Learn Flash Photography (In Progress)

Course is under production

Learn Flash Photography

Discover a whole new world of lighting. Learn how a flash works, how to use basic single flash, and expand to more advanced setups.

Early Release - $59

Natural light is nice, but you can do so much more with a flash

Many new photographers avoid flash because it feels complicated, unnatural, or intimidating. This course shows you simple techniques to make flash look natural, control it with confidence, and use it creatively, so it becomes a tool you love, not fear.

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By the end of this course you will:

Build the flash kit right for you
Understand how a flash works and troubleshoot
Balance the flash "exposure diamond" in Manual and TTL modes
Effectively use your flash both on and off the camera
Modify the light coming out of your flash for different effects
Create lighting setups with multiple flash units

All current & future lessons

Short videos help you learn what you need to know in bite-sized chunks. New lessons are added several times per month.

Reference Sheets

Download PDFs for reading and offline reference.

Quizzes

End-of-chapter quizzes help you assess how well you understand the flash photography fundamentals learned in the course.

Instructor Support

Live chat and email support.

Also included: Flash Simulators

Flash is hard to learn from video alone. Two simulators are built into this course so you can see exactly what changes and why. Dial in flash power, ISO, aperture, and shutter speed with the Flash Exposure Simulator, then use the Inverse Square Law Simulator to see how distance affects light intensity and falloff in real time.

Our expanding curriculum includes...

Course currently in production. Not all modules available.

1. About this Flash Photography Course
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2. Natural Light vs Flash
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3. Virtual Classroom Orientation
4. Flash Survey
1. How Does a Flash Work?
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2. The Exposure Diamond
3. Flash Exposure Simulator
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4. Pop Quiz: Exposure Diamond Scenarios
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5. Inverse Square Law
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6. Inverse Square Law Simulator
7. Building a Flash Photography Kit
8. Quiz: Flash Foundations
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9. Download: Flash Foundations
1. Speedlight Orientation
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2. Manual vs TTL Flash
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3. Intro to High Speed Sync
4. On-Camera Fill Flash
5. Making a Window
6. Quiz: Single Flash Basics
7. Download: Single Flash Basics
1. Get the Flash Off the Camera
2. Size & Position of the Light
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3. Portraits with One Off-Camera Flash
1. Adding a Second Flash
2. Multi-Light Setups

About this course

25 lessons
3.5 hours of video content
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