Comments on: How to Use Your Flash Effectively for Portraits (part 2 of 5) – by MCP Guest Blogger Matthew Kees

By: Marit Welker

Marit Welker — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:36:33 +0000

Love these ideas! I knew most of this, but I am still learning flash and didn’t know what the ttl setting meant. cool! Thanks for sharing this. I hope this makes my work better!

By: forex robot

forex robot — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:30:22 +0000

Wow this is a great resource.. I’m enjoying it.. good article

By: Debbie

Debbie — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:02:38 +0000

I have have a strobe for my Nikon camera and have read many articles and still did not understand how to use it. The way you simplified the complicated has help me understand how to work with my flash. I took some pictures to night and the exposure was excellent…………THANKS!!!

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Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:35:18 +0000

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By: Jennie

Jennie — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:55:16 +0000

Thank you for this consice post about use of speedlights. You have a great ability to simplify the complicated!

I’ve heard of using the foam core to bounce the light and I think I know how I would use the first piece, but you mentioned you could use a second piece. Can you provide an explaination or diagram of how to do this? Thanks so much.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:58:49 +0000

This post was just in time for Christmas. Plus its getting cold and dark up in Michigan, so I’m stuck indoors with bad lighting.

We put up our tree yesterday and after reading your post I decided to try out the settings with my kids. The pictures actually turned out pretty good. Good exposure, no motion blur.

Now I’m excited to get the SB600 or 800. My Dad’s flash from his old Minolta just happend to work with my D60 so I’ve been playing with that. But it doesn’t rotate so I still end up with the dark black shadow on some photos.

I would love to see some demo photos in the posts. I’m a DSLR newbie so visuals help.

By: Lauri Hill

Lauri Hill — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:28:04 +0000

Mathew, you are such a great teacher. After reading this, I think I can actually understand my flash. Before I put it to TTL and prayed. Sometimes I got a good shot, but could never figure out how to make it consistent. Of course I was bouncing all over the place but not changing EV. Now I am ready to go to work mastering this flash. After Christmas, when my time is freer, I want to check out your classes. Thanks again.

By: Laura

Laura — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:40:26 +0000

Matthew, first I want to thank you so much for your generosity in all that you share with us. You are such a great guy.
My question is…when you say to set the flash to TTL, do you do that within the camera body menu or on the flash itself? I have the Nikon D80 and the SB800. Thanks! This flash stuff so confuses me, although I have managed to stumble on some good shots here and there using it both on and off camera bouncing it.

By: Denise Olson

Denise Olson — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:46:04 +0000

Thanks Matthew, just what I was looking for this past week. Would love see some tidbits on the use of flash outdoors…:) Thanks for your wealth of information!!