only one is enough. a useful combination is cpl + gnd

lighting the subject from the back is to make the 'outline' of the hair to glow...there's a specific name for this i forgot but it's not the most important one lar, illuminating the front is still more important. u need at least 3 flashes to pull this off nicely. 1 for one side of the face, 1 more lower power for another side of the face (lower power so got shadows, but not too dark), and the last one to light up the hair outline

for only 1 flashgun setup juz use diffuser n bounce shud be ok juz dun simply snap3 that's all

dunno the value but shudn't be more than 700 i think. better get the 18-105, got VR

u can see how 1 pic HDR vs 3 pic got huge difference 1 pic is useful when got movement

faint use timer next time. pressing the shutter button induces shake too. n yes, since u're using a tripod, u can use smaller aperture

This post has been edited by dvlzplayground: May 24 2010, 09:41 PM