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Learn how to set up your Nikon D-SLR and Speedlight for dramatic outdoor portraits

When shooting in daylight, there’s only ever really one ‘correct’ exposure for the scene, but when you bring your own lights into play you can manipulate the exposure. First you need to work out a ‘normal’ exposure without the flash, then under-expose the scene before setting up two flashes – one to backlight the subject, the other to bring their body and face back up to a correct exposure.