Normally straight up will do, you can tilt to left and right to change the direction of the "fall" of light, or look for big white wall to "bounce" from.

White balance I go auto, but when you're in a room with tungsten or green lights, be prepared for alot of          in PP later because you get different groups of color in wide shots.

See this, front group is white light (flash) while back group is yellow light (ambient). 



Power,zoom etc is dependant on your camera settings and also how you use the flash. Ceiling height also a factor.
But for newcomer just use auto ITTL and fire lah. Adjust EV if necessary 

I think I'm a bit too obsessed with bokeh lately haha, mustt.... stooppp.... Everything is so expensive haha

Thank bro, its just a lucky shot be honest, I have no idea what I was doing then haha
I noticed that the techniques thought on youtube are not really suitable for our skin tones haha...
Flash photography can be really fun and exciting after you get the hang of it Definitely good to learn~

1. When indoors, a flash works best when bounced off surfaces of a wall/ceiling that will soften up the light. Can take a look at this video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2nNxaBA6ss

Around 1.18-1.27. Its one of the best photography tutorials on the fundamentals of photography- light. I really improved alot after watching it haha, its a one hour plus video though, and the photographer is insanely creative and talented

2. I use AWB and shoot in RAW haha. You can adjust the WB in post processing but I usually never touched them @_@

3. The shot was taken with the flash on the D90 body, shooting upwards. I prefer shooting in manual since I don't really trust/understand how TTL works lol... Still, at the end of the day, off-flash is always better if its a "controlled" shot~

I love my SB700 haha XD
Its one of the best investments I've ever made haha 

haha actually quite like D5200, but full kit will cost about 3k right?

I second that suggestion..    but rather outdated d, no?

take used one...if u take new one..i guaranteed within 3 month...u will eager to upgrade...

let him decide what best....

forget to say HEllo...i am new jumper here...LOL...from Canon...

  wonder which one is dark side??...tried out the D7000 for few week now...very solid foundation..but the lens a bit pricey than canon...

If you noticed his signature, he's selling it LOL.

if u use d7000 with 50mm 1.8d, u cannot justified the IQ yet. Must shoot with good lens..then u will know the "power". 

oh well, that means welcoming him to the thread not to Dark Side

my 18-200 vr is otw...is it comparable with canon 18-200??...but canon 18-200 way cheapo lens than that nikkor...

will gift feedback soon..that nikkor 18-200 vr will determind should i stay with nikon...or jump back...

anyone here got that glass?

If you are looking for IQ, you should have taken a look at the Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8 DX 
DX's equivalent of the FX's 24-70mm F2.8 

Lenses with long focal ranges large magnification (e.g. x15 zoom) often do not come with good IQ/price/weight 

4K of glasses  ...i not yet ready for that... nearly same price as EF-16-35mm f/2.8L II USM...

Ur wishlist on ur siggy

I use neutral/standard then cook later in lightroom/ps 

wahh... upgrade body just bcos of sdcard.. lol
btw, which body can replace d90? (i dowan change my current lenses)

of cos DX lenses LOL...  oni super rich ppl buy FX lense for DX frame 
hmmm D7000 price almost same with d90
D7100 price same with d90 (6 yrs ago when i bought it)



the D400 is DX also? more mahal than d7100?

walao.. just notice this lens! why so mahal !!!
just becos of the constant f?

reason why i need a lowlight fast lens is to stalk people.. but this lens not far enuf woh.. unless they want take piktar during but lazy to mount the heavy flashlight
if ur definition of best is the price tag, indeed it is the best. but for me the best is the 18-300mm