Bounce flash test using DIY method.
I folded a piece a paper to bounce the flash off.

CnC pls... newbie in bounce flash here

referring to Goldfries's pic. haha... but good that u answered too so i wouldnt have to ask again.

from a newbie view here, i din't see the effect of flash in that pic.

because his diffusing is great so u don't see its look like flash was used.
u want like pns style flash ah ?

Hmm, actually the room was quite dark.
So how to improve the shot ?

I love reading strobist.com but I still don't get it where to place the flash to get better composition

Well here's some wireless photography that I like


This post has been edited by fas29: Jun 3 2010, 06:05 PM

flash photography is not just about where to place la.

it's about how to manipulate the light, eg diffuser, snoot, gabo, umbrella, softbox.

and distance, intensity, and where to use a light, where to use reflector.

then how about what color reflector to use? what gel to use? blablablbalbalab...........

Yeah , the picture look like normal bounce flash , nothing interested from it

You should try make it like this

a question sifus..

how do you define flash photography?

a shot taken using flash?

like that then everyone also doing flash photography what.

even our phones have flash.

i would say photography that involves the science of manipulating flash (strobe lights)

yeah. i feel that too. flash photography is about how the photographer manipulates light from the flash as well as his surroundings to create an image that would not have been achievable without such manipulation. my noob interpretation.

Wow use umbrella...
thx anyway

Backlighting

how should we 'hide' the flash if we place it behind our subject?

well normally the light from the flash should pretty much "hide" the flash itself already.




Softbox from Right, White card on the left.

i think to get a nice flash photo you should get the flash off camera!
if you mount on your camera, use it as bounce, home made diffuser etc...everyone knows that.

The key point is to get the flash off camera. the light from it will create a more 3D effect. has highlights and shadows. that it what makes a picture pop

nice thread..


but y dun have china brand de?

eg: yong nuo brand?

interesting thread... good job mike

of coz, apart from shooting products and macros, the shadows created from keylights can give a strong impact in portrait shots


*photo uneditted apart from the standard watermark & resize*

This post has been edited by lwliam: Jun 3 2010, 09:13 PM

nice shot! btw...this is shot using flash or studio lighting?

Nice shot, lwliam! This is a good thread. if only we all can share out setups and pictures here, then we can help every1 to improve! Makes me so eager to try out more wireless flash after seeing some pics here!


Hey, di466 can use as a slave to nikon's commander mode? Any probs with it? I currently have one sb600, might wanna look into purchasing cheaper flashes around for more CLS...

This post has been edited by superb88: Jun 3 2010, 11:25 PM