How To Use Pocket Wizards (Radio Transmitters)

Pocket Wizards and other radio transmitters let you fire off-camera flashes and strobes wirelessly, without a single cable connecting your camera to your lights. In this video, Aaron walks through how radio triggers actually work, from basic camera-to-light syncing to firing multiple lights, using optical slaves to save money, and even remote-firing your camera's shutter for self-portraits. CHAPTERS 0:00 What Are Pocket Wizards 1:35 Setting Up Basic Camera-to-Light Sync 4:20 Firing a Speed Light with a Sync Port 5:45 Using Optical Slaves to Save Money 8:15 Remote Firing Your Camera Shutter 9:45 Chaining Camera and Lights Together 11:00 Pocket Wizard Plus II vs FlexTT5 Using Radio Transmitters or Pocket Wizards can be used in a few different ways: as a remote, with speedlights, and for firing strobes. They are extremely helpful and we use them all the time here at PHLEARN. For more free tutorials, visit: https://phlearn.com PHLEARN PRO: Learn more advanced lighting and photography techniques like off-camera flash setups. Check out PHLEARN PRO at phlearn.com/pro ――――――――――――――― What is PHLEARN PRO? ● Instant access to over 1,000 Photoshop and photography tutorials ● New tutorials added every week ● Download sample images and project files to follow along ● Ask questions and get feedback from a community of creatives Use code PRO26 for a discount on your first month of PHLEARN PRO Follow PHLEARN: Instagram:   / phlearn   Facebook:   / phlearn   Twitter:   / phlearn   #Photography #OffCameraFlash #Lighting