Award winning instructor and professional wedding photographer Michael Andrew tackles one of the most challenging aspects of photography, Speedlite Flash Systems. In this limited edition Crash Course, Michael breaks down the Canon 580 & 430 EX II Speedlites in easy to understand concepts and lessons that will have you using your flash like a pro in just a few hours! Even advanced Flash users will benefit greatly from the concepts and techniques outlined.

First Michael gives you a Crash Course on Lighting, the Physics of Light and the Mechanics of Cameras. Next, he shows us how to use the Speedlite in different situations and how to manipulate it, as well as your camera settings to get the results you've always wanted. Finally, in "Putting it all Together" Michael demonstrates a combination of the techniques and variables used according to the situation.

If you own a Canon 580 or 430 (EX or EXII) Speedlite and are looking to improve your photographic skills or aren’t exactly sure how everything works…. this is the DVD for you!

Run time is approximately 3 Hours and 30 minutes.

Included Lessons- Michael's Lighting Crash Course!:

1. Introduction

2. Exposure and Flash

3. The Types of Light

4. Light Crash Course

5. Michael's Natural Lighting Tips

6. Long Exposure Shooting

7. Artificial Light Variables

8. Changing Flash Power

9. Fill Flash with Backlight

10. Bounce Flash

11. F Stop Increments

12. Inverse Law of Light

13. Bracketing

14. To Point or Not to Point

15. 4 Way Light Crash Course

16. ETTL, TTL and Manual Flash

17. Light Modifiers

18. 1st and 2nd Curtains

19. Clipped Exposures

20. High Speed Sync Concepts

21. Slow Sync

22. 1st and 2nd Curtain Flash

23. Flash Event Sequence

24. Modes & Flash

25. Michael's Mode Recommendations

26. Clipped Exposures

27. The 3 Rules

Canon Speedlite Specific Lessons

1. Set Up

2. Quick LCD Review

3. 580 vs 430

4. Speedlite Buttons

5. Accessories

6. Make your own fill card

7. High Speed Sync

8. Second Shutter Curtain

9. Manual Flash

10. Distance Exercise

11. The Flare Effect

12. Stroboscopic

13. Tips and Tricks

14. 580 Custom Function Set Ups

15. 430 Custom Function Set Ups

16. ISO Exposure Compensation

17. Manual External Metering

18. Off Camera Flash

19. Basic Wireless Setups

20. ST-E2 Set Ups

21. Pocket Wizard Set Ups

22. Advanced Wireless Settings

23. Speedlite Quiz

24. Putting It All Together

25. Soft Fill

26. Slow Sync with One Speedlite

27. Changing Variables

28. Sun Light Shooting

29. Advanced - Sunset Shooting

30. And much, much more!!