The Video Training creative flash photography by Alexander Henry, which is published by Galileo Press is because for the beginner a chance to grapple with the issue.
With a total of 7 hours of gameplay spread across 8 chapter explains Alexander step by step, what is important when photographing with flashes.
In the first chapters it goes but first to the basics, so that even those who have not yet worked with flash units, be familiar with the basic information.
In practice it looks to Alexander when shooting while he explains the differences between available light, internal flash and external flash units. The benefits of unfettered flashing where the flash will fire detached from the camera.
The operation of different light shapers, Hard Light, Soft Light and light color find their place just as the light direction. Here Alexander is keen, so going into detail, it can understand each.
When the big studio equipment is used or when he prefers to work with Porty and flash units, he also explained thoroughly.
What I particularly like is that he does not say that flash is the best, but he pays attention to the training that the equipment fits on a small budget, after all, it is indeed the beginners addressed under the Training and since the budget is perhaps not always quite as big.
All in all one can say that the basics very detailed indeed almost foolproof to be treated, with the result that it only really comes to the set from Chapter 4. Starting with the classic beauty portrait, it goes over the fashion shoot in a hotel room for outdoor use.
Again, very accessible entry explains how to analyze the current situation of light and how to get them in the use of flashes either, or completely changed.
Quite a few basics that are necessary, however, if you still have no idea about the flashes, but from the seventh chapter, it will be really creative in my view, as it suggests the title of the video training. Here effects come through color filters or by a sophisticated positioning of the effect flashes.
Here color foils before the lightning stuck to manipulate the lighting mood or taken image to generate flashes to glare effects. I do not want to reveal too much, but just this chapter will have desire to reach for the camera here.
Even in the last chapter stingy with details and Alexander not reveal to the viewer how to step by step approaches the perfect product photo. He also explains what mistakes you can make when choosing the wrong light shaper. Finally then a great product must serve a transporter.
Again and again, is explained by a shooting by Alexander, what steps he performs with Adobe Photoshop, to reach his famous picture he looks.
However, it is limited to the most important steps that can be known to be implemented in many different ways. The methods shown lead to the goal, if not always in favor of performance, but everyone in the few planes that used to come with him, even fine. For this he pays great care that the processing is carried out without losses, with the result that you could do at any time undo every step, if you wanted it for.
The only downer is the sound, because there are significant differences between the live sequences in which one Alexander looks at his work and at the imaging sequences.
Conclusion:
All in all a quite successful video training that is in first line for beginners who only recently set up with the use of flashes whatsoever apart, but leaves the title of the video training less foundations and for more creative techniques when photographing with flashes suspect.
For the basics, there is nothing to complete and also the live shootings are easy to understand and thanks to great venues and even tolleren Models a good inspiration.
