Tips and Tricks

The more you use flashes in your photography, the more tips and tricks you tend to pick up along the way.

A useful tip is to keep everything in order. Specifically, it means labeling all your equipment so that if you mix with other photographers you know what kit is yours. It also helps if you can count your kit back into the bag at the end of the day.

It’s also good to get some sort of system to help you set your flashes up as quickly as possible. If you have three flashes and label them A, B, and C, then it’s obvious which one you should set on channel A, B, and C if you are using different wireless groups. Work out a system that makes sense for you, and stick to it. The quicker you can set your kit up, the easier it is to focus ...

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