Part II: Creating GreatPhotos with the CreativeLighting System 47

Chapter 3: Flash Photography

Basics 49

Speedlights versus Studio Strobes 49
Basics of Lighting 53
Studio lighting 53
Placement 53
Basic Portrait lighting
types 56
Using Speedlights outdoors 60
Color Temperature and White
Balance 62
What is Kelvin? 62
Preset white balance 62
Using Bounce Flash 66
When to use bounce flash 67
Camera and Speedlight
settings 69
Explaining Flash Exposure and
Specifications 70
Guide number 70
Aperture 71
Distance 71
GN ÷ Distance = Aperture 73
Sync Speed 73
Fill flash 73

Chapter 4: Wireless Flash

Photography with the CLS 75

How CLS Works with Your Camera 76
Overview of Flash Setup in the CLS 76
Step 1: Choose a Flash mode 77
Step 2: Choose a channel 77
Step 3: Set up groups 77
Step 4: Adjust output levels 78
Setting Up Masters and Remotes 78
D70/D70s as a master 78
D200 as a master 79
SB-800 as a master 80
Setting Up Flash Modes 80
SB-800 in Master mode 81
Using a built-in Speedlight 81
Setting Channels 82
SB-800 in Master mode 82
Using a built-in Speedlight 82
Wireless remote flash 82
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