flash units

Portable photography illumination

Flash units are detachable lighting devices used in photography to provide artificial illumination.

Unlike built-in camera flashes, external flash units offer more power and flexibility—they can be bounced off ceilings, diffused, or positioned remotely for better control of shadows and highlights.

She mounted the flash unit on a light stand for the portrait session.

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Opposites
light duration/continuity

flash unitsLED panels

Flat diode-based light fixtures

hot lights · fluorescent lights · stage lighting

light source type

flash unitsnatural light

Illumination from the sun

ambient light · available light · sunlight · window light · daylight

Family

flash, unit

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G