Portraits that combine flash with natural light are a highly popular look and a technique that will do a lot to help you gain more confidence and versatility when working with artificial light. However, when you start shooting at night, the technique becomes a little trickier. This excellent video tutorial will show you how to shoot portraits at night when using a flash.
Coming to you from David Bergman with Adorama TV, this great video tutorial will show you how to shoot portraits at night using flash. A portrait with a dramatic sky is a popular look, and it is a fantastic way to work on your lighting skills, as it forces you to learn how to balance an ambient exposure with what is essentially a separate exposure on your subject. When day turns to night, however, your ambient exposure can become a bit trickier due to the lower light levels, but it is not impossible to still make those dramatic images, and it will improve your technique all the more.