How To Shoot Outdoor Off-Camera Fill Flash – HIGHLY DETAILED

Posted on January 7, 2014 by ShutterBug

How To Shoot Outdoor Off-Camera Fill Flash - HIGHLY DETAILED

In this example, Gary Fong is using the Nikon D-SLR Flash and an SB900. This includes a button-by-button, menu-by-menu explanation including hardware require…

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25 Responses to How To Shoot Outdoor Off-Camera Fill Flash – HIGHLY DETAILED

  1. razorseal says:
    January 7, 2014 at 6:53 am

    How would this work if the window wasn’t there next to the light source
    (even though it isn’t a white wall, i’m sure it has some reflectivity)

  2. Neil Adams says:
    January 7, 2014 at 7:07 am

    Gary, I really liked your tutorial and I will be using this technique and
    equipment very soon in the the near future. The “roller ball” thing, what
    is its actual name, I could not find online based on your description in
    your video. Would appreciate your help on this. Thanks

  3. Jad Ben says:
    January 7, 2014 at 7:30 am

    chek out their website, it’s called JOBY

  4. TubeKnow says:
    January 7, 2014 at 8:23 am

    The model is so beautiful, and the tutorial is awesome!

  5. Ramazan Harman says:
    January 7, 2014 at 9:09 am

    comparing them with price i say lightsphere very usefull..thnx

  6. andreelisephoto says:
    January 7, 2014 at 9:37 am

    Hello Gary! Love your tutorials and your lightsphere. I followed your
    tutorial and have the D7000 – when I have all my settings ready and test it
    out, my on-camera flash STILL goes off…? It’s off and the GroupB is off
    too – the only one that’s on is Group A. HELP! Thanks 🙂

  7. Rohan Katwe says:
    January 7, 2014 at 9:57 am

    very importent setting u told here… thank u!

  8. Gary Fong says:
    January 7, 2014 at 10:55 am

    Samuel – I have designed the Lightsphere Collapsible to have a decent
    amount of power even when pointed straight up. I could have pointed it
    toward the model, but the light source would have been a bit smaller (4″
    round vs about 5.5×5.5) The results would have been similar enough to
    barely tell the difference, but the demo was to show how efficient it is
    even pointed straight up, outdoors.

  9. Gary Fong says:
    January 7, 2014 at 11:46 am

    Do you mean Canon, Nikon and Sony? It’s because these are tutorial videos,
    and I like to show the different brands rather than stick to one.

  10. Ian Angus McLennan says:
    January 7, 2014 at 12:23 pm

    Great tutorial! Thanks.

  11. Gary Fong says:
    January 7, 2014 at 1:07 pm

    Hi – no gel on the umbrella, and it is regular silver (not gold). These
    were all auto white balance straight out of the camera.

  12. chee YieJian says:
    January 7, 2014 at 2:05 pm

    Got a question. Why do you use 3 brands ?

  13. Wayne Ong says:
    January 7, 2014 at 2:52 pm

    Which metering setting should I be at?

  14. Ryan Delos Reyes says:
    January 7, 2014 at 3:05 pm

    Do you always point the Lightsphere upwards when shooting outdoors?

  15. dmjita says:
    January 7, 2014 at 3:30 pm

    what are the exif of the 3 pics? I can do it with a d5100? i own a sb 900
    clone, the only difference is the clone dont have hss.

  16. Gary Fong says:
    January 7, 2014 at 3:45 pm

    in close, yes. The horizontal rings produce a beautiful light like stacks
    of neon tubes.

  17. John H says:
    January 7, 2014 at 4:03 pm

    Can you spell out the name of that roller ball

  18. Andrew Terrell says:
    January 7, 2014 at 4:56 pm

    Did you have the dome on or off?

  19. Amigo Casalli says:
    January 7, 2014 at 5:37 pm

    Great ! i have a Nikon D7000 and a SB 900 and i use extrernal triggers…so
    now i know i can just use de the camera…. thanks

  22. Miguel Sanchez says:
    January 7, 2014 at 6:50 pm

    I used to use umbrellas but not any more because of the wind. I now use an
    octabox but I love my collapsible lightsphere for indoor work. I can see
    your point for having it close in since it looses light in all directions
    but enough can go forward.

  23. andrenj1970 says:
    January 7, 2014 at 7:06 pm

    I like your lightsphere cloud, I have two of them

  24. Samuel Smith says:
    January 7, 2014 at 7:52 pm

    Nice demonstration. Why did you choose not to use the cap on the
    lightsphere or point it toward the model like you did in the video
    comparing lightsphere against umbrellas. I love the lightsphere .

  25. Samuel Smith says:
    January 7, 2014 at 8:50 pm

    Great video. Would it also have been proper to place the cap on the
    lightsphere? Why didn’t you turn the lightsphere toward the subject like
    you did in the video when you compared the lightsphere against the umbrella?

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