Forum: Getting Started With Speedlites

I've been practicing flash photograhy by photographing my two year old daughter who won't stand still for more than half a second at a time ;) My...

This is the one thing I am struggling to get my head around. How do you calculate exposure? Bear with me as this is my situation and I am scratching...

In the past I always assumed that a camera flash was only needed where there was no (or very little) ambient light, however now I know that you can...

I took this image using 2 soft boxes. One was a Lumiquest medium and the other a Photoflex 21". Two speedlites 580EX and 430EX. I tried AE and P...

I am new to use of speedlites. I was inspired by McNally's book, Hotshoe Diaries even though it is Nikon specific. I purchased a ST-E2 and the 430...

When using 2nd curtain and E-TTL does the preflash that is used by the camera to work out the exposure not cause a problem with creating an image at...

Is it really safe to connect a camera flash to a wall socket using adaptors? I have seen many DIY's on the net but not sure of those. I think its not...

Hey guys, I'm a beginner working through the Speedliter's Handbook, I bought it while I was borrowing a friend's 430 ex ii but have had to give...

I have a setup very similar to the one described on page 240 of the Speedliter's Handbook: I have a 430EX II, the large Rogue Flash Bender to keep...

Hello geeks, i finally spent some money to extend my equipment. I am focusing on exterior portrait. I am impressed by Radiopopper JrX system...

580exii. Haven't had it long. Seems like the pilot button on back of unit should fire a test flash. When I press it, I get the HSS burst for a...

Ive just ordred a Canon Speedlite 430EX II for my canon eos 500d.I bought this as i am going to be doing some wedding photos later this month.Now i...

i know these will only shoot in manual not e-ttl but are they about the best for the money?? ...

Let's say I'm using a 580 EXll as a commander and have a b group of two Nissin Di866's and two 430EXll's in group C. If I set a ratio of 1:1:1 in...

i've so far only really used E-TTL for OCF. mainly just photo's of the other half or the kids. i want to get into doing a lot more of it now i've a...

As an experienced photographer but a novice with off-camera flash it would be really useful to find a guide to using Canon cameras and flashes that...

Hi all, I read somewhere that no question is a silly question. Anyway, I am in a church wanting to take some images of a friends wedding and a...

So this week I was able to go to Joe McNallys work shop and it was awesome well worth the price of admission, and found this site from Jeff Snyder...