Do THIS to soften your FLASH when doing wedding, event, or club photography!

Weddings? Clubs? Receptions? Event photography? TODAY we discuss how we can soften the light that comes from our speedlight flashes.

My 5 minute flash lesson

Links to things discussed:

That big mama one: Parabolic Impact

first time here? Hi, I'm Omar Gonzalez, a professional portrait and event photographer in the NYC/NJ area. On this channel, we talk cameras, lenses, and techniques to improve our photography.

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[SCArtandGrafts]

You can also DIY Neil's BFT to have a white interior like the flash bender. 2 birds with one stone kind of.

[williammarino]

Omar’s videos are the best real wedding/ event photography channel, he explains everything in real world scenarios! I feel like no one goes into wedding, reception/ event photography on adn off camera flash well enough with real world scenarios! Keep killing it Omar!

[juliettemansour]

I used to shoot events as a paid photographer. Wish I had seen this beforehand! It would have saved me a ton of edits in Lightroom! Thanks Omar.

[slingshot]

Who ever came up with bouncing the strobe straight up? Back in my freelance newspaper work, we all bounced our Vivatar 283’s at 70-75° with a nice white 4x6 card rubber banded (we were cheap to) to push some of the into the faces.

I do like using the Rogue Flashbenders as a bounce card better than just a white card.

[theearthling]

Omar's generous sharing of knowledge is always pithy and value-filled. He also comes across as very humble, reachable and without any air of superiority complex. Newbie or pro, you're just comfortable listening to his solid tips.

[tonygreenwoodN]

Omar - that was an 11 minute masterclass - really great - many thanks!

[brentmiller]

Omar, the lighting in your event photos is STUNNING! Thanks for the great tips. 🙂

[jonphebus]

Every video is so valuable, and you take your time but you get to the point! So easy to follow you, thank you so much!!

[IvanMezaK]

Used last night your exposure technique balancing "ambiance" light with th flash. Absolutely fantastic. Settings iso 3200, shutter 1/125 f 1.8 Flash power 1/64.

[geofft]

I'm a racoon and was offended by some of the things you said

[magoit]

I love your explanations - so concise and clear. Thanks for your work!

[dohezgo]

I never comment on videos, but have to thank you for this one. I had my biggest event to date and the tips from this video helped me nail my shots and increased my likelihood of booking additional similar events in the future.

[billyjeanfiles]

Thats some otherworldly superb result, , a borderline hyperrealistic fantasy pics!

[tmhart]

Cant tell you how much i enjoy your videos! Just the right blen of humor and terrificly helpful information!

[neilvn]

Hi there Omar! Thank you for the shout-out. Much appreciated.

I think you're also in North New Jersey? We should meet up over lunch sometime. Drop me a note.

[motrini]

Masterclass! I'm amazed I get this for free. Thanks Omar!

[silvisuns]

Incredibly helpful, clearly explained and exemplified. Thank you truly 👌🏼📸😊

[triangles]

your tutorials are awesome. I always learn a lot. Thank you. When you're not too busy, I'd recommend that you offer a seminar. I live in the DC area but would happily drive up to NJ and pay to learn from you.

[fernandochapa]

Great channel!! I hate when youtube hides cool content like this one.

[paulasimson]

Great video. I really appreciated you showing the unedited and edited photos, so we could see realistically what the starting point was.