Simple Speedlight Portraits: Exploring Photography with Mark Wallace

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4 жыл бұрын

In this episode, Mark Wallace discusses ways you can get beautiful portraits using the proper lens, the proper flash, and the proper technique. You don't have to spend a lot of time thinking about the lighting and technical details of shooting portraits. Sometimes it's better to keep things simple to get great results.
Model: Juana Espinola
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Assistant: Fabian Bono
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Camera Operator: Fede Stivel
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Products Used:
Nikon D750 DSLR Body
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Flashpoint Zoom Li-on R2 TTL On-Camera Flash 2x Speedlight with R2 Pro MII
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Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8E FL ED VR Lens
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LUMIX DC-FZ1000M2 Digital Camera w/25-400mm f/2.8-4 Leica Lens - Accessory BNDL
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Production Equipment Used:
Sony Alpha a7 III 24MP UHD 4K Mirrorless Digital Camera with FE 28-70mm Lens
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Sony Alpha a6600 Mirrorless Digital Camera with 18-135mm Lens
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Sennheiser Evolution G3
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@pattymattes7124 4 жыл бұрын

I always love your demos. This is great. Thank you!!!

@rickmagri5076 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making a video available for those of us who use on camera flash. I am quite often disappointed in videos that show lighting with multiple standalone studio flash units. Your video was informative and inspirational.

@MillCityJam 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Mark - another great tutorial on lighting and flash.

@KevinPhillipssb 4 жыл бұрын

A great explanation of a few simple tweaks to make an amazing difference. Thank you!

@jalank06 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mark! I am encouraged!

@miguelaltunagajr6379 4 жыл бұрын

Huge thanks for the amazing advices. !!!

@josephchan4198 3 ай бұрын

Good refresher course on speedlight. Thanks.

@oshcan 4 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed this Mark. Thank you

@andreacinquetti598 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Mark, your advice are very useful!

@danielsahagun4367 Жыл бұрын

Sir: For me You are the Best Teacher

@Bob-Horse 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks both for a helpful and fun video. Keep safe dudes. 👍🇬🇧

@ki6ada2005 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Mark. Thanks for a realistic and informative video. Many people don’t want to set up backdrops and studio lights. Keep bringing on the instructions. By the way great job reminding and doing the social distancing..

@zenphotojourney 4 жыл бұрын

I like how you make it simple to get some nice light.

@user-if9gq9et6z 8 ай бұрын

Great shots helpful video. Thank you

@kamleshrawat1 4 жыл бұрын

This was awesome demo.... Mind-blowing...

@fmrff70 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark! Stay safe!

@Alex_science 4 жыл бұрын

Nice videos. Nice tips. This model absolutely wonderful.

@ricardoferreira2811 4 жыл бұрын

00:30 "create some nice portraits with a basic setup" 70-200mm f2.8

@gilgaladxx8393 3 жыл бұрын

@Chris Sears ok but is a tamron sp ... could be an option

@eradicator187 Жыл бұрын

Great video Mark--Thanks

@MurrayNJ08 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent video Mark!

@michaelschmitt5413 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice tutorial. Just enough info !!!

@Joel4JC 4 жыл бұрын

I have always loved your lighting videos, can you do some advanced lighting and/or OCF videos. Thanks and keep them coming.

@martinjaninegreen9712 3 жыл бұрын

Great video ! Thanks so much!

@StarsStars714 4 жыл бұрын

Love it!

@Traveljournalist 4 жыл бұрын

this is as good as a 3 lights setup !

@drumsnkoulou9654 3 жыл бұрын

Didn't know that such a result would be possible with one speedlight, thanks

@3obardThawn3 4 жыл бұрын

Great video... more videos on speedlight photography please and thank you...

@old4004 4 жыл бұрын

You're always the best at explaining the ambient/flash settings, Mark. I have followed your flash training for years. Thank you. Where are you hanging out these days?

@nuclear64_ 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I've learned so much from Mark

@uandersonbrittes6526 4 жыл бұрын

with such a well lit environment like this and a 2.8 lens I would definitely go with natural light!

@Echodreamer007 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@JaeRobinson 4 жыл бұрын

Very helpful .. Thanks! Question: Using the Flashpoint or Godox flash like you had .. and using TTL .. is there a tick you can do to get the same feature of TCM .. so .. to take a shot in TTL .. like what you see and then use those settings .. to adjust the flash manually?

@azhagustudio5943 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice explain...Sir....👌💐

@fonluc6241 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video... Great video. Unfortunately I don't have such a large room... 😀

@Joel4JC 4 жыл бұрын

Since you have the model and space available, how about a lighting and angles for photographing a model, as well as, what you are looking for in each image, like shadows, body language and standing/sitting position in relation to the camera and flash/lighting. Thanks and keep them coming.

@karenkaptures 4 жыл бұрын

Great!

@stkuj 4 жыл бұрын

I ❤️ Juana!

@crazydude5624 3 жыл бұрын

Great 👍

@gapcreekonline948 4 жыл бұрын

great video

@duranchula858 4 жыл бұрын

Pretty cool tip.

@thats_mr_b_ 4 жыл бұрын

I was wondering how well do different types of soft boxes and grids that can attach to the flash it’s self help with how the depth, shadows, and contract come out

@nanomartellvideo3299 3 жыл бұрын

Thnak you for the info. Can you tell me how can I reflect my speedlight when the surfaces that surround my subject (Walls and roof) are painted and I want to get rid of color cast?

@tarnyashearman9170 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the demo . Do you think speedlites help eliminate shadows cast from the subject?

@ChrisW444 4 жыл бұрын

That's only going to work with a white wall at the side isn't it? Great video as always but I normally have to shoot theatre head shots against a dark background in a large room with no walls to the side and a high ceiling. Can yo do a video on such a situation please? Thanks.

@gloriaalexis8128 3 жыл бұрын

Diffuser then is your best friend!

@prf4429 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video. What about flash compensation? I cannot imagine that the flash compensation wasn't raised by 1 or even 2 stops when aiming the light to the wall.

@hawg427 4 жыл бұрын

Mark, have you had a chance to shoot with the new Leica SL2 mirrorless camera yet? If so what is your opinion on it? Thank you.

@res3054 Жыл бұрын

Great Mark good info. If I'm not forsaken I believe you forgot to tell us the focal length (zoom range) of the lens that you are using.

@photonsonpixels 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice tutorial Mark. I am surprised of how soft the light looks even though you are using a bare flash. Granted, it is being reflected from the wall, but still it looks rather soft. Thank you.

@MarkWallaceVideos 4 жыл бұрын

That's the benefit of bouncing off a large surface. And it also allows you to keep camera shake to a minimum since the flash freezes motion.

@PabloB888 3 жыл бұрын

He was shooting from a very long distance and additionally in white room like this light will bounce everywhere multiple times no matter where you will point your flash.

@b991228 4 жыл бұрын

This is an honest question. With an on-camera flash and long lens do you get different lighting than with a short lens? Does standing way back give you reduced light falloff resulting in more even lighting?

@Bob71650 4 жыл бұрын

Great video Mark, but I do have one question. What would happen if the wall that you were bouncing the light off was another color and not white? Thanks, Bob

@rockj8197 4 жыл бұрын

You would get color cast the same color as the wall.

@flatluckynine7336 3 жыл бұрын

what if there's no white wall or white ceiling to bounce the flash? what if the walls have a different color? can i still bounce it without producing color cast? thank you!

@mt-nv4jd Жыл бұрын

Understandable flash demo. Is Juana easy on the eyes or what?

@anlsahal4147 4 жыл бұрын

Prime lens users protest the video :))

@shabir2020 4 жыл бұрын

Best

@azharhussain1738 3 жыл бұрын

nice.

@liviu-danielcirdei8859 2 жыл бұрын

It a possibile to make hight Speed continuous photos with flash Speed over 1/400?

@moksh9400 4 жыл бұрын

Did you do any post production on the shots that were shown at the end of video?

@MarkWallaceVideos 4 жыл бұрын

I cropped them to 16:9 for the video. I adjusted white balance, adjusted highlights, shadows, and blacks for contrast. That's about it. Just simple LR adjustments.

@stevej-j6p 3 жыл бұрын

In some of the photos at the very end, the model has two catchlights in her eyes. Was there a second flash?

@chinee7901 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Mark, kindly confirm your focus point (i.e. her eyes) as her left arm in the final pics were somewhat still in focus for a 2.8 aperture

@MarkWallaceVideos 4 жыл бұрын

I was focused on her eyes.

@justlookaround1842 4 жыл бұрын

Is flash still on ttl while bouncing of the wall?

@peterlemke3468 4 жыл бұрын

Yes l don't think Mark moved the flash into manual mode. He just moved the camera into manual mode.

@Rickyswoop 3 жыл бұрын

Was that the song from Bill and Ted when they went into the future?

@Isfhjgb 4 жыл бұрын

how big under when taking photos without flash

@atoulieneikha2811 4 жыл бұрын

Sir can you also show me a video link on canon 750d

@rezaabdollahi7271 4 жыл бұрын

01:04 THERE IS A GHOST IN THE MIRROR !!!!!!!!!!!!

@berthermsen3914 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video, thanks. But white walls besight and behind is near perfect. Most of the time we don't have that situation so it becomes more difficult en you need more gear

@andrewcorrea5414 3 жыл бұрын

Everything your teaching is great, but what I noticed was your feet position can you make a video of stance and posture.

@darlingtoncd 4 жыл бұрын

The only different comment I can make is - I wish videos were made in manual focus set-up, the pulsing from focus tracking is becoming a bit too much from so many, very accomplished, photographers. In video there has to be no loss of focus any pulsing in a TV or film production would render the footage unusable - as I know you absolutely know this. Sorry for mentioning this but apart from that - further good explanations from you - stay safe.

@georgecarpenter4126 4 жыл бұрын

Mark - if you can give a quick answer, I would appreciate it - how were you able to used flash against a white background and not have any shadows on the straight-on flash shots ? I enjoy your work Thanks.

@PabloB888 3 жыл бұрын

I can see a shadow on the white background on his direct flash examples, but it's much less darker and softer because he was shooting from very long distance and I bet white wall on the left helped too. .

@tomhughes5123 4 жыл бұрын

i thought that was a 24-70 , my 70-200 is huuge .. that guy must have huge hands

@ribargy 4 жыл бұрын

The plane of the armchair was not parallel with the camera. My OCD noticed that :( She is nice though and Mark gave a good presentation :)

@mickywes3733 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, just a speed light...and 20 foot ceilings with a full bank of windows lighting the entire room...

@Avg_Vet 4 жыл бұрын

Am I the only one that came here for the audio and not the technical aspects of photography? 😂😂😂😂

@bojidardimitrov7220 4 жыл бұрын

I don't get it why do you need a flash at all. You have a nice big window behind you and it is all white. Maybe just move the chair a bit in the center of the room.

@MarkWallaceVideos 4 жыл бұрын

With the flash, you can direct the light and shape it. It's a technique that can be used at almost any time of day and in different environments.

@hermansurkis9229 4 жыл бұрын

I would be more impressed if you got a deliberate bad picture of that young lady. Why you would want to do so is another question, for which I have no answer. ;)

@maccanizales7805 Жыл бұрын

I thought he said Iguana lol

@doctorlovera 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. But Mark, you need to practice your "Juana" pronunciation. Not because my name is Juan, but because you need to learn to say "Juana es una mina preciosa" as a true argentinian. The key is to pronounce an strong "Who", (like in Who is she?) and remember she is Juana like Anna. Who?-Anna Who-Anna WhoAnna = Juana. Just kidding. Great to know that your again in Latin america. Greetings from Bogota.