DAY ONE: Conquering My Fear of Speedlights

Alex Smith has been using a camera since she was 7 years old to document her life and the lives of her loved ones. She considers herself a natural light photographer, and finds comfort in the ability to capture what’s there, rather than worry about adjusting light settings and using flash. 

She’s had a speedlight for her camera sitting in a drawer for over 11 years that she’s only used a handful of times. She’s not comfortable using it, and up until now, she has let that fear stop her.

As she’s advanced in her photography career, Alex has been asked to photograph more professional events. Alex feels that when people hire her as a photographer, they expect her to know how to do everything, and capture good photos in any setting. Feeling uncomfortable using a camera flash gave Alex a serious case of imposter syndrome. Instead of letting those feelings consume her, she decided to take action, and learn.

In this video, hobbyist photographer, Alex embraces her fear of using on-camera flash, putting lessons learned from Mark Wallace's Speedlights 101 course into practice.

Classes Alex recommends on CreativeLive:

Mark Wallace, Speed lights 101: https://cr8.lv/Speedlights101

Pye Jirsa, Flash Photography Crash Course: https://cr8.lv/3wAW5z3

Mark Wallace, Working with Speedlights in Studio: https://cr8.lv/3LuRPq8

Erik Valind, Getting Started with Off-Camera Flash: https://cr8.lv/3wsme46

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