Simple Flash Portrait Photography Tips by Dom Bower

Posted by admin on November 10th, 2009 and filed under portrait photographers | 25 Comments »

Video showing / demonstrating how to take a nice portrait photo using flash indoors (studio).
Photos taken with the nikon D300, nikon 50mm f1.4 and with the nikon cls sb900 flash and also the sb800.
Video goes through normal non flash photo to umbrella flash and then simple high key looking images.

www.dombower.com

Duration : 0:6:20


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25 Responses

  1. hezooskristos Says:

    very helpful sir
    very helpful sir

  2. ovee666 Says:

    a great fan of …
    a great fan of yours dude… keep it up

  3. losahdanny Says:

    I like your …
    I like your explanations. Thank you very much! Funny about the pretty lady part haha =]

  4. JD95 Says:

    Thank you very much …
    Thank you very much!!

  5. dombower Says:

    you need a cold …
    you need a cold shoe you get one with the flash

  6. JD95 Says:

    I have a question …
    I have a question dom, are you able to connect the SB900 directly to the tripod? do you need a hot shoe adapter?

  7. ev0luti0n1988 Says:

    Really cool. Big …
    Really cool. Big fan of you.

  8. kaguvi777 Says:

    Thank you
    Thank you

  9. snappuppy Says:

    Great tutorial Dom.
    Great tutorial Dom.

  10. espacionphotography Says:

    Simple, …
    Simple, straightforward and superb :)
    Thanks Dom

  11. mamio3 Says:

    Dom. you are …
    Dom. you are awesome!

  12. TheFireicing Says:

    i like his style of …
    i like his style of explaining.he gets to the point,in and out.

  13. obskure1 Says:

    this video is …
    this video is EXTREMELY helpful as I have just purchased my 2nd flash for portraits. thanks!

  14. chikete29 Says:

    Thanks, very cool …
    Thanks, very cool vid.

  15. redreedtech Says:

    Your videos are …
    Your videos are really helpful and awesome, Thanks!!

  16. eoa05 Says:

    Thanks for the vid!
    Thanks for the vid!

  17. WillDavidClarke Says:

    hi, where did you …
    hi, where did you get your flash stand, and for how much? Thanks very much dom, your videos are very useful!

  18. casetay Says:

    we call the white …
    we call the white walls you have there Off White if you were wondering haha. Thanks for the tutorial I’m gonna get myself an umbrella

  19. coolinen2007 Says:

    upload more videos

    upload more videos
    I want to know how to take pictures of sexy girls in my house :)

  20. JohanLinden1989 Says:

    Nice video(s). Like …
    Nice video(s). Like your “step by step problem solving” approach

  21. djsintek Says:

    i prefer using a …
    i prefer using a softbox ;)

  22. dombower Says:

    thanks, and about …
    thanks, and about the diffusers…. in this video i dont have a diffuser on it . so the answer to your question is no.

  23. mounopita Says:

    DOM..do you always …
    DOM..do you always use those diffusers in front of the flash when shooting pictures either through an umbrella or direct?
    thanks….u are the MAN

  24. timmyguy13 Says:

    Hey, what size is …
    Hey, what size is that umbrella??

  25. classicalmusic03 Says:

    great video….. …
    great video…..thanks for the info :)

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