We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Jason Vinson to the Flash Masters family — and what a way to introduce our newest ambassador. Jason is ISPWP Photographer of the Year, Masters of Wedding Photography Photographer of the Year, and has been named top 10 in the world in Fearless for multiple consecutive years. When we called him a magician, we meant it.

Based in Northwest Arkansas, Jason is a wedding and documentary photographer who also teaches extensively: writing for FStoppers, speaking at WPPI, and running workshops across North America and Europe. In this stream he walks through four of his most striking images, sharing the setups, the creative decisions, and the thinking behind each one in his characteristically calm, clear, and generously detailed way.

This is Jason's first Flash Masters stream — and it is everything we hoped it would be. Welcome to the family, Jason. 🎉

The top 5 things you will learn by watching this stream:

1. How Jason builds dramatic, award-winning flash portraits from scratch. Jason walks through the specific setups behind his images: lights, gels, power settings, and placement and explains the creative logic that drives every decision.
2. Why shooting in camera and avoiding reliance on post-production leads to stronger images. Jason shares how entering awards has pushed him to get things right at the capture stage and why that discipline has been one of the biggest contributors to his growth as a photographer.
3. How Jason approaches documentary moments differently from posed portraits. Jason explains how he switches between modes throughout a wedding day highly hands-off and documentary-driven for most of it, then precise and intentional when creating flash portraits.
4. Why shooting a high volume of images through the full arc of a moment leads to better results. Jason makes a compelling case for not stopping at the obvious peak of a moment and explains why the images he is most proud of often come from shooting all the way through until the moment has completely passed.
5. Why entering awards is one of the best creative motivators a photographer can have. Jason shares how the discipline of award entry has pushed him to create things he wouldn't otherwise attempt and why the process of selecting and refining images for submission makes you a better photographer regardless of whether you win.

Join Jason's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Jason_vinson
Find out more about Jason's workshops: https://vinsonimages.com/workshops