I call this look “Flash Trash”. It’s that gritty, editorial, intimate look. Disgraced photographer Terry Richardson was known for this.
This look is very easy to do with most cameras.
This uses a flash, which can be built in (though only effective at a short range with wide lenses) or something like a Godox V1 (which is what I use).
Most flashes will do TTL (through the lens) which will auto set the flash strength.
I typically manually set the aperture (F8-F11 is a good starting place, you’ll want a wide depth of field for this look), set the shutter for something like 1/250, and the ISO from 100 to 400, depending. The flash auto-set the strength in TTL mode.
Keep in mind that with these apertures, you’ll need to keep your lens and sensors cleaner than if you normally shoot wide open. ASK ME HOW I KNOW.
If you set the shutter speed really slow, you can get really cool frame dragging effects since the flash fires for a brief part of the exposure period of the frame.
I call this look “Flash Trash”. It’s that gritty, editorial, intimate look. Disgraced photographer Terry Richardson was known for this.
This look is very easy to do with most cameras.
This uses a flash, which can be built in (though only effective at a short range with wide lenses) or something like a Godox V1 (which is what I use).
Most flashes will do TTL (through the lens) which will auto set the flash strength.
I typically manually set the aperture (F8-F11 is a good starting place, you’ll want a wide depth of field for this look), set the shutter for something like 1/250, and the ISO from 100 to 400, depending. The flash auto-set the strength in TTL mode.
Keep in mind that with these apertures, you’ll need to keep your lens and sensors cleaner than if you normally shoot wide open. ASK ME HOW I KNOW.
If you set the shutter speed really slow, you can get really cool frame dragging effects since the flash fires for a brief part of the exposure period of the frame.