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s K I L L s

c r a sh c o ur se

ESSENTIAL PHOTO SKILLS MADE EASY

Get

started

with

studio

liGhts

Fancy setting up a simple

home studio, but not sure
where to start? James
Paterson is here to help...

There’s a certain clarity and
1 crispness that you get with

Hour studio flash which simply
can’t be achieved any other
way – look at the detail in the model’s
amazing tattoos here. For those just
getting started, things can seem a little
daunting. But studio flash is no black
art, just a combination of basic lighting
principles and camera skills.
You don’t necessarily need a studio
– any fairly large room will do, so the
best place to start is at home, with a
home studio flash kit. a kit like this
offers a range of benefits. It gives you
full control over exposure, while the
high flash power means you can use
lower Isos and consequently produce
images with less noise.
a studio flash kit also effectively
gives you control over depth of field,
as increasing or decreasing the power
lets you open or close your aperture.
The biggest advantage, however, is
the control that studio flash gives you
over the quality of the light. You can
choose whether it’s diffuse or harsh,
spread wide or in a narrow beam, and
you can choose to have it emitting
from any angle. Let’s get started…