Hot Shoe Definition: The Hot Shoe is a bracket build into the body of a camera. It is designed to support an external speedlite and has a number of electrical connections that deal with communication to this speedlite. The word Hot in the name here implies those...
Manual Flash is the simplest way to introduce yourself to Flash Photography. It allows you to take full control of the light in a photograph by allowing you to set the output power rather than passing this control to the camera. Once set, the amount of light from the...
Speedlite channels are a way of triggering the speedlite from your camera using an RF wireless trigger. The exact channel is not important as long as each trigger and receiver is set to the same channel. Groups allow you to control the setup and triggering of a number...
Normally a speedlite will hold 4 AA batteries. A battery pack will allow you to connect extra batteries to your speedlite. This gives the advantage of more flashes per set of batteries and faster recharge times. Now you can take more photos and not have to wait so...
Modes M, S1, and S2 on a flash may sound a bit cryptic and can be confusing. Here is what they mean… M = Manual trigger mode.This is for camera-mounted speedlites or for when you’re using remote speedlites with radio triggers. This is the most basic flash...
Quick and easy steps for Manual Flash beginners Why do we need flash?Most times when people take photographs, they just point the camera and shoot. Normally the camera will decide that the scene needs flash and will fire this automatically – whether you need it...
