Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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I recently did a photoshoot where I discovered that even for portrait photography, natural light photography can be better than flash photography. This video documents the story of how I started with flash for my portraits and ended up shooting with only the light coming through the windows.

Video chapters:
00:00 intro
00:50 Shooting portraits with flash
01:01 My typical reflector flash setup
02:08 Changing from flash to natural light
03:20 Slideshow examples and photo samples of natural light vs flash
04:10 Conclusion

Continuous light vs Flash Photography blog:
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