Speedlight Photography

An okay session with snippets buried throughout. Lots of enthusiasm which is great but I would appreciate more substantive explanations of the trouble shooting, the settings, the reasons. Perhaps 90 minutes of solid material and as mentioned in another review, the equipment is a bit dated so perhaps time for an undate.

This course has been amazing! I have learned more through this class than any other YouTube video. Thank you for being so thorough. You are giving me confidence to add OFC to my work.

I have to say, this flash photography course was a game-changer for me. It had exactly what I needed to move from natural to artificial lighting, breaking everything down into bite-sized, easy-to-grasp pieces. The hands-on advice was a goldmine, and the instructor was spot-on with all the tips shared. I highly recommend to anyone looking to level up their photo game!

It is a great class, learned so much, and not long and drawn out. 5 stars from Scotland :)

Ein guter und strukturierter Rundumblick in Sache Blitzfotografie!

Marc created a great class. Early on in the class things went slow and methodically through the basics. This is important. He could have told us but instead he lead us to discover...a much more powerful learning method. Then came all the different approaches and problems, Plus if you don't feel confident, it's here to go through again if you purchased or subscribed. I give the class 100%

I learned many things about speed lights. Mark is very talented and make things easy to understand; in 2022 many of the techniques are still aplicable. Sarah the model is very beautiful but was evident that was bored in Amy of the videos. so far an excellent course. Well done.

Using a flash is something I've never done, feeling too intimidated not knowing where to start, so a beginner's overview was just what I was looking for. Wow, I'm blown away by how much I've learned from this crash course! Answered all my questions, and more-- thank you Pye!

This course is a good introduction to the use of TTL (Canon ETTL), but be aware that this was created in 2014 and many of the concepts described are not applicable anymore (.e.g TTL Strobes, mirrorless limitations, etc.). You need to have a pretty solid knowledge of ISO, Aperture and many other concepts since Mike many items is just going very technical and fast. This is still a very good course and learned very useful tips.

This is a great look at methods of using natural and artificial light on location. It is very informative as well as entertaining to see Mark on set as a working pro and making a few mistakes. This is a practical and easy to understand course. We’ll done!

Marc helped confirms what I was thinking. I like all of Marc's classes.

An excellent real-life exploration of basic lighting techniques that can really make a difference. I especially appreciated the explanation of high-speed sync and the outdoor demonstrations with light modifiers. This is a perfect add-on to Mark's Understanding Light course.

Very informative class! He is easy to listen to and made using strobes understandable! Highly recommend!

I really appreciate the way Pye teaches. If you are new to off camera lighting, he will get you started here and set you up to practice and learn more. His way of teaching is simple but informative. Very down to earth. This is a great starting point.

This has been one of my favorite courses so far on Creative Live. A great starting point for OCF. I really enjoy Pye's teaching methods as I have seen them on other platforms so I was excited to find this here. Not only does he explain things in digestible bites, but also his demos are helpful too! Will definitely be watching the more in depth series that follows!

Excellent presentation, fast paced and clear. I was disappointed that he did not cover the technique for getting the image that advertises the class.

Excellent course really enjoyable and very informative learned so much about light and speed lights. Love the way Mark teaches his course so easy to understand and then go away and practice Thank You Mark for your lessons.

Erik is concise, approachable and effective with his teaching style. This class had the perfect tempo yet covered some of the most important concepts and things that people usually struggle with (aka me) which is mixing ambient light with flash. Superb class, superb teacher.

Excellent class, I have been using speedlights for some time and this class has helped me sort out a number of issues I have been having. Thank you Mark Wallace, your presentation and practical demonstrations are second to none.

This is a wonderful class! I was able to apply these concepts right away for a senior portrait shoot. i was like, "Wow! Pye was right!" I have learned not to tweak 100 different things at once and get confused. His CAMP system makes SO much sense...clarifies everything. Thank you, Pye, for this. You're a wonderful teacher! Marry me! I'll wait.

Lots of good information. Really wish there was a guide book to go with it.

I've been following Pye for many years because he has a solid skill for making complex subjects easy to understand. This short course is great value for all levels of photographers as a concise and actionable way to put wow in our portrait work by creatively (and easily) adding supplemental light sources. Highly recommended!

Pye is a talented instructor with a wealth of knowledge. He has an excellent technique of brining out the learning points and does an excellent job at the end of the sessions through summary. He provides some handy tools to assist the beginner to get out and shooting pictures with simple, easy to remember steps, e.g. CAMP. While I am a huge fan of building a foundation of theoretical knowledge, the majority of the first 8 sessions was more on an informercial for Profoto to the point of being painful. A few examples if I may. Pye tells us he is not familiar with the Godox menu system but then sings the praises of Profoto because it is so easy to use? Mmmm, maybe if you actually understood the Godox system you would find it easier to use? When it comes to modifiers, you stress that the Profoto is so much better because of its portability even though it takes more time to set-up than the competition; however when it comes to Menu systems the GoDox is not as good because it takes more time. So one is okay even though it takes more time but one is NOT good because it takes more time? No paradox here right I appreciated his chart to demonstrate the differences between Groups and Channels; however, when using the same identifier for both, e.g. letters, it can be confusing. From my perspective identifying Groups as Teachers using a # and Channels as students using letters (A,B,C,D) would reduce the risk of confusion. Instruction 101: if you are going to demonstrate something, learn it before you take up screen time! Profoto has the most counter-intuitive number system for power. How does 9 out of 10 make one think of 50% power? Session 8 – 2 minutes of actual information crammed into 15:40! With respect to terminology, Pye asks do we really need Master/Slave? I’d ask do we really need “Air” versus “Radio”? good tips on Trouble Shooting Overall the last four sessions made the whole session worth it. The simplified and structured approach of CAMP was brought out nicely with the dramatic and natural on-location shoots. Well done

He simplifies each lighting demo and breaks it down easily for anyone to understand. He uses mostly one light set ups and there is a 2 light setup. Real simple! This class is worth the money.

Thank you so much for this class! I don't have either Nikon or Canon, but I have still taken away something from this because the concepts are relatively the same. I never knew that speedlights were harder to learn than studio strobes so no wonder why I never went to them! I never liked to shoot weddings either because a lot of it was a mystery to me until now. I could achieve a decent shot, but it was never consistent. I shoot with Cactus and Fujifilm (They had HSS before Fuji did or something like that and is why I bought it), but it does have TTL functionality. I am now more confident that I can get some great results with my speedlights!