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    Outdoor Flash Photography Introduction Featuring Elinchrom ELB 400

    Woodrow WaldenBy Woodrow WaldenJune 13, 2017Updated:February 22, 2018No Comments2 Mins Read
    Elinchrom Outdoor Flash by Mark Cleghorn
    © Mark Cleghorn

    If you’re new to using off camera lighting or just want to learn something new, Elinchrom has some great lighting resources available on its site, and this two episode series on using outdoor flash by Mark Cleghorn is pretty illuminating.


    Episode One – Outdoor Flash Basics

    Mark shares his tips for using flash photography on location using the Elinchrom ELB 400 portable battery unit and light-weight flash heads.

    Equipment Shown in Video

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    ELB 400 Action to Go Outdoor Flash
    ELB 400 Action To Go

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    EL-Skypot Transmitter Plus Outdoor Flash
    EL-Skyport Transmitter Plus

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    Quadra Portalite Octa 56 cm Outdoor Flash
    Quadra Portalite Octa 56 cm

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    Episode Two – Outdoor Flash Advanced

    In episode two, Mark explores using the Skyport Plus HS transmitter to trigger Hi-Sync mode while using light-shapers on location.

    Equipment Shown in Video

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    ELB 400 Hi-Sync To Go Outdoor Flash
    ELB 400 Hi-Sync To Go

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    EL-Skyport Transmitter Plus HS Outdoor Flash
    EL-Skyport Transmitter Plus HS

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    Reflector Grid Set 21 Complete Outdoor Flash
    Reflector Grid Set 21 Complete

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    Rotalux® Softbox Deep Octa 70 cm Outdoor Flash
    Rotalux® Softbox Deep Octa 70 cm (link goes to Rotalux 100 cm Deep Octagonal Softbox)

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    Both episodes and additional images by Mark Cleghorn can be found on the Elinchrom Blog via the links below.

    Episode One – Outdoor Flash Basics
    Episode Two – Outdoor Flash Advanced


    You can read our 2015 review of Elinchrom’s HS Series here

    Why the New Elinchrom HS series is a lighting game changer.


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