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Greetings everyone!
I learned a vast amount from the excellent resources of David Hobby at strobist.blogspot.com, especially his Lighting 101 and Lighting 102 courses (free). He has released the content in Lighting 101 in PDF form as well. It has been years since I have gone through these, but I don’t remember much at all (if any) in the way of immodesty.
I highly recommend his materials for their quality (and the expertise behind them), but I will say that it took years for me to feel even remotely comfortable with working with light. When I first started experimenting with off-camera flash, I would imagine amazing pictures in my head, but it took many iterations to produce anything that even vaguely resembled what I envisioned. Throughout the years, I have grown to the point where I can now usually get the result I’m looking for in one or two tries.
I say all that to say: Don’t get discouraged with light! Keep working at it, and your efforts will be rewarded. After all, we serve Someone greater than the roadblocks of this world.
“And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.”
— Colossians 3:23-24
I hope this is helpful in your quest!
Blessings,
– Benj