Creative Lighting Method – Nikon CLS
The Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS) is a wireless lighting program that enables digital photographers to control multiple speedlights effortlessly from their position. The primary requirement for this type of wireless triggering system is line-of-sight. This means that the speedlight units must be able to visually detect each other.
More specifically, the infrared receiver on the remote or slave speedlight needs to receive the signal from the master or commander speedlight mounted on your Nikon DSLR. The purpose of using a wireless system to trigger remote speedlights is to allow the photographer to quickly utilize multiple speedlights in various configurations, including but not limited to the following:
- On-camera speedlight as the master and key light, with one remote speedlight serving as a kicker light.
- On-camera speedlight as the master and fill light, with one remote speedlight as the key light and another remote serving as the hair light.
- On-camera speedlight as the master (no light emitted), with one remote speedlight as the key light and another remote serving as the fill light or kicker light.
- On-camera speedlight as the master (no light emitted), with one remote speedlight as the key light and three additional remote speedlights as
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