High Speed Sync Photography Made Easy!

Learn all about high-speed sync, including what it is, how it works, and how you can use it to take stunning portraits outdoors!

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[MiguelQuilesJr]

High speed sync is a tricky topic, but hopefully this detailed video helped you out! Have any questions you want me to cover in the next video? Let me know here :)

[gregscarcella]

I love the paper visual showing the two different curtains and then the video slow down to show how the curtains work in the real camera

[spookyboots]

This explanation could not have been more clear, THANK YOU!!!

[matthorner]

FINALLY, a video that actually explains what I feel most other flash guides are trying to.

[marekward]

I started using flash outdoors and love how it can bring subject to life. Flowers really pop :) I got some learning to reduce the randomness of my results. . Thanks.

[Bassmunchkin]

OMG Miguel this complete breakdown just sheds so much light (no pun intended) on the complete explanation of what other wise has been a complete mystery for me. Thank you millions for this fantastic step by step instruction guide and your explanation at the end, also helped me understand why you wouldn't want to use it all the time... I never knew HSS only used small amounts of power, this is fantastic, thank you so so much

[ahmedyadam]

Thanks a lot

Worth mentioning:-
1- the same light amount of the flash in normal mode equals the multiple sets of flashes in sync mode

It is like spilling the same cup of water in small amounts during longer time instead of spilling it all at once
So at any higher sync speed sensor will get some light from the flash

Now, the flash power in sync mode is much much weaker than its power in normal mode

You need to get it really close to your subject

Can't light the whole body very well without really wide open aperture and strong day light or professional stadiums, etc.

Best thing of sync mode is that creamy soft even lighting on your subject !
So delicate, romantic !!

[zbruch]

thank you! This is a really helpful and clear video that explained to me the things I didn't understand before.

[mswizard]

Great video! Can’t wait to see and learn from your next video!🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

[countrykilo]

Super helpful. I'm doing my nephew 1st bday shoot this weekend. YOU'RE THE MAN!!!!

[EliInfante]

Great video Miguel! Love the shirt BTW

[aw]

As a beginner to flash photography I was wondering why my images were half black at times and now I know why. This video was the key to solving my problem thank you so much ☺!!!

[nickkwok]

Thanks for explaining HSS for the layman!

[remusn]

Let's go! Intro hooked me :) Thank you!

[svenconor]

So good. Very interesting and useful video. First time I understood hss. Thanks mate and best regards from Germany 👌

[garyadams]

This is a great one Professor Quiles!

[travelwithparashrb]

Thank you for clearing the doubt, really understood it !

[JohnChubbSr]

This is a great insight into HSS. What needs to be done for setting this up to use HSS? How does the trigger play its role? What settings for the camera are used? Is a trigger needed or can it be connected with a cable? Thanks!

[brandonmcmullen]

Great video! I’m just learning OCF and learning through a number of mistakes along the way 😅

[PRARTS.]

Just just got a new subscriber. Thanks man