Lighting is the secret to improving your photography.
Lighting is easy to learn and makes your pictures look
great. Lighting brings a whole new element to the
enjoyment of photography.
Without fl ashOne remote fl ash unitTwo remote fl a sh units
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Step 1
Index
Natural skin t ones
Step 2
Making the su bject
stand out
Capture the ac tionCapture the fun an d feel
Eliminating refl ections
Capturing gloss
of water
Balancing wa rm lighting
Step 3
Higher qual ity imagesEliminating shadow
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You are an angel— Natural skin tones
I could capture the serenity of my daughter asleep.
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Taken with camera’s built-in fl ash
Bounce fl ash
When the fl ash head is tilted up, the fl ash can
be bounced off the ceiling to create soft light
and natural skin tones.
SB-700
SB-700 setting order
Camera settings
Any exposure mode is ok.
AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105mm
f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
Tips—Side bounce
Bouncing the fl ash light off
the wall or a white sheet is
also effective.
D300S
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What a naughty boy! — Capture the action
I captured my cat in action without any blur at all.
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Without fl ash
SB-700 setting order
Camera settings
Any exposure mode is ok.
Capture the action with fl ash
Even with insuffi cient indoor light, you can use
bounce fl ash to capture the natural movement
of your pets.
SB-700
D300S
AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
Tips—ISO sensitivity
By setting a higher ISO sensitivity, bounce
fl ash will work with higher ceilings.
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Still at that playful age — Capture the fun and feel of water
Here I managed to capture smiling faces and sparkling water.
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Without fl ash
SB-700 setting order
Camera settings
Choose S or M exposure mode.
Daylight sync with high shutter
speeds
Auto FP high-speed sync lets you to stop the
action with daylight sync.
SB-700
D300S
AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
Tips—Daylight sync
Even in daylight, fl ash is handy for
balancing the background exposure of
backlit subjects.
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Happy birthday! — Balancing warm lighting
I could capture that special moment in my daughter’s life.
Step 1
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Taken with camera’s built-in fl ash
SB-700 setting order
Camera settings
Set fl ash mode to slow sync and white balance
to direct sunlight.
Simulating candlelight
Warm colors can be captured with an
incandescent fi lter (included) attached to the
SB-700.
SB-700 (with an incandescent fi lter)
D300S
AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105mm
f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
Tips—Color fi lters
Use color fi lters to
experiment with various
lighting effects.
SJ-4
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Step 2
Because all weddings are special — Making the subject stand out
The beauty of her face and dress makes me happy too.
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Emphasize subject’s outline
One remote SB-700 illuminates the subject from
behind to show the texture of the dress and
emphasize her face.
Taken with camera’s built-in fl ash
SB-700 setting order
Camera settings
Set the built-in fl ash to commander mode.
SB-700
SG-3IR
AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105mm
f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
Tips—Remote fl ash unit
A remote fl ash unit requires
no cables so it’s easy to
experiment with different
lighting.
D300S
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The beauty of tropical fish — Eliminating reflections
I love the shapes and colors of my discus.
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Create overall lighting
One remote SB-700 illuminates the inside of the
fi sh tank from above.
SG-3IR
Taken with camera’s built-in fl ash
SB-700 setting order
Camera settings
Set the built-in fl ash to commander mode.
SB-700
Tracing
D300S
AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
paper
Tips—White paper
Cover the sides of the fi sh tank with white
paper to refl ect fl ash light into the tank for
better lighting.
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Bon Appetit! — Capturing gloss
This picture of a dessert I made looks good enough to eat.
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Back light to capture texture
One remote SB-700 illuminates the dessert from
the back to capture the fruit’s freshness.
Taken with bounce-down fl ash using SB-700 o n camera
SB-700 setting order
Camera settings
Set the built-in fl ash to commander mode.
Tracing paper
Refl ector
(White paper)
SG-3IR
AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105mm
D300S
f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
Tips—Soft light
Use semitransparent plastic
or tracing paper to soften
fl ash light.
SB-700
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Beauty by the roadside — Eliminating shadow
The fl owers came out bright and colorful.
Step 2
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Taken with camera’s built-in fl ash
SB-700 setting order
Camera settings
Set the built-in fl ash to commander mode.
Remote fl ash to fi ll in shadows
One remote SB-700 illuminates shade, keeping
the whole scene bright and colorful.
SB-700
SG-3IR
D300S
AF-S Micro NIKKOR 60mm f/2.8G ED
Tips—Flash in daylight
Even in daylight, remote
fl ash is handy for fi lling in
shade and shadow.
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Handmade and precious — Higher quality images
This handmade necklace and earrings look like the real thing.
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Highlight metallic surfaces
One remote fl ash unit illuminates the subject
from bottom while the other creates highlights
on the subject to show its metallic texture. Flash
output level ratio is set to 1:1.
Without fl ash
SB-700 setting order
Camera settings
Any exposure mode is ok.
SB-700
D300S
AF-S Micro NIKKOR 60mm f/2.8G ED
Tracing paper
Glass plate
SB-700
Tips—Quick wireless control mode
Allows you to intuitively
control the light balance of
two remote fl ash units.
SB-700
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Control buttons and switches/functions
Mode selector
Selects fl ash mode from i-TTL mode, manual fl ash mode,
distance-priority manual fl ash mode and quick wireless
control mode
Tes t fi ring button
Controls test fi ring
[MENU] button
Displays custom settings
Selector dial
Rotate to change item selected with [SEL] button
Illumination pattern selector
Selects illumination pattern from standard, centerweighted and even
[SEL] button
Selects items to be confi gured
Power switch/wireless mode switch for
multiple fl ash units
Rotate to turn power on and off, set to MASTER or
REMOTE for advanced wireless lighting
[OK] button
Confi rms selected setting
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Single fl ash-unit mode
Remote mode
LCD
samples
Icons
Flash mode
Flash-to-subject distance
Light distribution angle
Zoom head position
Status
Master mode
Icons
Flash mode
Channel
Flash compensation values
Light distribution angle
Zoom head position
Status
Icons
Group
Channel
Light distribution angle
Zoom head position
Status
Quick wireless control mode
Icons
Quick wireless control mode
Channel
Flash output level ratio
Flash compensation value
Status