Sony Alpha 9 III & How to Maximize Your Flash with Global Shutter

Today, @heyashleyboring uses the Sony Alpha 9 III to show how to maximize your flash with a global shutter camera. Big thanks to @ImagingbySony & @ToledoZooAndAquarium for helping make this shoot happen!

Model: @RileyGaynorOfficial

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00:00 - Intro
00:30 - What is a Global Shutter?
02:45 - What is Flash Timing?
03:43 - Goal of the Photo Shoot
04:08 - Setup 1
05:33 - Day for Night
06:07 - Look 2
07:39 - Look 3

[marcomark]

Ashley, you understand of lighting is amazing and creative. You are a great photographer too. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[bobanddawndavis]

Ashley, the session is excellent. Beautiful use of light and color gels.

[QuantzPhoto]

Fantastic video Ashley and Westcott team! This camera is definitely giving a glimpse into the future...

[anung_raihan]

i feel like i speak in behalf of a lot of photographers here, but we need more content from ashley, she is so goodd

[darylwilkersonjr]

Nice work Ashley! Westcott Wilkerson approved 👍🏾

[saucelove]

just beautiful! you gonna be at WPPI this year?

[isoawe]

Great job. Thanks. Keep forgetting you guys are there. It is a great zoo isn’t it !

[SusanneGeert]

@heyashleyboring Great video - I alway LOVE your down-to-earth teaching style 🙌 May I ask - the 36" Manny Ortiz Beauty Dish -how is that different from a 36" octagon softbox? I got the impression (from another video) that beauty dishes should be used rather close to the subject but maybe I'm wrong and could use some input about the differences. Also, can this beauty dish be used with Godox 400 Pro (some say FJ400 is more or less same as Godox 400 Pro?)

Something else - I have an upcoming client photoshoot in a similar location (a large public - though closed for the public on the day of the photoshoot - botanical green house) for a client selling yoga mats. There will be 1-2 models either doing yoga on the mat of standing/walking with a rolled mat + a few images showing the mat without model.

I shoot with Canon R6 and probably aim for more of the ambient light included than in your images here - but still not too bright and airy. Since the product is a yoga mat that needs to be seen I will not image a very open aperture, maybe 5.6-8).

Two questions: 

1) Would you recommend to use two lights for separation if I am allowed to (not sure about restrictions from the botanical garden yet)? Will a Godox 400 + 200 be enough (or should I bring Godox 600)?

2) Would you imagine that I can just work "normally" with flash - or would you pedant that I will end up having to use high speed sync (which I am not used to working with...) - and if so should I be aware of anything special?

Thanks a lot in advance ;-)

Best from Susanne

[agoldphotopetphotographyst]

Great video! I’d love to see how the Alpha 9 III could be used for studio pet photography. This would make capturing fast moving pets and action much easier.

[aldoandreyvalenzuelasanche]

Extra question: the sony a6700 is compatible with high speed sync function of your flashes? I already checked your webpage compatibility but it just show a few cameras. the question is just to be sure if it is or not is compatible. thank you for your attention

[OkwyUgonweze]

Why will I shoot iso 640 in the midday sun ?

[jonathaborzicchi]

many years ago cactus v6ii was a real game changer, making power sync available crosso brand and allowing people shoot at any speed with any flash overpowering sun))..it cost 200 dollar kit, and it was a real game changer...nobody bought them and cactus went out of business...now a camera who does the same, even worst, because the camera has many limits, and in reality using a shutter speed over 1/8000 is totally useless, cause you don't wan t to kill ambient light just overpower it)) if u shoot at 1/80000 with flash anything apart your subject will be completely dark, that cost 7000 is a game changer))). so smart people out there.

[artsmodelstation]

This only works if u have $6000 camera so high speed sync it is 😂

[kifley]

We need an external battery charger for the FJ-X3 trigger. We can't use the trigger once the battery dies because there is no external battery charger.

[MahadYounas]

is many ortiz beuty dish better than other conventional beauty dish ???

[papa.alfredo]

Is there a channel out there where I can watch about this camera without so much talking? Thank you

[svaeon]

Some people might find this tutorial... BORING!



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[TheSunnySuttons]

You talked. About some to the issues that may arise when shooting a higher shutter speeds but to did talk about or show how long it took you to adjust the camera settings to sync it. Then you showed great images but at 1/1000 which any camera can achieve was that because it was such a hassle to set up the 1/20000 that you couldn't be bothered or didn't have time to setup it all up again. Plus there was not mention of the f1.8 maximum aperture limitation over 1/16000. Quite a disappointing video for sure.
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[jassimmadan]

i see you don't want to talk about camera iso 😂😂😂 this is why you use iso over 600😂