"I realize more and more what it takes to be a really good photographer. You go in over your head, not just up to your neck." - Dorothea Lange
"In photography there are no shadows that cannot be illuminated." - August Sander
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Here is what we'll be doing in class today:
- Location Kit and Equipment Lists
- Speedlights and Triggering a Flash
- P2 On/Off-Camera Flash
- Critique P1 and A1 Location Scouting Contacts
- A2 Guidelines
Location Kits and Equipment Lists
(See blog post and Angel for list examples)
Triggering The Light:
- Electronic: Hot Shoe or Sync Cord
- Optical: Optical Slave such as a peanut/bubble slave/etc.
- Infrared: Infrared pulse or pre-flashes
- Radio: Transmitter sending a radio signal to a Receiver
Basic Speedlight Settings (See post on Speedlight Manuals and Links):
- Modes: TTL (Automatic with EV +/-), Repeat or Multi, Manual
- Zoom: Control how wide or narrow your output is
- High Speed Sync / Shutter Curtain Sync
- Pan, Tilt, Bounce, Wide Angle Diffusion Screen
- Master and Slave Controls
