Lighting 101: Introduction

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Created by: David Hobby

Produced in 2006

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photography Awards Best Text Based Course

This entry level lighting course was developed to teach the skills I learned in the process of completing over 10,000 assignments as a working photojournalist. Here, you'll learn the basics of using off-camera flash to create beautiful light and professional-looking photos.Lighting 101, 102 and 103 are all completely free. And the gear required to turn your small flash into a wireless studio is very inexpensive compared to the cost of your camera.This is not a course for iPhone photographers. You'll need a real camera that gives you control of the shutter and aperture settings, and has a hot shoe to accept a flash on top. Almost any DSLR or mirrorless camera will be fine.You'll also need to have a basic understanding of how f/stops and shutter speeds work and the effects that they each have on your photos. If you have ever used your camera in manual mode (where you are in control of both the f/stop and the shutter speed) you'll be fine.And that's it. If you already have a flash, we'll show you how to tell if it is right for off-camera lighting. (It's probably fine.) If not, we'll show you a solid, inexpensive choice for beginners. The same goes for the related gear you'll need to turn your flash into a wireless studio. More on that in a minute.

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David Hobby

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David Hobby is the photographer behind Strobist. Over the course of his 25+ year career as a staff photojournalist, he completed over 10,000 editorial assignments. One of his strengths in that job was in using small speedlights to elevate the quality of his location work.