I love that you brought this series back!

Definitely make a big point Manny, when you don't have an assistant, you gotta check everything, recheck everything. Stop and start with your subjects. I live in Miami, so when my assistance isn't there it's a real undertaking. You also have to have someone watching your gear...

Idk guys, I know I'm in the wrong place for this opinion but the bright backgrounds of natural light just do it for me. Certainly times I wish I'd have a flash but man I prefer the natural light in most of these images. Great video Manny

A great shoot. You are the master of mixing natural and flash. Not as easy as it looks.

Just found your videos a few days ago and I’m watching your 4-5 year old videos to help learn more about cameras as im wanting to become a photographer in the near future. Thank you for your great work and patience and love for your viewers. We appreciate you, don’t give up. God is with you.

Manny, I have to thank you very much for your videos about Off Camera Flash, it saved me from paying a lot of money for courses in Brazil. I learned a lot from you. success always to you!

Don't get me wrong, I still enjoy using natural light in the right conditions. The strobe can take your photos to another level especially when you can shoot during those bright sunlight hours

Manny, Chicago, Elisabeth. = art period.

Ah yes, the blue wagon that magically can hold everything that you ever need. Classic! Great video!

Love this video because it shows the major difference in both styles and I use the word style because I’m a natural light photographer. Only last year I started experimenting with ocf and really loving it to be honest. Truth be told I do like some shots with the natural light because you get to enjoy the beauty of the building structure and the model at the same time; whereas with the flash it makes the viewer focus on the model in full detail which is also great and that’s what I love about photography, we can chose to select what we want the viewer to see. Nice work Manny, I’ve been a follower some years now.

Always nice seeing other people bringing the wagon setup just like me.

The colors of photos are vivid and they are so nice when taking them with flash.

On location are the best, glad to see you back outside.

You’re always putting out such informative information that is so useful.. 👊🏻

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK MANNY! YOU ARE APPRECIATED!

Hi Manny. Great to see that you're doing video on technique again. It's a pleasant break from seeing gear-related videos. Hope you'll give us more.

My G’ you are the man. Im a Videographer first but also doing some side photography and will definitely be using your tips. Thank You for all the tips you provide

Thank you for the information Manny alot of us are still learning the basics and your videos help us learn.

Thanks Manny the way you do this kind of video is amazing

Thank you many for another great insight into flash photography..I myself have been using it more in my work and I am definitely getting more comfortable with it.

I''m shaking my head. There is just no substitute for being a professional. I just wish I could get to that level.

These shots look soooo good. Thx for teaching all this!

TOTALLY AWESOME JOB !!! THE EXTRA EFFORT ALWAYS PRODUCES GEAT RESULTS 👍

Really enjoy these types of videos!

Good video! I think you nailed it showing the difference between available light and flash. Rarely, do I shoot without flash. I envy that Hasselblad, that leaf shutter is a game changer.

That shot @7:38 STUNNING!

Beautiful images and the wagon is a life saver as I often use one as well. I like to take more gear than I usually need so that’s something I may need to work on but hate the idea of wanting something like extra lights etc and then not having it. I’m also usually along with no assistant but totally agree when I have one, it does seem to make life easier when on location. Also I love using the reflector dish and grid on my lights. I’ll use the standard reflector dish as well on my Flashpoint lights but love the Westcott long throw reflector dish and grids as well as the collapsible MagMod XL set up. Taking the lights around is a pain but agree for most scenarios it’s worth it in the end. Beautiful work!!

Very nice work and very helpful. Inspiring too. And kudos to your talented model.

Dope work as always

Manny these are my favorite videos. One topic I'd be interested to hear you talk on is how you deliver images to your clients

Just something about using the flash ! Nice work as always !

I love the outdoor video's Manny. Please make more

Manny, I’m your first customer for your course, now you gotta to make it!!!❤️🙏🏼❤️. My Hassy and 45p are waiting!! 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼

I love watching tutorial videos like this. 👍

Love your work ❤

Love those shots, Manny, they really do look so different. Also, it's nice to see that your lighting setup fits into a Volkswagen Golf 🙂

Man, I can’t be the only who thinks what I’m about to say… I learn so much from you lol appreciate all of the tips you give out. Thanks bro! 💯

He's back!

NIce work Manny!

Thank you for the video.. Got some kickass pictures there

Thank you so much! You won yourself a new subscriber ;-) Still learning photography from the ground off, with pre-war medium format still cameras (Zeiss Ikon) shooting film, I am bound to available natural light since these antique cameras do not even have flashs at all… From these amateur results in my family of always over-exposed flash shots of the 1970s, I am still so shocked that I never wanted to even think about using flash lights at all… Your video helps me _a lot_ to understand how this is done properly in modern times ;-)

Great video Manny. In the future I would love to see a video from you utilizing some small on camera Flash or some small off camera Flash that you can hand held. This would be a great video for people when they travel to another country and can't pack big gear with them.

Great video. I like the ones with flash because as you said is different, and I think the subject pops out.

i love how manny refrained from saying "better" instead said "different" 😂 cause face it, everyone one of those shots where flash was used just looked better, its not up for debate

That was a great way to teach about lighting!

Well done, Ortiz.

Mannal i love your camera bag can you tell me the name of it thank you

I have the same wagon but i use it to transport lawn chairs and booze from my house to the beach 😁 You just inspired me to use it for something else so thank you!! Great video!

the flash is so much better. I hate lugging it around with me but it's worth carrying to get amazing results. Great videa as always!

Nice!! When I saw the train tracks, I knew that's chicago, was there last month, and I loved the windy city. ✌🏾😎

Hey Manny. As a natural light shooter who has only dabbled with camera flash, this vid also shows how having no assistance or being a lone wolf makes things much more difficult. Thanks for this.This is my struggle. 2 things to note - is that you have a car, and where you're going has elevators. Small things that are a huge deal to carry around equipment, even get to many locations, etc. My main question is how did you go from alone shooter to a studio? Not having a proper shooting space has been absolutely killing me. The its the stylists, the clothes..etc. there's a lot of things that I would like to do and try but I just don't have the resources. Cheers

For me, flash is a must. I had to do natural light in a pinch, but the flash pics look so much better.🎉

Great video, thanks for sharing!

Great lighting tips and tricks

Very nice lovely photo shoot ❤

You are so good!

Great work fam 🇯🇲

I feel your pain!! I have the same cart and always try to get lighter. So I use the Godox AD300 Pro or AD400 Pro (AD600 and AD1200 are just heavy unless it's a commercial shoot, and then I will hire assistants). To get my weight down, I will use the Westcott 45-degree Deep Focus Reflector with Honeycomb Grids & Diffusion for a reflector. I bring the Westcott 70 Degree Reflector as a backup. Great Video.

I’m sold! Though about investing in a flash and your video just sealed the deal!

I loved the pictures. I am partial to a portable pack like the Godox AD1200 or the original: the Broncolor move 1200. The light head and the heavy pack helped me with the stabilization. Even so for a kick of flash the compact portable monos are so difficult to resist. I have an AD300 and it's a blast to pack. In this case, I prefer the ones where you add flash. In Irene Rudnyk's case, she has shown that she is good with flash but I prefer it when she does not use it (So does her). So it's about style.

Wooooow, muchas gracias bro

Hi Manny. I'm a big fan since 2018.

Thanks for this video. I’ve been curious about the X2D with flash outdoors and love seeing your portraits. That 90mm is crazy good too it seems. Are you using face detect on these shoots? I have some similar light equipment but have been too lazy to bring out anywhere. I need to get over that lol

Hey Manny I really loved this video! I am new to photography, could you please explain how to sync camera with flash light? The photos you took are breath taking! Amazing!

Great Video!!!

@9:51 Great result, I never would have thought that it was actually taken in full daylight. Your flash is reflected in the car's right head light… ;-)

Thanks for this cool video. How would it look to add those light sources later in post ? I wonder if this could be achieved quick and dirty via photoshop.

Manny, these photos are on point! If you could, would you do "refresh" video if you buying your first camera in 2024 for photography, videography or Hybrid?

Elizabeth always beautiful model

Great video manny I am a profoto guy The b10 fits in my back pack and their modifiers fold flat and go right into my back a manfroto tripod case I have shot flash my whole life with the new TTL and a mirrorless camera life is good 😊😊

Nice car bro, love the rims...you got taste

Video is stunning.Which camera body and lens you have used for this video?

Great video

We can finally say “Manny got a wagon” and not sound weird😂 Great video!

Nicely done Manny. Even the natural light shots look good. The sculpting power of the flash is well demonstrated.

ugh I love Elizabeth!😍 I can listen to her talk all day.

Other than the photography tips and tricks, nice wheels Ortiz

Manny!!! 😮

How much, approximately do you under expose the ambient for your flash shots? Great shots!

Natural light + Flash Light = Kick ass

Hasselblad you rich boy 😊 respekt Bro

This video saved my life

Can you go over your beauty dish and talk about when to use the deflector plate and it's purpose vs not using it. Similar to the diffusion screen. I always assumed the deflector plate and diffusion was used in every look.

I can't save your video to my fav list dude.

I'm from Chicago. Are we allowed to use flash setup outside with a stand especially in downtown?

What I think that you can do for viewers is to reveal, step by step, every camera adjustment that you make. Yes, in principle, any viewer knows how to manage the exposure triangle. But when one goes out and tries it on location with a model before it has become second nature, one can promptly feel lost. By now, your tutorial videos like that are several years old. You can add that to every video so that each week, you take the viewer along for another practice session.

I thought I was the only one using a wagon to pull my equipment 😁

Have you experienced problems while using TTL with sony cameras and westcott speedlight. I am using a7iv along with the westcott speedlight and TTL does not work like it should. It keeps underexposed all the images. I basically have to switch to manual which is a problem if I'm doing an event.

Nice Car Manny! Golf R! :-)

Hello I have a Sony a7iv how to get a group of people in focus what is the best settings

Do you pay attention to the exposure meter when shooting flash?

Thanks for the video. I wish you weren’t in the shade and able to talk more about overpowering the sun with the leaf shutter. It would be nice to know how close you got to 1/4000.

You stated normally you use the white beauty dish... Do you mostly use the white beauty dish? Like what percentage of the time? What would make you switch between silver and white?

Hi..! Manny 😊🇮🇳😊 good job bro

Sir any recomendation for budget and cheap product?

Could you include flash intensity settings with the camera settings please?

@9:50 why does the pavement/road paint appear in the flash photo but not the natural light photo? The two pix _look_ like the same location, lens, POV (almost); but the paint on the traffic lanes is totally different.

Nowadays, I only bring a light stand, MagMod Reflector XL and AD300. No wagon or sandbags needed.

I got the same Konig wheels on my car!

The lighting of the garage lamps are always going to kill any hope in these photos. Brave move