Flashpoint Lighting

08/27/2026

Backlight is a POSITION, not a setting. Once the light is behind your subject the rest is just deciding where behind, and how much of it you want the viewer to see.

Directly behind the couple so they block it? Outside the car shooting in through the glass? Outside the window so the room stays dark and the window carries the light? Gridded when the spill needs to stop? Left visible in frame when the flare is the picture? Are you emulating sunset? There are so many decisions to make and all of them can be made with just a little light, whether it’s the sun that exists in the sky or the sun you make.

All of these images by Susan Stripling can be made with either an EXPLOR 100 or a eVOLV 200, all can be found in the Flashpoint line.

08/26/2026

Here’s a good exercise if you’re trying to get more comfortable with off-camera flash: stop adding lights.

These are all one XPLOR 100 in the same location. For each image, Susan Stripling moved the flash and paid attention to what that did to the background, the couple and the shadows.

Behind them, it lights the wall and leaves them in silhouette. Move it off to the side and suddenly you get separation and light across the floor. Bring it in close under the veil and everything outside that little pocket of light disappears.

One light can do a LOT before you ever need to reach for a second one.

08/20/2026

Here’s another reason I love keeping my lighting simple: every one of these first dances was photographed with ONE off-camera flash.

That’s it.

For a first dance, I don’t want to spend my time chasing a complicated lighting setup while the couple is moving around the floor. I want one light that gives me direction, separation and a little drama, and then I can move myself around it.

Sometimes I’m shooting straight into it. Sometimes it’s off to the side. Sometimes it’s barely in the frame and just catching the edge of a face or a dress.

The light stays put. I move.

And because every reception room is different, I can decide how much of the existing light I want to keep and how much I want to let disappear.

One off-camera flash. A whole lot of first dances.

Have questions?

I have answers.

📸Susan Stripling

08/14/2026

How do you light an entire cruise ship deck at night?

Photographer Lionel Whyte has to deal with a huge crowd, people moving everywhere, and not a whole lot of available light. His solution is *multiple* Flashpoint speedlights placed around the deck so he can get consistent light wherever the action happens.

In this article, he walks through his setup, where he puts his lights, how he balances flash with the ambient light, and the gear he uses to make it all work.

If you shoot events and use off-camera flash (or want to start), this is a really cool look at how the same lighting principles can scale up to a MUCH bigger space.

Take a look:

Using Flashpoint speedlights to capture the vibrant energy of a bustling cruise ship gathering under the cloak of night.

08/13/2026

A gorgeous Central Park image from Flashpoint user George Pompilio.

Camera: Canon EOS R5m2
Len: 24-70 2.8 L IS USM at 24mm
ISO: 640
F 3.5
Shutter: 1/1000
Backlight: eVOLV 200 with Magmod 1/2 CTO gel
Key Light (Camera Left): XPLOR 600 with 34-inch Glow Beauty Dish Softbox

08/11/2026

Flashpoint user walks us through a shoot with her new gear!

Featuring:

Flashpoint Zoom Li-on TTL Compact V480 (Nikon)
Flashpoint R2 Nano Pro TTL Wireless Flash Trigger
Glow Parasnap 28″ Octobox with grid
Glow Collapsable 42″ reflector
Flashpoint Lightstand 7.2″ air cushioned

08/10/2026

Okay this is a fun one.

This Wednesday (August 12) is the 100th episode of Coffee with Creators, so we're switching things up: Daniel Norton is taking over as host and putting Seth Miranda in the guest seat for once. 😂

If you've watched these two together before, you probably know this could go in approximately 900 different directions. They've been friends and working photographers/educators together for years, so we're expecting photography talk, stories, probably some chaos, and who knows what else.

We're live from the Adorama Event Space in NYC at 11am ET on Wednesday, August 12.

Come hang out with us in the live chat! And if you've got anything you've always wanted Daniel to ask Seth...now might be your chance.

Watch live here!

Join host Seth Miranda () LIVE on Wednesdays at 11 AM ...

08/07/2026

Flash photography can feel WAY more complicated than it actually is.

There are settings. There are triggers. There are flashes with approximately nine thousand buttons. Someone starts talking about TTL and suddenly you’re wondering why you didn’t just become a natural light photographer and call it a day.

But one of the best ways to start understanding flash is actually really simple:

Flash controls your subject. Ambient light controls your background.

Start there.

Sarah Teng breaks down the basics in this beginner guide — how flash and ambient light work together, TTL vs. manual, on-camera vs. off-camera flash, and even how to start playing with shutter drags once you’re ready to get weird with it.

If flash has always felt like one of those “I’ll learn that eventually” things, eventually can be today.

Flash photography used to intimidate Sarah Teng. Here's everything she learned in the past few weeks and a few tips from her!

07/29/2026

You asked for more BTS, and we got some for you!

Here's what's actually happening in this shot. A Flashpoint XPLOR 600 in a 42" softbox with a grid as the main light, and an XPLOR 200 with a CTO gel behind her creating that warm golden flare. Shot on a Sony a7 IV with a 70-200 GM II.

Could you get close with just the sun? Sure. But that warm rim and the control on her face are coming from the strobes.
Sometimes golden hour needs a little help.

📸

07/28/2026

We LOVE the use of the Flashpoint EXPLOR 600 Pro and Glow 42" Beauty Dish as well as the EXPLOR 600 and Glow 45 Degree Long Focus reflector by creator Siryss Media!