Product Description

New owners of Canon Speedlites are often bewildered about how to use the flash unit effectively to produce the type of shots they want. Although the supplied manual does provide some technical assistance, Speedlites have been, and remain a mystery for many owners. This DVD sets out to change all that.

With a running time of just over an hour, your host professional photographer Tim Mantoani, takes the mystery out of using these flash units. Whether you own just one or several of these speedlites, Tim walks you through real world photographic situations that can be helped with these flash units. He not only tells you HOW the flash operates, but WHY the engineers designed the flashes with their current set of features.

Once this DVD covers the basics of lighting and flash compensation, it quickly moves into more advanced topics like wireless slave operation, groups, and ratios. By the time you finish watching this DVD, you’ll have the skills necessary to create better photos. You will look at your subjects with the eyes of a lighting director.

You’ve spent a lot of time and resources getting great camera equipment and learning how to use you camera effectively. This DVD will take you to the next level by allowing you to add light where you want it. Photography is all about communication. With a little information, and one of these great speedlites, you can evoke exactly the response you want.

This DVD is REGION FREE.

Topic Covered:
• Flash Exposure Compensation
• Using the Flash as a Key or Fill light
• FP or High Speed Sync operation
• Slow Sync demystified
• Controlling the hardness or softness of the flash
• Auto and Manual Zoom control
• Flash Bracketing
• Manual Mode and Exposure Compensation
• Wireless Operation
• A:B and C groups – why they exist and how to use them
• Group Ratios
• Flash exposure lock
• Getting the flash off the camera
• First and Second Curtain Sync
• Manual and Stroboscopic modes
• And much more!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12456 in DVD
• Brand: Blue Crane Digital
• Model: BC201
• Released on: 2005-12-03
• Formats: Color, Full Screen, NTSC
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .20 pounds
• Running time: 61 minutes

Features

• Your new EX speedlite from Canon can be the most powerful accessory in your camera bag. Understanding how the controls work is important, and this DVD takes you through its operations, step by step

From the Actor
This DVD keeps extra equipment needs to a minimum. Whether you own a 580EX, 430EX, or both, this presentation gives you a practical approach for all photographic subjects that require a little "portable sunlight".

About the Actor
Tim Mantoani has been a professional photographer for over fifteen years. Shooting everything from professional athletes and celebrities, to fashion and products, his work has appeared in numerous national advertising campaigns and magazines. His monthly column on lighting has appeared in Photographic Magazine for the past thirteen years.

Customer Reviews

Gets you going!
This gives good info on using your flash and more on manual. To really achieve a great shot, get the Canon cable and 'remove' your flash from on the camera. Just shooting on camera, you will get snapshot pics. To utilize this info, get the cable and watch your shots change! I hold both the camera and flash when I am not in the studio. I get wonderful results that don't look like a snapshot.

Still Waiting a Refund For the Ityems I did not Order
I ordered one item and received a confirmation order in respect of that order. I next received a shipping email stating that the item had been shipped along with eight other same items. I am still waiting for my refund of £124.1p
Regards
Robert Little

Good overview
This DVD is a great overview of general flash usage and the features of the 580/580II and 430 Canon flashes. If you are beginning to shoot flash or controlled situations, after shooting natural light, this will be a helpful introduction.