My Canon Speedlite Shots from Photo Plus Expo

This weekend I had a blast doing two fast-paced Canon Speedlite sessions at the Canon booth at Photo Plus Expo. I was honored to be part of the Canon Explores of Light sessions at the show.

Speaking of the Canon Explores of Light, a big thank you goes to Steve Inglima who heads up the program for making it all happen. You're the man now, dog.

Here are some of my shots from my first session. I used my Canon 5D Mark II and Canon 24-105mm IS lens for all the shots. My Speedlite (s): Canon 580EX.

Keep in mind that these photos were taken on the busy trade show floor – which illustrates the point that you can create nice lighting anywhere with a trusty Speedlite.

The goal in my sessions: illustrate how to create cool and flattering lighting by following my now-famous advice: "Take the darn flash off the camera."

Above: left is an on-camera flash shot; right is an off-camera flash shot (580EX II in a Westcott Apollo Softbox) . . . with a bit of Photoshop work.

Above: I placed one Canon 580 EX II directly behind our model for a dramatic silhouette. The different colors were created with HONL gels placed over the flash head.

Above: A variation of the background/gel pose/technique.

Above: Me checking my shot. Photo by Richard Herring. Thanks, Richard!

Above: Two more examples of taking the flash off the camera. Left: One Canon 580EX Speedlite in my softbox to illuminate the model's face, and another Canon 580EX Speedlite  placed behind the model and off to the side for a bit of backlighting. Right: Model is facing the light. (Thank you Jack Reznicki for showing me this latter technique.)

Above: Two flashes were used. One fired toward the lens and one placed in my softbox.

Above: Two flashes were used. One fired toward the lens and one placed in my softbox.

You can learn more more about lighting in my apps.

I also give Master Your Flash workshops in Croton on Hudson, NY.

Finally, two more words of thanks: Thanks to my models Shannon and Lorenzo – atrue professionals.

And thanks to Vered Koshlano, who organized all the models at the Canon booth. As always, you were and are amazing.

Above: Here's a behind-the-scenes look at the Canon ETT-L Wireless Flash Studio.

Explore the light,
Rick