Workshops 1–13 Portrait and Fashion
Portraiture and photography of people in general are probably the most important applications for creative flash techniques. You can’t dictate the weather, and it is hard to capture a flattering look in the rain or when the sun is high in the sky. Continuous light is fine for this type of work in a studio, but a battery-powered flash—with its low weight, compact size, and high output—is the way to go on location. The workshops on the following pages start by describing a simple setup for shooting portraits for business professionals and then move on to more complex techniques, such as key shifting and Super-Sync/pseudo-HSS. ...
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