After a month I finally got back to the NYIP course. Today was lesson 13, Electronic Flash and Strobe. I didn't really understand all that I read in this lesson. Lighting in photography is a broad subject. There are different kinds of lighting, different kinds of flashes,diffuser and reflectors and light boxes, guide numbers, and ratios. Learning lighting is going to take some more study and practice.
They used the term "hot shoe" in the NYIP lesson today, but if they ever defined it I missed it (which could very well have happened - my mind goes on walks without me all the time). A hot shoe is the thingee on top of your camera where you can attach a flash. Best Family Photography Tips has a picture of a hot shoe along with an explanation of its use. [Note added 4/3/2011: NYIP's lesson did indeed define hot shoe and had a picture of it.]
Photo Tuts+ has several tutorials on lighting including The Complete Guide to Your Hot Shoe Flash which isn't really a complete guide except it does tell you a little about a lot of different flashes and it's a good place to start. While you're there don't miss The Complete Beginners Guide to Natural Light.
I'm not sure how to define lighting ratios except to say it refers to using multiple lights and how "strong" each light is. Photography Master Class has a video tutorial on lighting ratio and lighting techniques. They have other photography videos as well.
Studio Lighting approaches lighting ratios from another angle (pun intended). This site has a ton of free articles and tutorials on lighting.
If you believe the saying "one picture is worth a thousand words", study the 30 photographs that illustrate the use of natural light on Web Design Ledger. No words, just pictures.
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