Welcome to Strobist.

This website is about one thing: Learning how to use off-camera flash with your DSLR to take your photos to the next level. Or the next ten levels.

If you are a complete beginner at lighting, no worries. The Lighting 101 course starts from the very beginning, and can get you up and running fast. (And if you have never shot with your flash off of your camera, get ready to have some fun.)

You probably already have most of what you need to start creating kickass photos with your own small flash, and all of the information on this site is free. If you want to grow into more powerful lighting equipment later, fine. We talk about the big lights, too. But your small flashes are the perfect starting point -- small, simple and cheap.

Already familiar with small-flash lighting gear and techniques? We also have an On Assignment series, where you'll be guided through dozens of real-world assignments, showing exactly how they were lit.

And since lighting is not a destination but rather a journey, bookmark Strobist's front page for a regular dose of the latest lighting gear and techniques -- and the occasional silliness.

One thing you won't find are "studio lighting tips." Lighting is not about working in a studio -- it is about being able to use your flashes anywhere. The world is your studio.

There are over a thousand articles on lighting on this site, and many of them are indexed here. So have a look around if you like.

Got questions? No problem.

Join the Strobist group on Flickr (it's free, too) and fire away.

But please, search the relevant terms in your question as it has probably been asked and answered before. We have over 70,000 people in the group, and everyone was a newb at one point.

You can post your successes there to show off, or your failures when you need help. It's a very social place of peer-to-peer learning, filled with enthusiastic people from all over the planet. There's probably even a Strobist meetup happening in your area, where you can meet other people just like you who are learning to light.

Thanks for dropping by, and thanks for reading. It's all free, but if you enjoy it the best thing you can do for us is to spread the word. If you are on Twitter, you can even do it with one click.
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Links:

Lighting 101
On Assignment
Front Page

Also, click on any of the photos above to see how it was made.
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