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Six Steps to Lighting Magic with Joe McNally
Joe McNally, the wizard of flash photography, has created six, two-minute videos in which he quickly and expertly demonstrates the basics of flash photography using built-in flash and camera-mounted Nikon Speedlights.
Video #1: Meet Joe McNally and get an overview of the five instructional videos.
Video #2: Joe demonstrates how to use your camera's built-in flash to take a family portrait indoors.
Video #3: Removing unwanted and distracting shadows from a photo is easy, and Joe shows you how it's done.
Video #4: Learn how to balance indoor light and outdoor light to get a beautiful image.
Video #5: Attaching a Speedlight to your camera and bouncing the flash will create a softer light on your subject.
Video #6: Using fill flash outdoors can make a big different in the quality of your final image.
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