Comments on: Update To Learn Outdoor Fashion Lighting With One 580EXII http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/2009/10/01/update-to-learn-outdoor-fashion-lighting-with-one-580exii/ Jason Christopher's fashion photography blog is an instructional and informative blog geared towards all levels of photographers. Thu, 01 Dec 2011 22:24:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Jason Christopher http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/2009/10/01/update-to-learn-outdoor-fashion-lighting-with-one-580exii/comment-page-1/#comment-2859 Jason Christopher Thu, 18 Nov 2010 20:53:59 +0000 http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/?p=736#comment-2859 Hi Doug, Yes I highly recommend the Quantum battery pack for use with your speed lights. It does help squeeze more power from the flash especially if you are putting some tough demands on it and it does make the recycle time much faster As far as high speed sync is concerned, ideal situations would be when you want to capture that nice blue sky and also if you have some really bright hot spots then using hi speed sync will control those to an extent. This function is best used when the sun is high and bright and blowing much of your color out. Therefore the times you would not need to use high speed sync would be later in the day when the sun isn't so harsh. It takes a good amount of experimenting and testing out before you use it on an actual job. So get out there an practice. You don't even need people. Shoot objects, you can see how the high speed sync works just the same. Thank you for your questions Doug ! Feel free to retweet this post. Hi Doug,
Yes I highly recommend the Quantum battery pack for use with your speed lights. It does help squeeze more power from the flash especially if you are putting some tough demands on it and it does make the recycle time much faster
As far as high speed sync is concerned, ideal situations would be when you want to capture that nice blue sky and also if you have some really bright hot spots then using hi speed sync will control those to an extent. This function is best used when the sun is high and bright and blowing much of your color out.
Therefore the times you would not need to use high speed sync would be later in the day when the sun isn’t so harsh.
It takes a good amount of experimenting and testing out before you use it on an actual job. So get out there an practice. You don’t even need people. Shoot objects, you can see how the high speed sync works just the same.
Thank you for your questions Doug ! Feel free to retweet this post.

]]> By: Doug http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/2009/10/01/update-to-learn-outdoor-fashion-lighting-with-one-580exii/comment-page-1/#comment-2811 Doug Mon, 15 Nov 2010 23:40:42 +0000 http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/?p=736#comment-2811 Hey Jason - love using speedlights. Curious if the Quantum helps with the overall power you can squeeze out, or the recycle time? Also, what do you think are ideal scenarios to use high speed sync and what times wouldn't you use? I have honestly never experimented with it, but you have me curious. Hey Jason – love using speedlights. Curious if the Quantum helps with the overall power you can squeeze out, or the recycle time?

Also, what do you think are ideal scenarios to use high speed sync and what times wouldn’t you use? I have honestly never experimented with it, but you have me curious.

]]> By: Jason Christopher http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/2009/10/01/update-to-learn-outdoor-fashion-lighting-with-one-580exii/comment-page-1/#comment-1633 Jason Christopher Thu, 20 May 2010 16:32:09 +0000 http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/?p=736#comment-1633 Thank you Kim. Yes today's speed lights are amazing, you just need to learn how to manipulate them. ;-) Thank you Kim. Yes today’s speed lights are amazing, you just need to learn how to manipulate them. ;-)

]]> By: Kim Sinton http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/2009/10/01/update-to-learn-outdoor-fashion-lighting-with-one-580exii/comment-page-1/#comment-1632 Kim Sinton Thu, 20 May 2010 02:22:48 +0000 http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/?p=736#comment-1632 Thanks for the advice. Lighting on this is awesome, and it's good to k now that can be done without a ton of equipment. Thanks for the advice. Lighting on this is awesome, and it’s good to k now that can be done without a ton of equipment.

]]> By: Photographic Discipline | Fashion Photography Blog, professional fashion photographer's in Los Angeles, Jason Christopher and crew offer photography workshops and lessons for photographers. http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/2009/10/01/update-to-learn-outdoor-fashion-lighting-with-one-580exii/comment-page-1/#comment-934 Photographic Discipline | Fashion Photography Blog, professional fashion photographer's in Los Angeles, Jason Christopher and crew offer photography workshops and lessons for photographers. Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:25:25 +0000 http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/?p=736#comment-934 [...] He told me he loves digital photography because he doesn’t know the basic fundamental lighting techniques and he just fixes his photos in Photoshop.  If he needs an extra light he just pops it in where he [...] [...] He told me he loves digital photography because he doesn’t know the basic fundamental lighting techniques and he just fixes his photos in Photoshop.  If he needs an extra light he just pops it in where he [...]

]]> By: Jason Christopher http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/2009/10/01/update-to-learn-outdoor-fashion-lighting-with-one-580exii/comment-page-1/#comment-933 Jason Christopher Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:25:42 +0000 http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/?p=736#comment-933 you're very welcome Logan ! Anytime :-) you’re very welcome Logan ! Anytime :-)

]]> By: logan http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/2009/10/01/update-to-learn-outdoor-fashion-lighting-with-one-580exii/comment-page-1/#comment-932 logan Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:09:46 +0000 http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/?p=736#comment-932 Thank you so much! Thank you so much!

]]> By: Jason Christopher http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/2009/10/01/update-to-learn-outdoor-fashion-lighting-with-one-580exii/comment-page-1/#comment-931 Jason Christopher Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:16:22 +0000 http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/?p=736#comment-931 Hi Logan, Well if a client calls me to shoot an assignment then I shoot it. There really is no decision process. If it pays I shoot it lol. If I am shooting a test, on rare occasions, I get ideas just from inspiration of art and real life and other photos I have seen. I will be 41 Dec. 6th. Hope this helps Logan ! Hi Logan,

Well if a client calls me to shoot an assignment then I shoot it. There really is no decision process. If it pays I shoot it lol.

If I am shooting a test, on rare occasions, I get ideas just from inspiration of art and real life and other photos I have seen.
I will be 41 Dec. 6th.

Hope this helps Logan !

]]> By: logan http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/2009/10/01/update-to-learn-outdoor-fashion-lighting-with-one-580exii/comment-page-1/#comment-930 logan Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:51:06 +0000 http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/?p=736#comment-930 Ok, i am doing a project on you! so i have some questions!! how do you decided what you next project will be, i know this i supper wierd but i need to no your age !! my project looks amazing but i really need to know thoose questions if you could help, i could most likly geat a really good grade in digital photo sooo plzz help me!! Ok, i am doing a project on you! so i have some questions!! how do you decided what you next project will be, i know this i supper wierd but i need to no your age !! my project looks amazing but i really need to know thoose questions if you could help, i could most likly geat a really good grade in digital photo sooo plzz help me!!

]]> By: lisa http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/2009/10/01/update-to-learn-outdoor-fashion-lighting-with-one-580exii/comment-page-1/#comment-929 lisa Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:27:52 +0000 http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/?p=736#comment-929 great tutorial!!...would love to be part of a workshop but alas you are too far and too expensive...i'm on east coast...would you do a paid online workshop of sorts since you have have that great videographer of yours for the fashion videos and stuff....great stuff..thanks! :) great tutorial!!…would love to be part of a workshop but alas you are too far and too expensive…i’m on east coast…would you do a paid online workshop of sorts since you have have that great videographer of yours for the fashion videos and stuff….great stuff..thanks! :)

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