Setting up the Shot - Yoga in the Dark

Camera - Nikon D300
Lens - Sigma 28-70mm f/2.8
Exposure - 1/1600 @ f/2.8
Focal Length - 52mm

Lighting - Nikon SB900
Light Modifier(s) - 60" Westcott shoot through umbrella
Trigger - Nikon SU800

This shot is a great example of the ability to completely control ambient light through super fast shutter speeds with Nikon's CLS system.

This Yoga studio had a good amount of natural light coming in from many large windows that lined the entire wall to camera right.

By using the Nikon CLS system I was able to use flash with a sync speed of 1/1600 of a second. At that speed the ambient light was pretty much eliminated and only the light from the Nikon SB900 flash registered in the exposure.

Setting up the Shot - Yoga in the Dark

Camera - Nikon D300
Lens - Sigma 28-70mm f/2.8
Exposure - 1/1600 @ f/2.8
Focal Length - 52mm

Lighting - Nikon SB900
Light Modifier(s) - 60" Westcott shoot through umbrella
Trigger - Nikon SU800

This shot is a great example of the ability to completely control ambient light through super fast shutter speeds with Nikon's CLS system.

Setting Up the Shot - See No Scarlett

Here is an example of what you can do with a very basic bounce flash. I placed a reflector over Scarlett's head and fired my SB900 at it.

I was able to let more shadows in around Scarlett by using a fast shutter speed of 1/3200.

In order to get that shutter speed I used a Nikon SU800 as the flash commander which allows you to get as fast as 1/8000 of a second with CLS capable flash units.

See no Scarlett


Camera - Nikon D300
Lens - Sigma 28-70mm f/2.8
Exposure - 1/3200 @ f/2.8
Focal Length - 70mm

Lighting - Nikon SB900
Light Modifier(s) - White reflector and bounce card
Trigger - Nikon Nikon SU800

Setting Up the Shot - See No Scarlett

Here is an example of what you can do with a very basic bounce flash. I placed a reflector over Scarlett's head and fired my SB900 at it.

I was able to let more shadows in around Scarlett by using a fast shutter speed of 1/3200.

In order to get that shutter speed I used a Nikon SU800 as the flash commander which allows you to get as fast as 1/8000 of a second with CLS capable flash units.

See no Scarlett


Camera - Nikon D300
Lens - Sigma 28-70mm f/2.8
Exposure - 1/3200 @ f/2.8
Focal Length - 70mm

Lighting - Nikon SB900
Light Modifier(s) - White reflector and bounce card
Trigger - Nikon Nikon SU800