Flambient Tutorial - Lighting A Large Open Space Using Natural Light

In this Interior real estate photography tutorial, I show how you can use natural light to help evenly light a large space. I recommend shooting with lights off to save yourself time by not having to work around unwanted color casts typically caused by tungsten interior lighting.

[ashleyanneri]

Literally watching all your videos....learning alooot

[michaeldougherty]

Really improving my work with your videos. Thanks Joe!

[mikedougherty]

Thanks Joe! I'm in the process of changing over from HDR. You really help!

[LeoDodier]

Hi Joe, great tutorial as always! I did like the fireplace, it made it look quite nice. Do you have a folder that you keep fireplaces, skies, sunsets, etc. that you took yourself? Any chance you can do the same living room with the lights on? If not, maybe the next one? Thanks. 

Just wondering, no snow outside?

[LevinsThe]

Thanks for the tutorial! What I don't understand is how you do a several flash shots with speed light in hand. Do you have to edit yourself out of those photos in post processing?

[ChristianAguilarr]

Quick question for the AD200, I’m guessing depending on the room you might adjust the flash power. For most shots do you use 1/4th power and up (1/2 & 1)? Or do you sometimes dip into the 1/8 and 1/16th range? I might be overthinking it, but I was just curious. 😂

[ChristianAguilarr]

Also I’ve been seeing people using their V1 camera flash as a trigger to sync with their AD200, do you use a separate trigger? I bought I believe it’s a X2T trigger, just wanted to see if you had a preference?

[JonathanAyers]

When it wants you to Rasterize a layer, it's because the Smart Object isn't a pixel layer. When you convert it to a Rasterized Layer, it is converting it to a pixel layer. You could accomplish the same thing in a non-destructive way by masking out the fire. Obviously, if you erased the fire, then decided you needed to make it smaller or change the perspective, it "could" look funny if you've erased a portion that you should be able to see.