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Here's A Way To Use Outdoor Flash To Create Dramatic Skies

Here's A Way To Use Outdoor Flash To Create Dramatic Skies

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AdoramaTV Presents You Keep Shooting, with Bryan Peterson. Join Bryan in the lavender fields of Valensole, France where he shares his technique for creating a dramatic photo by manipulating the ambient light of a dark, stormy sky, while using a flash for contrast.


If you have a chance to capture a great photo of a setting that has inclement weather, try using different outdoor flash lighting techniques to bring out the foreground while capturing the visually rich background. This will give you the perfect contrast for a powerful-looking image.

 

Here's A Way To Use Outdoor Flash To Create Dramatic Skies

 

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Bryan has been a successful photographer for over 30 years, and has been teaching photography for 20 years

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Outdoor Flash

A great little video. It taught me a lot while giving me a lot to think about as well. Thanks guys

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Love those tips

Bryan does a great job demoing different things . I like to watch them a couple times to make sure I get it right.THANKS Adorma

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Well done Flash article

Thanks Adoroma! I just discovered this feature and found it to be Helpful and well done!!

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The Magic of Fill-flash

Excellent use of this technique using outboard Speedlite and Pocket Wizard gear. The great little secret of sunset fill-flash shots is, though, that you can get excellent results just using the onboard flash on a point-and-shoot as well. But it's a great trick to know at both ends of the gear spectrum.

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Simple and to the point

Always good and practical advice from Mr Peterson. Thank you and Adorama

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