content, thanks 👍

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  @Emerald_City_6 күн бұрын

  One question: how come you have a Dutch name and a German accent? :)) Fantastic stuff, this goes immediately into my GOLDEN TUTORIALS folder... There are very minor points I would have done slightly different, like with structuring video or editing (give a bit more time to showing the examples, and next to each other works best), but that's a side matter. I felt like back at school when we wondered how some great teachers stood out and could reach out and catch our attention. I've seen this video actually twice, counting the number of times I had to rewind to be able to follow (have no such a flash yet). Extremely welcome stuff, and I'll be buying the modern flash I had hesitated to, now under impact of this video. Can't wait!

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  @neilvn6 күн бұрын

  I have a Dutch last name because I am South African. Hence the accent? Anyway, thank you for the kind words.

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  @Emerald_City_5 күн бұрын

  @@neilvn oh, that's great! So would you be able to read and understand if I wrote here something in Dutch?

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  @neilvn5 күн бұрын

  @@Emerald_City_ -- yes, I would. But I would have to concentrate. Don't make me work for it.

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  @Emerald_City_4 күн бұрын

  @@neilvn No worries! I'm as (un)comfortable with Dutch as with English language... :)) I also might mix them up occasionally. Still, after more than a day since I've watched, am much impressed by your video lecture. Influenced by it, now am at the verge of buying a second hand Olympus FL-900R flash. Do you think it's a good idea? Is less than half of the price of the new product. Your models are fantastic. Also all from South Africa?

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  @neilvn3 күн бұрын

  @@Emerald_City_ -- I live and work in the USA. New Jersey / New York City. So all my models are local to me. I'm not familiar with the Olympus system. But my recommendation would be to get the larger version of whatever flash they offer, as opposed to a smaller, underpowered one.

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  @schutschinsk6 күн бұрын

  Hello! Great video! Question: what if the reflector had been white instead of black? What difference would that make?

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  @neilvn6 күн бұрын

  Having a white or reflective part to this would definitely make the device more efficient ... HOWEVER, the idea behind the black foam is that it acts as a flag. Not a flash modifier per se. With the black foamie thing / flag, I want to control the DIRECTION of the light that I am bouncing. If I use a white card or some metallic reflector inside the flag, it would throw light up towards the ceiling again ... which is light from the lens axis again, somewhat defeating the idea behind using the black foam as a flag.

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  @schutschinsk6 күн бұрын

  @@neilvn Thank you very much! Great work and best regards from Germany!💥

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  @samuelsmith68046 күн бұрын

  Very impressive

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  @samuelsmith68047 күн бұрын

  This is such a good tutorial. Not only the best flash photography class, but the best photography tutorial on KZread of any kind.

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  @c2sreenu7 күн бұрын

  Learned lot about bouncing flash by reading your books.Thank You!

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  @TorjiMan10 күн бұрын

  Hi Neil. Excellent video. I'm curious if when you are bouncing flash in this manner with TTL, do you often find the need to up the flash exposure compensation depending on the distance of the bounce and/or the distance of the subject? Also, when you bounce behind you, are angling the flash slightly up at all, or is it essentially just straight back? Thanks again for this insightful content

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  @Andratos9511 күн бұрын

  I do not understand a few things. I use a Nikon F3 analog camera with an SB-800 speedlite. I use a simple A-41 adapter so I do not have TTL. I only get “aperture priority non-ttl”, “distance priority” and “manual”. I do not understand in these settings how to determine my exposure time.

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  @neilvn6 күн бұрын

  Your best approach would be to use a light meter to measure your flash, since you are missing out on immediately seeing your results with film photography (instead of digital.)

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  @LeCitadin196011 күн бұрын

  While listening to your video this morning and earing once again about the end of the curve when talking about the inverse square law, a sample explanation came to my mind to help me visualize how it works. Let’s say the light source is at 1 meter from our subject with the proper power to have a perfect exposure. Test 1. Let’s move our subject from 1 to 2 meters. 1 meters difference to lose 2 stops of light. Test 2. Let’s move our subject from 2 to 4 meters. 2 meters difference to lose 2 stops of light. Test 3. Let’s move our subject from 4 to 8 meters. 4 meters difference to lose 2 stops of light. Test 4. Let’s move our subject from 8 to 16 meters. 8 meters difference to lose 2 stops of light. And we can go on with the same results. As we can see for each test, the difference it takes to lose 2 stops of light is greater as we increase the distance between the light source and our subject. That's the end of the curve you were talking about and now I can visualize why it works.

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  @LeCitadin196014 күн бұрын

  Thank you for the reference from the other video. Your point was proven 8 years ago and is still relevant today. Besides all the demonstrations between the different diffusers, I particularly liked what you said at the very end - "Cost you nothing!" 🙂

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  @ericlarson618014 күн бұрын

  Best tutorial on bounce flash I’ve seen! Connects all the dots. Thank you!

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  @LeCitadin196014 күн бұрын

  Wow, that was very interesting and mind opening! I was in the process of watching videos that compares Magmod products with Godox about their flash modifiers. I'll buy one of your books instead. Your explanation about using the flatten portion of the distribution of light based on the inverse square law was kind of a revelation. It's so obvious that we just don't see it. I already did some tests with my wife yesterday and it simply works. That and hiding direct light from your subject with the black foam are the keys. Fantastic video, not too long for what we learn.

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  @neilvn14 күн бұрын

  Then you'll find this older video of interest as well: kzread.info/dash/bejne/fmRsqZSdlqzddrw.html

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  @scottnorland421416 күн бұрын

  Really excellent explanation and demonstration. I setup a test with my son's stuffed animals in a small room to test. Was able to follow and see the differences. Thank you!

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  @horstschoninger126517 күн бұрын

  😀🎯

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  @jobolitz575327 күн бұрын

  Wonderful. You earned a new subscriber. One question, if you don't mind: does this work on any wall or just white colored walls?

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  @neilvn24 күн бұрын

  If the walls and ceiling are warm toned, you're still safe to bounce your flash. But if the walls and ceiling are painted green or blue, then the spectrum of color you’ll get when bouncing your flash, will lack the warmer tones you need for good skin color. Your best option then is either direct flash, or off-camera flash.

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  @ronclarke854628 күн бұрын

  Excellent tutorial! Substance over flashy influencers!

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  @melaniesavolainen5455Ай бұрын

  THANK YOU!!!!

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  @tonyclarke5068Ай бұрын

  Awesome work Neil. Do you conduct workshops?

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  @neilvnАй бұрын

  I do offer workshops, whether online or in person. The in-person workshops went on a hiatus during the '20 - '21 pandemic, and I never kickstarted them again. It's about time! neilvn.com/tangents/photography-workshops/

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  @tonyclarke5068Ай бұрын

  @@neilvn If you get them restarted you have your first attendee.

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  @joerichard171Ай бұрын

  I recently came across your channel because of Omar Gonzalez commenting on how great your black foamie thing works. I really enjoy your channel as you have such a fabulous way of explaining the world of light and flash… can’t thank you enough.

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  @vogelberАй бұрын

  very interesting and insightful. thank you.

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  @wolfgangklebel9676Ай бұрын

  The BEST video about using on camera flash I have EVER seen! Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏

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  @hoangle6670Ай бұрын

  Which flash would you recommend A2 or A10

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  @neilvnАй бұрын

  As a small moonlight, I would recommend the A2. If you want a flash you can use on your camera -- then the A10 is what you want.

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  @209lapkoАй бұрын

  Absolutely brilliant video, great information thank you

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  @SCArtandGraftsАй бұрын

  Neil's BFT is a game changer. Although I've modified mine to have a white interior.

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  @Karats_AlexanderАй бұрын

  Legendary information!

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  @greengraycolorАй бұрын

  How about color cast picked from the surfaces the light is bouncing from? Do you correct it with gels?

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  @neilvnАй бұрын

  Yes, you will pick up color casts. But this generally isn't a problem if you shoot in RAW .. unless the surfaces that you bounce your flash off is predominantly green or blue in tone. Then you might very well have a discontinuous spectrum of light, where the orange and and other warm tones that give you good skin tone, are missing. Then color correction is tough or impossible.

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  @greengraycolorАй бұрын

  @@neilvn Thank you for this insightful answer!

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  @davevowles8093Ай бұрын

  Hi Neil. I have come across this video, your demonstrations and explanations are so useful and easy to follow, I now need to catch up on your other vid’s. I do have a question which I would be so, so grateful for your experience and guidance. Would you ever bounce a flash off a window?

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  @neilvnАй бұрын

  It is entirely possible to bounce the light from your flash off a window .... IF you can bounce it at a sensible angle, and also temper your expectations. Here is an example: neilvn.com/tangents/using-on-camera-bounce-flash-outside/

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  @TigerMou2 ай бұрын

  I really love all of the examples with comparisons! Great video!

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  @eekamoose2 ай бұрын

  14:23 That photo of the trumpet player is exceptional. A stunningly good image. Wow.

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  @neilvn2 ай бұрын

  Thank you! And the technique is so easy once you get how to control your on-camera flash. Anyone can do it.

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  @eekamoose2 ай бұрын

  @@neilvn For years I’ve used a home-made diffuser using Ikea drawer liner (a trick that you probably know about, let me know if you don’t) and I’ve been happy with the results, but using the technique that you demonstrate adds depth and contours to the image of a face that the diffuser can’t. Your photos are awesome, I hope your clients appreciate just how good those images are!