Flash Sync Speed in the Studio: Take and Make Great Photography with Gavin Hoey

If you work with flash you'll need to be aware of something called your cameras "Flash Sync Speed". In this video Gavin Hoey takes you through exactly what flash sync speed is and why it's his go to shutter speed when working with flash in his small home studio.

Once Gavin has gone through the essential information, he looks at a scenario where the shooting at the flash sync speed gives a less than perfect result. He'll take you through the why's and how's of what's happening and has some simple tips to get a great shot in mixed lighting.

Equipment Used:

Olympus E-M1 Mark ii

Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro

Olympus M.Zuiko 25mm f/1.2

Flashpont Xplor 400

Flashpoint 10’ C-Stand and Grip Arm

Production Equipment Used:

Olympus LS-P4 Audio Recorder

Sennheiser Wireless Lavalier Microphone System

Godox 100W LED light

Model Sophie Daly

Photos by Gavin Hoey

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[ogonzilla]

Gavin! The master at explaining things I confuse beginners with!!

[yelkao]

Gavin is as ever brilliant. He explains things well and has enthusiasm by the bucket load. I've had the pleasure of seeing him several times when he has lectured to Worcestershire Camera Club in the UK and there is never a dull or boring moment with him around.

[styleestudios]

Its very difficult to explain huge topic in a short video
Man... You are the best!

[Miketz]

This is a topic that is usually not explained well - congrats on making a video that does it pretty much perfectly.

[rojerbinny]

the best YouTube tutor for explaining the tips and light setup for making the pic so cool

[Veectory]

awesome video, the concept for this shoot was amazing

[OscarMartinez-qyqk]

I was really confused about how ligth is affected by Iso/aperture /shutter, and this let me done.. Thanks for your support and time to teach us..

[IslandFilmMaker]

Great lesson Gavin! Plug in a flash to a camera and most people have NO CLUE on what to do!! You explain things so everyone can learn!!

[clarkconway]

Gavin, your videos are really easy to follow, and they are well explained where someone can follow at home to practice along. thank-you!

[josegeraldoresendeboaventu]

very good. Gavin is great teacher. Adorama tv is fantastic.

[PabloBueti]

Nice to see the dedication you put to make the explanation simple and clear.

[rodeorocks]

The MOST Important chapter .... so easily and well explained. Thanks a ton!

[TheManShel]

Great explainer on the relationship between the camera settings and flash!

[geotrick]

Hi Gavin. When I got the motion blur at 1/4 of a second I thought you were going to demonstrate rear curtain/second curtain sync.
I think some times you can have blur come to your advantage.


Thank you for the demos and for using Flashpoint products in them.
I purchased my R2 transmitter and receiver after watching one of your demos.
Cheers!

[DaveWhiteman]

As always, simplifying what can be a confusing subject. Thanks Gav.

[jpdj]

Excellent illumination in itself, of flash and sync speed in a focal plane shutter case. It clarifies why my language calls a focal plane shutter "curtain shutter". The other one, leaf shutter, we call "central shutter" as it is centrally located in the lens. And the leaf shutter has no sync issue. Concepts for a FOLLOW-UP? Second curtain. High-speed sync versus hyper sync. Leaf shutters cutting off flash with fast exposures. ... And there is a general issue with focal plane and electronic shutters that we call "time parallax" in classical photography jargon. Already visible in pre-WW2 photos of race cars with oval wheels. And today reveals itself as rolling shutter (where nothing rolls like it did in old movie cameras).
It illustrates how fully automatic cameras with lots of AI still may depend a lot on human intelligence, instead of artificial.

[DPImageCapturing]

EXCELLENT VIDEO GAVIN! I JUST BOUGHT A NEW SPEED LIGHT & THIS HELPED OUT TREMENDOUSLY!!

[BruceWalkerPhotography]

Always entertaining, Gavin! Excellent tutorial.

[dunnymonster]

Great explanation Gavin, always educational and entertaining 😊

[SuperQBAH]

Thank you Gavin for a very informative video. And for bringing back, Sophie.