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 SUBSCRIBE AND BE PART OF THE ADORAMA FAMILY: ➥ __________________________________ Be the first to shop our great deals and sales by signing up for emails from Adorama! __________________________________ ✘ PRODUCTS USED: Flashpoint XPLOR 300 Pro Flashpoint eVOLV 200 Pro Flashpoint XPLOR 100 Pro Flashpoint R2 Pro Transmitter Glow S2 Round Flash S-type Bowens Mount Bracket OM SYSTEM OM-1 OM SYSTEM 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro II Olympus 45mm f/1.2 Tether Tools Pro 16' USB 2.0 Active Extension Cable Sekonic L-858D-U Flash Meter Glow EZ Lock Collapsible Silver Beauty Dish (25") Glow HexaPop 24" II Octagonal Softbox Manfrotto EzyFrame Vintage Background Kit, ', Tobacco #flashphotography #ttl #adorama __________________________________ ❐ LET'S GET SOCIAL ❏ ➥ TikTok @adoramanyc ➥ Facebook ➥ Instagram ➥ Twitter ❐ MORE ADORAMA ❏ ➥ Shop ➥ Blog ➥ Adorama Events @AdoramaEvents __________________________________ Follow Gavin Hoey on Model: Chloe Kerley __________________________________ THANKS SO MUCH FOR WATCHING!