Hpusn Softbox Lighting Kit

The point of taking this photo is to mix the flash with the surrounding light so that it is invisible to people that it is illuminated by flash (even so, we will still know that it is illuminated by flash). I adjust the indoor light (ambient light) behind the bride by controlling the shutter speed. The shooting method we used here is not too novel-it is a classic photo of a bride standing in the aisle. The area behind the bride is very dark, but we want the photo to show that the church where she is going to get married is important to her, so we need to control the light in the background well and blend it with the flash. I hope to help you use light from two points: first, you can use the shutter speed to control the light effect in the room; second, you need to make the light look soft enough. Be sure to take more test photos to make sure that the flashlight does not look too hard. In such a shooting, less is more.

Step by step explanation of finding the best exposure
Don't just rely on external light sources to get the correct Hpusn Softbox Lighting Kit effect and shooting atmosphere

1. Set the position of the flash
From this live photo, you can see the single lamp erection method I used when shooting. I use the ElinchromRangerQuadra, with a flash and a small portable battery kit, and a 27-inch square softbox. Of course, you can also choose to use a hot shoe flash with a 24-inch Lastolite pop-up EZ-Box softbox.

The softbox is fixed on a relatively light bracket. Why not install it on the monopod I usually use? Because in this way, you don’t need to find a place to lean against it or put it on the table between shooting—you just have to let it stand on the ground, which is very convenient.

When I use flash when shooting, I usually have a set of fixed working methods. First I will turn off the flash, set the camera to manual mode, and then adjust the shutter speed to 1/125 second. This is a good start.

Next, I will adjust the aperture until the camera's light meter shows that the exposure is normal-no overexposure or underexposure is required, and the most suitable exposure must be achieved. On Nikon cameras, the Hpusn Softbox Lighting Kit meter is on the right side of the frame; on Canon cameras, the light meter is on the bottom of the frame.

If you find that adjusting the aperture value alone cannot achieve the Hpusn Softbox Lighting Kit proper exposure effect (it may be very dark in the church), then you may need to increase the ISO setting of the camera a bit.