Uploaded December 2015 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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"As an amateur photographer, how much flash do I really need? "

Introduction to studio flash photography.

Mark Cleghorn, a welsh photographer and instructor, shares his thoughts on the several lights a photographer should use indoors for studio photography. In this first episode, Mark uses three Elinchrom compacts, D-Lite RX One, 2 and 4 as his main flash units.
Mark also explains the difference between light shapers such as the portalite softboxes and the umbrellas.

Part 2 of this tutorial:
youtu.be/89y9sXiii6A

More information:
elinchrom.com/learn/studio-basics-01.html

More about the products used:
elinchrom.com/compacts.html

More of Mark Cleghorn’s tutorials at:
thephotographeracademy.com