Getting the perfect exposure is one of the fundamentals of studio portrait photography, and when you are lighting with flash there are two ways to get it right. The first is the classic manual flash mode, in which you control the flash output and set the exposure. Then there’s TTL mode where the flash and the camera choose the light output for you.

In this photo session, Gavin Hoey starts with TTL or through the lens flash. As Gavin demonstrates, this semi-automatic flash system has come a long way in recent years and is perfectly able to get excellent exposure most of the time, just by pressing the camera shutter. But push your lighting style too far and TTL can come unstuck.

Luckily Gavin has some solutions. The first is the TCM (TTL convert to manual) button found on some Flashpoint and Godox transmitters. Then there is manual mode which takes a bit more setting up but ultimately gives you control.

Gavin shares his thoughts on when and why he switches from TTL flash to Manual flash and vice-versa. He backs this up with so fun, real-world portraits all taken in his small home studio.

Timestamps and Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:16 TTL camera and flash (transmitter) basics
2:45 3-minute TTL portrait challenge
4:52 Making TTL fail and how to fix TTL exposure
6:59 TCM (TTL to Manual) portrait session
7:42 TTL flash fail with multiple lights
8:44 Setting up multiple flashes in manual mode
11:17 Multi-flash manual set-up portrait session
11:56 Conclusions and Subscribe

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