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CHAPTER
Wireless
Flash
Photography
with the CLS
You’re probably wondering in what situations you
might want to use multiple wireless Speedlights? Well,
the answer is, you can use them for almost any type of pho-
tography and in many different situations. For portraits, you
need to be able to move your lights around in order to get the
best lighting or specific lighting patterns. You need to be able
to adjust your fill light to create a mood. In action photogra-
phy, if you know where the action is taking place, you can set
up your Speedlights at that location and move around to cap-
ture different angles without changing the direction or output
of your light. When doing still life photography, you can set up
two or more Speedlights to fill in the shadows and bring out
texture and detail. In architectural photography, you may
need to set up a couple of Speedlights to illuminate dark cor-
ners so that your overall lighting coverage is even.
As you can see, there are many practical applications for mul-
tiple wireless flash units. If you have a need to light it, you can
probably think of a way that wireless flash can make it easier
for you. After you get the Speedlight off of the camera, you
can start to be more creative in shaping the light on your sub-
ject. The fact that there are no wires and no need for electri-
cal outlets is an added bonus.
With CLS, gone are the days of carrying around an expensive
light meter, reading the output of each single strobe and mak-
ing adjustments on the power pack that the strobe heads are
attached. The camera working in conjunction with the com-
mander unit does all the metering for you. The camera gets
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How CLS works with
your camera
Flash setup in the CLS
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