What Are Studio Strobe Lights? (And How Do They Work?) | Strobe Lighting Part 1

David Flores shows you studio strobe basics, like types of studio strobes, watt seconds, lighting settings, and when to use strobe lights. What's the difference between pack and head, monolight, and battery powered strobe lights? Keep watching to learn more studio lighting for beginners!

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[BandH]

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[DRMegaone]

Take my money B&H. You guys are the only ones explaining these unspoken details for flash photos

[josephchan]

Good refresher course. Decide to get a single strobe out and take pictures. Will take pictures next few days. Thanks.

[davidhampson]

Just what I was looking for - well done. Thanks, David F.

[theEXOaudio]

yess Manual vs TTL. I kept forgetting that everytime we were taught about it.

[SimonPhillipsPhoto]

Nice video you should have quickly gone over some of the commonly used light modifiers and how these lights differ to a speedlite such as the light spread and colour temperatures.

[jacobchristianglover]

David, Happy New Year & thanks for another quick, but informative video!!!

[maf]

This is awesome. Can’t wait to see the other videos

[joananunesschmidt]

I agree, here's one video about strobes that is well explained, finally!!! Congratulations!!!
Where can I learn more about this topic please?

[pewpwpew]

Thanks for the video, exactly what I wanted

[Strongbear]

Thanks for the video. I have a few questions as I'm still a little confused as I'm just starting to explore strobe lighting.

1) When I hear the word "strobe", I usually think of a light that produces a continuous burst of flashes that goes off or blinks intermittently, like you might get a strobe light in a disco. Is that not what this type of strobe light for photography does? Or is it just basically an extra large and more powerful flash that can be controlled via a remote trigger in the same way as a speedlight and only flashes when you tell it to flash? So it doesn't blink on and off intermittently? Can you clarify for me?

2) Why is the monolight called a monolight? What makes it different from other types of strobes?

3) Can you get strobe lights that have the option to be both battery powered and mains powered so that you could use it in the studio or use it also on location without any mains source?

Thanks.

[chanmark]

For the Test button part, do I have to press the test button on the strobe or the test button on the trigger will do the same job? Thanks

[theresavanessagersch]

Love your work. Is the strobe light the same the one as combination with the beauty dish? The strobe its warm or cold?

[sdkzzang]

What kind of bulbs are in strobes or flashguns?

[PaulNechifor]

Ws is not watts per second, it's watts times second... i.e. energy. Ws is the same as J (joules)

[oneclickbeaute]

Could you kindly share brand and model of the Radio Control Unit for Canon 200D II (centre pin not available) for using multiple studio strobe lights

[ScratchFeverTV]

Can you help me find a strobe light compatible with dslr canon rebel?

[andysuzierawlins]

Ive just bought a neewer c180, it has the fuse missing, but it was affordable for me, what type of fuse will I need? Do modelling bulb cause fire

[enriquedionicio]

Hey David pueden poner ese mismo video en español

[yee-haa]

I don't understand. Does modeling light just switch off during exposure and be replaced by the flash function, or those are separate functions?