the journal

In this series, No Fear Flash, I’ve provided a basic intro to flash photography. This info is specifically geared toward light and airy photographers who do indoor lifestyle sessions. For this post, I thought it would be helpful to share my flash photography gear list and go through what exactly I have in my camera […]

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My Flash Photography Gear List

Signal Mountain newborn photographer - in home lifestyle session - family of 5 - candid posing

In my last post in the series No Fear Flash, I discussed the importance of using off camera flash during indoor portrait sessions in order to achieve natural looking light. But that is only the first pieces of the puzzle. Today I will provide a quick, beginner’s flash modifiers guide which, I hope will take […]

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Beginner’s Flash Modifiers for Indoor Sessions

In past post of this series No Fear Flash, I have explored how flash interacts with the basic exposure settings of aperture, shutter speed, and ISO. In my most recent post, I provided an introduction to flash power. This post will specifically provide an introduction to beginner’s off camera flash. This post contains affiliate links. […]

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Beginner’s Off Camera Flash

In past posts in the No Fear Flash series, we’ve explored the ways adding a flash can affect each component of the exposure triangle. In this post I discuss the basics of flash power as a part of indoor flash photography settings. Each flash model is different, so I recommend examining the manual or doing […]

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Indoor Flash Photography Settings – Flash Power

Chattanooga newborn photography session, Mother kissing and cuddling baby on bed

During last week’s post of No Fear Flash, I explored the second component of the exposure triangle, shutter speed. In this week’s post of indoor flash photography tips, I’ll take a closer look at ISO. When learning indoor flash photography, it is vital that you have a foundational understanding of how each camera setting affects […]

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Indoor Flash Photography Tips- ISO

ISO indoor flash photography tips

Discover how to take better indoor portraits with flash, so you can create more consistent work without stressing over the available light. Relying solely on natural light for you your indoor photography sessions is a recipe for major stress: Learn to use your flash!  I promise it doesn’t have to be hard.  Want to get […]

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Indoor Flash Photography Settings – Aperture