I suck at using my flash and don’t know why? I’ve watched countless videos and I can’t figure why my photos while doing events never come out the same. It’s either too dark or too light. It’s just not flattering at all. When I see other photographers I just see them shoot no matter what angle or lighting in the room and it comes out well lit and nice. Any advice? I have the Fuji xt2 with a…

Flash recommendations? I have been shooting with a godox tt600 and It serves me well for the most part, a bit slow at times, but the flash power is enough for me, I am shooting a birthday party this weekend and was looking to upgrade to a ttl flash with a similar power and a better battery life, as I also use my flashgun as a strobe light for portraits. Edit: I’m look…

Would any of these photos have been improved by using flash? submitted by /u/roxgib_

Small/inconspicuous flash solution? I want to do candid, indoor, direct flash photos, with my X-E3. Older models has a little built-in flash, but this one doesn’t. I definitely don’t need or want a whole speedlight. What can I do for a small flash that doesn’t ruin my ability to grab quick candid shots? submitted by /u/weeddealerrenamon

Nailing hard flash look in these campaigns? submitted by /u/halopeno1

Can someone explain how to use the built-in flash that my camera has? What is flash compensation? How does the curtain make a difference? What is a curtain? The cameras I have are the Canon m50mk2 & m6mk2. And I know better a better external flash is better but I don’t have that money now. And since I am still learning, it’s better to learn on the built-in flash I already have. So with that out of the way can someone explain all this? I tried youtube, but I didn’t really fina video that covers ALL …

How do I trigger off camera flash? I’ve got a Canon 20D and a 430EZ Speedlite. I’m trying to trigger the 430 w/ a cheapy optical slave and the on camera flash. Speedlite fires but camera doesn’t pick it up. I’m assuming the camera flash is putting out an anti-redeye deal or something that’s causing the Speedlite to fire before the lens opens. I’ve played w/ all the settings I can…

External Flash Help? So I work at a sports memorabilia store that hosts professional athletes for meet and greets and I’m the photographer and videographer there. I have a Sony a6400 camera with a 24mm-70mm lens. We currently use our backdrop with two photography lights pointing in towards our players and customers and the photos come out great. My question here is …

Multiple flashes vs a single flash and a soft box? Would multiple flashes spread at angles to create the effect of a larger light source create soft light in a similar way as one strobe with a softbox? submitted by /u/fowlmanchester

Camera flash question ()? I found this old looking flash for sale really cheap and decided to give it a try, once I inserted the batteries I mounted it to my camera (lumix gh4) and tried every button but nothing worked, there is no lights turning on, indicatives to the flash working, nothing. I have no idea how it works but as seen in the last image, there a flash sync c…

Don’t understand flash! Please help? Please help me understand what all these mean when it comes to flash! What is a strobe light? (Is it the one that flashes when I take a picture? That’s what I want) Is it the same as monolight? When I get a strobe do I need a flash trigger? What’s a budget friendly option that will be compatible with a Sony a7iii? Is godox from amazon ok wi…

Shutter sync is slow with on camera flash whilst on live view I recently got a new flash Godox TT685 c. While im covering events I cant seem to take high shutter speed photos on TTL option whilst on live view but as soon as I change it to viewfinder its fast. and if the flash mode is on M then the shutter sync is perfect on live view too! can someone tell me what am I doing wrong?? my camera is Canon 5D …

Dumb question: is it possibile to achieve a similar shot during nighttime and with an on-camera cobra flash? Or will the flash “freeze” everything due to the necessary short-ish exposure time? submitted by /u/Greg0_

Why is my flash sync speed 160 max (not hss) Sony a7rv, godox xpro ii s, flashpoint ad600 pro. Never been able to shoot at 1/250. Maxed out at 1/200 for a while. Now I’m having to shoot at 1/160 max. Any ideas? Don’t care to shoot in high speed sync mode. submitted by /u/RaspberryItchy3261

How to do this kind of pics with a cobra flash ? submitted by /u/Old-Current-8754

Do I absolutely need a flash diffuser for indoor flash photography (real estate) with a tt685 that I’d be bouncing off walls? If yes, do I need to spend 30$ for those ball shaped diffusers or would these cheap, small rectangle ones suffice? I’m looking to start shooting hotels and I have a test shooting in a few days. submitted by /u/GemataZaria

“this menu cannot be displayed. incompatible flash or flash’s power is turned off” Bit of a newbie, I mostly do urbex photography but I hope to branch out soon, anyway I just wanted to ask how to fix this, for context, the camera I own is a Rebel T5i, and the flash I’m trying to use is a YungNuo 568EX, I keep getting this message when I’m trying to look at the external settings for it on the camera because it won’t go off when…

What Flash to Buy for Sony RX10iv? Right now I am looking at the Godox V1 and the Sony HVL-F28RM. I want to get a flash for water droplet photography, but I also want the flash to work for portraits, insect macro and other stuff. Would you recommend a different flash all together? Let me know. P.S. I have never used a flash before and if its too complicated its gonna give me a h…

On/off camera flash suggestions? Hello! I’m new to digital photography, coming from medium and large format film. I have had a gfx50r for about a year but only recently started really diving into it as my main camera. I am looking for a flash that can attach to the hot shoe but can also be fired while handheld. I have seen older flashes that attach to the hot shoe via a long cu…

FLASH help me pls OKAY I am a new-ish photographer. Been working with a Godox V1 on my cutie lil canon camera. I have no qualms with starting with the basics. I’ve been able to get some magical shots with the setup I have BUT I am running in studio “minis” for the first time (home studio) and last time I tried to use the godox V1 at mid power for 1 hour it sta…