www.adorama.com Adorama Photography TV Presents You Keep Shooting with Bryan Peterson. Join Bryan as he demonstrates how to overcompensate for when nature does not cooperate. Sometimes when you plan an outdoor photo shoot, mother nature may not be on the same schedule. Join Bryan as he overcomes a cloudy day and demonstrates how to create his own sunlight for his photo. AdoramaTV features talented hosts including Mark Wallace, Gavin Hoey, Joe McNally, Joe DiMaggio, Tamara Lackey, Bryan Peterson, and Rich Harrington. Related Products: Understanding Flash Photography, by Bryan Peterson www.adorama.com Understanding Photography Field Guide, by Bryan Peterson www.adorama.com Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson www.adorama.com Nikon SB-900 TTL AF Shoe Mount Speedlight www.adorama.com Harbor Digital Quick Spot Small 1/8″ Honeycomb Grid with Adapter and 6 Colored Gels for Nikon SB-900 Flash Model www.adorama.com Pocket-Wizard Plus II www.adorama.com If you have questions, share them with us at: adotv@adorama.com
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25 responses to “Creating Your Own Sunlight: You Keep Shooting with Bryan Peterson: Adorama Photography TV”
Amazing! Amazing tip. What a fantastic shot. The effects are so realistic. Thanks for the video.
It’s not suppose to be a perfect portrait. It’s an idea which you and your perfect selves can expand on.
It took me a little while to figure out why it doesn’t look right at the end. The back light comes across as too harsh. Late day sun is softer. The speedlite is too low and burns a bit too bright for this environment. Frankly, I was excited by the title as there have been numerous times where I have lost the sun when I still needed it during a shoot. I wish the solution was better. I am however very good in post so I possibly could fix it then.
Front light sucks badly!:) It still looks almost like a direct flash.
WOW!!! that was awesome.
I agree it is a clever technique and i am familliar with it. But it does not help if the resulting image does not look like it should. It does not look like lit by the sun. My suggestion is to either use a gel on both flashes or don’t use a gel and adjust WB in post. I usally do the first
The “sun” is not suppose to be right in her face. This is just to simulate having the “sun” behind her to give the picture a little more life. The diffused flash is just to light up her face so it doesn’t become dark thanks to the exposure being set to the background which is brighter, and the diffuser itself makes the face smoother as it evens out the light.
So this is actually a really clever technique if you want to take a sunset portrait without having to rely on the sun.
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I agree, the whitebalance is too cold in my taste. Her face looks too blue to be lit by reflected sunlight. Other than that it is a good video with valueable information.
Brian Peterson has gotta be one of the best Photography teachers in the world. He makes photography sooo interesting. wow
That photo looks like complete crap
whoa! great tip!
cocaine-monster with a camera
Awesome!!! Hi Bryan you are the best!!!!
You keep making more awesome videos!!!!
year? i’ll answer day… the day you learned something about photography… who the hell cares about quality and such crap… just listen and watch! in the days of PAL/NTSC format people learned the same things as today……
Great as usual Bryan and thanks Adorama. Bryan how you keep coming up with so many different ideas/videos is beyond me – always great though – thanks.
Thumbs up if you think Justin has banged Lori!
Great!
People that moan about resolution and sound quality are more tedious than the same people that got to music videos and start banging on about Justin Beiber. Give it a f**king rest! its free there is no subscription it costs you NOTHING!! if you don’t like it either A- Don’t watch OR B- You produce some film of photographic tips of the quality you’d expect post them and we will then watch it, oh and we want it for free too.
Not only is he a lil weird, but he has weird assistance too!!! Nice video though! Thanks Bryan!
Oh the very spoiled …
Nicely done Bryan….much appreciated.
Its ADORAMA… its like asking a fat guy to give you the best diet 😉
i didn’t know his assistant was James Franco @ 1:13
Thanks for the helpful info.