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Let’s talk off-camera flash for outdoor photography ☀️⚡️
Did you know that even in harsh sunlight, you can still get beautiful photos? You don’t have to be locked into golden hour to create great work.
Learning how to use off-camera flash outdoors will:
- Help you retain blue skies (no blown-out backgrounds)
- Give you control over contrast and shadows
- Free you from scheduling shoots around a tiny time window
And here’s a big misconception I hear all the time:👉 You do NOT need a softbox to get soft light.
I’ve done this successfully with softboxes and with a bare bulb flash. Softness is about distance, angle, and balance, not just modifiers.
Two ways to balance bright daylight:
- ND filter (my personal preference)
- High Speed Sync (HSS) if you don’t have an ND
How to achieve this look (simple setup):
- Expose for the background first
- Position the sun
- Place your flash
- Bring in the flash
My typical starting point:
- ISO: 100
- Aperture: based on how creamy I want the background
- Shutter speed: 1/250 (because I’m using an ND filter)
- Flash power for these shots: 1/4 power
Once the background is dialed in, place your subject and fine-tune flash power. That’s it.
You don’t need a ton of classes or fancy gear—just an understanding of light direction, balance, and control.
If you want, next we can break down:
- Bare bulb vs softbox pros & cons
- Flash placement diagrams
- Troubleshooting harsh shadows
Drop questions below 👇
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