Off-Camera Flash

Off-camera flash is a lighting technique where the flash unit is positioned away from the camera, rather than attached to the hot shoe. This approach gives photographers much greater creative control over the direction, quality, and effect of the light. By moving the flash off-camera, photographers can create directional lighting that adds dimension, texture, and drama to images, avoiding the flat, direct lighting characteristic of on-camera flash. Off-camera flash can be triggered wirelessly or via sync cables and can be modified with various accessories like softboxes, umbrellas, and grids to shape the light. This technique is fundamental to studio photography but is increasingly used by portrait, wedding, and event photographers who want to create more professional and artistic lighting in any environment.