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Tag Archives: Bounce Flash
Trixie
I shall now repeat a flash trick I have mentioned here before years ago. Time for a refresher. You all know how important it is to avoid, at least when the flash is on your camera, direct flash light reaching … Continue reading
Direct the light
Following up from my post the other day about simple light. Remember this shot: As I said, the bounce light was directed so that the subject’s face is lit. That is the key here. Let me show you what would … Continue reading
Ready.. aim (flash)… shoot!
An event shoot the other night prompts me to point out how important it is to bounce your flash into the right place. When you shoot an event, you: Set your camera to a good starting point: Manual mode, 400 … Continue reading
What if there’s no wall?
I keep recommending that when you use TTL flash, you bounce it off walls or ceilings. So what if there is no wall or ceiling? Then you do the following. Ensure you expose the background well, with high ISO, open … Continue reading
High-key black and white
One of my favourite photo styles is this: high-key black and white, against a simple white background. This reduces the clutter to a minimum and starkly emphasizes the subject. Like in this image from the 20 November Mono, Ontario all-day … Continue reading
Posted in Composition, Light, Picture of the day
Tagged Bounce Flash, Composition, Exposure Compensation, Flash, high key, portrait
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Reader post
Joel, a reader who came on a recent Creative Urban Photography walk with me, says the following – and I thought it worth it posting this today, to emphasise what I have said before: Just circling back after the Urban … Continue reading
Flash consistency – a note
So you are surprised that your flash pictures always turn out differently and unpredictably, especially when using automatic (“TTL”) flash? Then this may help: A. First, worry about the background, ambient light: First, decide “should the background light do any … Continue reading
Posted in Learning, Light, Technique
Tagged Bounce Flash, Flash, Gels, Honl, Slow Flash
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Go wild.. and get creative
Creative lighting is all about what you do not light: I used one bounced flash and a prime 35mm lens on a full-frame body. The camera was on manual of course, and shutter, aperture, and ISO were set to make … Continue reading
