I’ve wasted hundreds even thousands of dollars, read books, watched u-tube, etc., Don’t make my mistake! Stop buying gimmicks and pay attention to Neil. He’s the real deal.

I have NEVER, NEVER received this level of training from ANY KZfaq video on this subject in the last ten years. My hat is off to you sir! This instruction is of the highest pedantic level I've EVER experienced from a KZfaq video. Watching this presentation was as if I were attending a formal lecture, especially considering the professorial manner of your delivery,,,so grateful to have stumbled across your channel! Subscribed.

One of the worst things KZfaq has done is this push to make videos so long which has lead to people waffling on and not actually telling you anything they claim in the title. Not this video though. This is one is of the few videos that delivers 100% as promised. It's an hour of actual usefulness. The detail and teaching in here is awesome. Thank you.

It's simple: Neil is a pro photographer with decades of experience. Others are just influencers that starts a year ago and takes photos for free once a month. I know who to believe

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

Excellent tutorial! Substance over flashy influencers!

When the student is ready, the teacher will appear. Excellent teacher, now time to play.

Thank you Neil, that was the most well explained flash tutorial I ever watched...and I watched a lot, thank you sir 🙏, great video!

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

The man who made it all make sense to me, properly, many years ago. The only reference for on camera flash needed.

Really enjoyed watching your Master Class, thank you very much !!! Surely, the multi million industry will not be quite happy now when you showed how to substitute expensive equipment with ....piece of black foam 😄. I just subscribed and thumbed up.

This is by far the best Bounce flash video I've seen !! thanks Neil

I'm a hobby photografer since 2008, but never saw a so simple bounce and TTL lesson before. thx so much.

Neil van Niekerk is the GOAT

Thank You Sir, Excellent!!! Best Video I have ever viewed on using a Speedlight Flash, I really appreciate your imoarting knowledge to us.

GAME CHANGING for weddings. Thank you so much for such a great tutorial

This has been a very helpful start to my use of speed lights. Thank you!

I saved this ages ago, and recently got my first real big boy on body flash. I was playing around with it and a bounce card and wasn't happy with the look. Remembered this video, watched it with camera in hand, and 10 minutes in I was already taking better shots by pointing it behind me to bounce. Incredible video, so glad I remembered this.

Putting this out for free is amazing. Thank you so much. I'm sure the couples who's weddings I shoot will be very thankful I've watched this!

Came to learn how to use flash , stayed for the photography lesson it’s 1 of a kind , you are a true master at your craft, amazing work wow!!!. I what link for your books.

I have been through hundreds and hundreds of KZfaq videos, but none of have described such a way that you have done thankyou sir this was really worth watching and gaining some knowledge about external flash light hats off to you sir all the way from Nepal.

Tremendous advice. So many flash tutorials concentrate on off-camera flash but that’s often impractical at crowded events.

Thank you Neil, very clearly explained and well demonstrated!

Thanks Neil. Very informative. I got answers for details i was looking for in other videos but could never find. Please keep doing it. These are really educational videos, not just time wasters, repeating the very basics.

I would love to see a lengthy presentation for using on camera and off camera flash for outdoor portraits.

Absolutely brilliant video, great information thank you

Absolutely amazing this video has opened my eyes to many things from technique etc to stop spending thousands on equipment which is not needed . Can’t thank you enough and will be watching this many times . Sincere thanks Neil

Thanks for the video, Neil. I really do not have a vantage point yet from which to speak as I've just recently purchased my first strobe and modifier. I normally shoot wildlife, but have started venturing into portrait type work. That said, based on my wildlife work, someone asked me to photograph their Mother's 90th birthday party (over my objections). The reason I'm leaving this comment is because I used a plastic diffusion dome (ceilings were 16-20 feet high, location was dark, walls were dark and far from the subjects). So I pointed the speedlite directly at folks, shot at the sync speed (for the most part), and used several lenses - but primarily the 200mm f2 for isolated shots at the venue. It was the diffusion dome that came with the Nikon SB-700 flash, so it didn't cost anything extra. The point of this comment was that at the distance I was shooting, the strobe on top of camera - pointed right at the subject - with plastic diffusion dome provided very soft light and wonderful illumination (i.e. the flash shots did not look like flash shots). I bring this up because I'm sure you are aware that the minute you mention using "on camera flash" - you get dirty looks. Now, with you comments at about 10 minutes into this video, using a plastic diffusion dome will get even more. I do understand your point. Just saying that the "clients" were exceedingly happy with the images - and they surprised me - because I never saw myself using OCF with a diffusion dome. Sometimes, it can work. Again, thank you very much for the video.

I've just watched the 2 bouncing flash tutorial late this evening and I can't wait for tomorrow to test this. Thanks a lot for this simple and clearest demo. Bravo !

wow this is the best flash tutorial I ever seen on youtube , thank you Neil 🙂🙂📸📸

Can’t believe this is free ❤

A superb tutorial and fabulous teacher thank you ive learnt so much..

This is a brilliant lesson. Thank you so much for sharing your experience in such a simple, logical way. I went straight to the store to buy some black foam!

You don't imagine how thankful I am, Neil, for this video. I finally get some good indoor shots with bounce flash, and you don't imagine for how long I've tried. That trick with the black foam is stupid, simple and best of all incredibly efficient and it costs close to nothing. I also ordered CTS gels instead of the CTO that is on my Nikon flash, and I confirm that people are less red.

Master class! Thank you!

Not sure how many times I've watched this tutorial over the last few months while practicing mastering on-camera flash. Very practical tutorial!

I bought hundreds of books on Flash Photography, well not hundreds, but you know what I mean. Despite the hype, none of these books helped me in any significant way on how to improve my flash photography. I'm not talking about Studio Flash where everything can be controlled, I'm talking about Flash Photography with speed lights such that a wedding, or event photographer would use. Like I said, I went trough "many" flash photgraphy books, but most of them were promotional "look ma no hands" books . A lot of pretty pictures, but no educational substance, or value. One day I decided to pick up one of Neil van Nierkerk's books that had been sitting on a shelf for I don't know how long ? I think this was the first book in his series on bounce flash. I lazily picked up this book not expecting much and that's when I was hooked ! For once, some educational stuff and not your usual guide-number divided by subject-distance technical punch-line. I have since purchased all the books in the series. I got to admit, at first I had to read this stuff 2 or 3 times (even more), before it began making sense. I went out and bought myself a black-foamy-thing and began practicing with a store bought mannequin. Then I began practicing with friends and colleagues. This stuff will not make any sense if you just read it. You have to put what you read to work ! As a wedding photographer this has become a new tool in my arsenal. Not to say that I have never used bounce flash before. I have, but not like this ! Understanding how to control ETTL with FEC was another boom. Before this book I never touched that button.

Thank you Neil. Excellent video, extremely well explained.

So good! Thanks for taking the time!

Fantastic tutorial, explained clearly especially about the inverse square law indoors, well done Neil and thank you! John

I've watched many videos on how to use my on camera flash and this is the BEST EVER! Kudos! Very useful.

Absolute best tutorial on KZfaq on flash photography!! Thanks Neil!!

Thank you for this insightful and educational video! I watched hundreds, if not thousands, of videos, and this is the one I loved the most!

Legendary information!

Fantastic Video Neil

Good job, Neil.

This tutorial is fantastic! Thanks a lot!

Thanks Neil for a great tutorial!

Such a pleasant surprise to learn how you use bounce flash. Wow. Really great tutorial. Can't wait to try it out. I always thought you had to bounce from a white wall that was close to you and the subject.

Fantastic presentation.

I would always shoot straight up to the ceiling with a dome on my flash. This video just showed me that I was doing it wrong this whole time. Thanks for the great tips Neil. This will definitely make my pictures look better.

What a great tutorial, thanks for sharing your method so fully and generously!

This is one of the best tutorials I've ever seen when it comes to this subject. Straightforward, streamlined. It looks like a very effective workflow. I'm definitely going to put the information here, to use and practice these techniques. Thank you.

This is great! Thank you so much!!

Thank you, this was a brilliant video! As much as I respect (and envy, to be honest) folks who are principally in the business of KZfaq, this video shows the clear difference when someone is principally a working photographer.

Thanks a lot for this great video!

Excellent

Very well done. Glad to see the black foamie thing again. Thanks!

Exceptionally great training!

A superb tutorial! Thank you so much!

Very clear explanation of using bounce flash!

Thank you very much for the excellent education, Neil. All the best to you! 🙏

Amazing info, thank you so much.

This is so thorough! Thank you thank You thank you!!

Listening to this and feeling grateful for the education you provided years ago online and continue to provide! You are a blessing to many!

Many Thanks. Very clear information. Appreciated

Thanks so much for the new tutorial. It's reminded me to rewatch all your earlier videos.

Gold standard lesson. Congratulations!

The only tutorial on on-camera flash you need!

I learnt so much in this one short hour. Thank you!

Excellent presentation.

Awesome video, congrats!

One of the best tutorials I've seen in the 3 yrs that I'm studying photography! You've got a new and excited subscriber. Learned more in an hour here than in half a year...

Super resource! Very practical information that is useful for the real-world situations you'll encounter when not shooting in a full studio set up. It is also well-paced and well-taught. There is not a minute wasted on filler, but the information is shared through multiple examples and demonstrations at a pace that allows you to understand and absorb it.

You have been my “go to” for anything flash for years. This was a great tutorial. Really put it all together for me. Thank you.

Superb tutorial, thank you!

Absolutely amazing tutorial! Engaging and extremely informative. Thank you!!

For years I've been seeing videos using flash socks/soft boxes, diffusers, bounce cards... they talk about getting the flash off of the camera, triggers, etc, etc. All of it seemed daunting for someone whose flash skills are pretty much non-existent. The thought of more gear and choosing what gear has always been freezing me up and pushng me away from portraiture. Your use and explanation of using TTL, bounce and a piece of black foam is bringing me back to learning how to better utilize the minimal kit I have. Thanks so much. Subscribed and looking forward to seeing more of your channel. Great video.

fantastic tutorial!! 🙌🏼👍🏼 🙏🏼thanks so much Neil

Fantastic! Thank you soo much. This helps me a lot!!

Great and complete tutorial, Neil! I have been a fan of the black foamy thing for my event photography. Thanks for covering the white balance aspects too, including the subtle differences between CTO and CTS for flattering skin tones.

Wonderful presentation! I learned a lot. Thank you so much for doing this!

I have been retired from sports and wedding photography for about 7 years. I can no longer stand it, and am planning on getting back in the game bigger than every before. I considered myself a very successful photographer, but listening to Neil steps up the process so much. Thank you Neil I will be purchasing all of your books ASAP…

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH! ❤

So great on camera flash tutorial there's a gem on it thank you for the video😍

how is this technique not more widely taught? the results are superb and it's so simple...

Really found this very interesting and helpful. Much better than trying to faff around with lots of bits and pieces when you usually do not have the time to do so for those special unposed candid moments. Thanks

Great tutorial. Many thanks.

Thankyou for explaining the actual science behind flash photography and demonstrating the theory. Extremely valuable. 👍

Great video Neil. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with the photographic community. Your books are outstanding as well, with tips & illustrations throughout! Best wishes!😊

really well explained...wow...you made all my doubts clear

Thank you. This information has made me feel a lot more confident about using flash.

Love his student tutorials

Thank you very much for the great video, Sensei 😁

This teaching worth hundreds and one of the most hands on tutorials i have come across that goes over flash and how to bounce your flash. I'm super excited to get to use these lessons. Thank you!

Thank you for sharing your experience! Your video is insightful.

What a wonderful presentation! It is so very useful! Baie dankie, Neil!

Excellent !

Wow , wonderfull tutorial. Thank You.

Just found your channel. This was super informative for someone just starting out with on camera flash. I really appreciate you showing that cheaper diy options of black foam and cutting out your own gels work just as well or better than expensive additional products! Definitely going to find a piece of black foam and steal a hair band from my wife! Thanks for sharing this!