Shooting Sony with Off Camera Flash: The Breakdown with Miguel Quiles

In this episode of The Breakdown Sony Artisan Miguel Quiles walks you through all of his settings when shooting with off camera flashes using Sony cameras! He'll walk you through setting up your white balance, focusing mode, as well as how to avoid screen blackouts when using an off camera flash.

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Model:
Noel Moore

Photos by Miguel Quiles
Snapchat @MiguelQuilesNYC

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[frankzayas]

Didn't mention THE most important setting when you're shooting mirrorless in the studio...Live View Setting Effects needs to be OFF. Otherwise, all you will see is blackness and won't be able to focus or compose. I know several Sony shooters that told me they didn't think of that and flipped out the first time they tried shooting inside with lights.

[metalk]

I was expecting more information about the flash.

[brandonkapana]

finally a video that actually walks you through the settings on the back of the camera for off camera flash! thank you, extremely helpful. Only thing i can get see getting confusing is trying to spot meter with face detection.

[costa]

Thanks for the video! please make sure to introduce your model in ur next sessions

[MC]

The video has only just started and I’m confused already as my A7RIII doesn’t have a wireless flash mode. It simply has Auto, fill flash, slow and rear. Please advise thanks

[panobirds]

80% talking about focus...in a video about of camera flash.

[tkarlmann]

Nicely done. Why the "-2" exposure Compensation? All photos looked very dark. I know you don't want to blow highlights, but are Sony cameras so inaccurate that you require a -2 stop underexposure?

[goldspike]

Well done... I just purchased an A7R3 and this was exactly what I was looking for. I'am assuming that what you presented is applicable between a 2 and a 3. If not a tutorial on a 3 would be nice for us converts to Sony.

[PhilofBristol]

I have recently used an A7iii for a wedding. I normally use my A77ii, and using rf flash triggers definitely does not require switching to WL on the camera. So I tried using my Hahnel Modus wireless flash in the normal flash mode, and it worked. Setting WL caused the master flash on the camera to use the Sony flash - to - flash protocol, definitely not right for radio triggering.

I guess it might be different with other flash systems.

[jbroadbentmr]

Dope video and having just purchased a sony A7ii this helped with understanding the focus modes coming from Nikon but I would of liked a little more info on using off camera flash, you just showed your flashy kit no pun intended lol. Again it was a good video and will definitely look around the channel.

[DmitryBrodsky]

Great video. Couple of comments
1) Using WL is only for some brands off flash like Sony and maybe your Profoto. For example if you want to use GODOX anything (aka Flashpoint etc, a very popular brand) to wirelessly trigger you need to put your Sony in ANY MODE OTHER THAN WL. WL is the only mode where it won't work;
2) Why do you bother with small point etc? you only have one person in viewfinder. Just using face detection in any af mode will focus on an eye, especially if you use eye detect.

[FellowLad]

9:22 is where he actually starts talking about the off-camera flash gear.

[sonophotossonophotos]

Great video
What about in my case i have the sony A7c. I don't see on the flash menu . Wireless mode

[dannyfungphoto]

I use godox trigger and flash, I never use WL (wire less)mode but it work . I use fill flash mode rear sync mode they work

[russellinesteinbuhler]

I am totally confused as to why you would ever want to shoot a person with eye auto focus off.

[abrahamtre]

How set up my focus point if I shooting a group of people Thanks

[askjrvbjkrfbvhjbdjf]

what settings did you use on the flash?
these settings are dependent on the settings you have on the flash.
or am i wrong?

[karlneal]

Sorry did'nt read the whole post, Frank Zayas covered this as it happened to me today when photographing a dancer.Drove me nuts so grabbed my canon.

[alberts]

My camera is sony a7riii but it doesn't have that option for the flash mode/WL how can I do?

[GertJanMes]

Maybe a good pointer for people that jumped ship recently with the introduction of the Sony A7RIII (including myself) is "Live View Display"" (page7 of 9 on tab 2). When shooting in a studio with f/11 and 1/200 it can get very dark in your electronic viewfinder. Just turn off "Live View Display" in the menu and you can see in the dark :-)