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08/15/2012 1:00 PM EDT - Blending Flash & Ambient Light for Beautiful Outdoor Portraits

For many photographers from novice to professional, the concept of mixing flash and daylight in portrait photography is a subject that causes their blood to run cold! When forced to use flash in such conditions, the results are often barely acceptable snapshots with bright faces and no shape.

Join host Joe Brady in this Live Video Presentation sponsored by Sekonic as we take away the mystery of blending flash with ambient light. The combination of off-camera flash and a light meter to measure ambient and flash contributions will give you complete control to craft portraits your clients will love.

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Iram Rolon 4/5/2013 8:39:23 PM

I've seen it 4 times. was an eye opener. I finally made sense the concept of Aperture Full stop, Measurement with meter and many other points. Thank... More

I've seen it 4 times. was an eye opener. I finally made sense the concept of Aperture Full stop, Measurement with meter and many other points. Thank you Close

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Billy Bass 3/25/2013 9:28:50 PM

Somewhere, I heard you say the 160 ISO was the sweet spot for Canon cameras but you were at 100 for most of this webinar....explain.

Somewhere, I heard you say the 160 ISO was the sweet spot for Canon cameras but you were at 100 for most of this webinar....explain. Close

Joe Brady

This is actually a complicated question and something that is debated on many photo blogs.

While the Canon 7D and 5D Mk II cameras do have native 100 ISO sensors, how they derive increased ISOs change how noise affects an image. From what I've read, ISO 160 and ISO 320 (and so on) are actually exposures that are pulled back 1/3 of a stop from the next highest "hundred" setting, meaning that 160 is 200 pulled back, and 320 is 400 ISO pulled back – in each case 1/3rd of a stop. The end result is a bit less noise than the "Hundred" number, but a slightly decreased dynamic range.

On the other side, ISO 125 is ISO 100 pushed 1/3 of a stop (ISO 500 is 400 pushed, etc.). When shooting between ISO 100 and 200, the number doesn't really matter that much as noise will be low in all cases. Heading to 320 and above, the results are a bit cleaner (less noise) when you stick with the multiples of 160.

In my case, switching between ISO 100 and 160 is purely to get the aperture I'm after – you would be hard pressed to see any difference in quality.

Hope this clears up the question.

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Phil Hanna 2/25/2013 9:29:54 PM

Joe your videos bring the manual to life. They are like having you sitting right next to me. How about a Sekonic contest to spend a day with Joe?

Joe your videos bring the manual to life. They are like having you sitting right next to me. How about a Sekonic contest to spend a day with Joe? Close

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Ken 2/7/2013 4:10:23 AM

This is one of the best videos I have seen both brought and free. The only thing that I think could improve this video is to have some sort of crib s... More

This is one of the best videos I have seen both brought and free. The only thing that I think could improve this video is to have some sort of crib sheet to help us newbies. Thanks for the excellent tuition Ken Close

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George W. Meads, Sr. 1/5/2013 2:01:53 AM

I've really enjoyed your videos. The last two nights, I have watched about 6 hours. For me to cut off my tv, and watch your videos is saying a lot. Th... More

I've really enjoyed your videos. The last two nights, I have watched about 6 hours. For me to cut off my tv, and watch your videos is saying a lot. Thanks and continued success! Close

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