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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 685975" data-attributes="member: 13090"><p>Can you drop $100 or so on a proper flash with a bounce card, such as this <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Godox-TT685N-Speedlite-High-Speed-External/dp/B014A06V4Y" target="_blank">Godox tt685</a>? With the right technique you should be able to get decent shots with little else, but this is, IMO, the barest of bare essentials. I could (and do) suggest you get a proper tripod but those cost money of course and it sounds like you're trying to pull this off on the proverbial "shoe string" budget. Since it sounds like you'll be able to scope out the location ahead of time, the two biggest questions I would have would be: </p><p></p><p>1. Is there a ceiling or wall I can bounce my flash off of? And...</p><p>2. What sort of ambient light will be available? </p><p></p><p>To get some idea of what you'll be doing, and why those questions will be important to you, see these videos: </p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YaZ9YtGXu8" target="_blank">Bouncing Flash to Improve Lighting</a><br /> <span style="color: #FFFFFF">.....</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVWlGPaGOu0" target="_blank">On Camera Flash Photography Tips</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"></li> </ul><p></p><p>There are several more videos like these all over YouTube; just search on "On Camera Portraits" or "On Camera Flash" to get started.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 685975, member: 13090"] Can you drop $100 or so on a proper flash with a bounce card, such as this [url=https://www.amazon.com/Godox-TT685N-Speedlite-High-Speed-External/dp/B014A06V4Y]Godox tt685[/url]? With the right technique you should be able to get decent shots with little else, but this is, IMO, the barest of bare essentials. I could (and do) suggest you get a proper tripod but those cost money of course and it sounds like you're trying to pull this off on the proverbial "shoe string" budget. Since it sounds like you'll be able to scope out the location ahead of time, the two biggest questions I would have would be: 1. Is there a ceiling or wall I can bounce my flash off of? And... 2. What sort of ambient light will be available? To get some idea of what you'll be doing, and why those questions will be important to you, see these videos: [LIST] [*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YaZ9YtGXu8]Bouncing Flash to Improve Lighting[/url] [COLOR="#FFFFFF"].....[/COLOR] [*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVWlGPaGOu0]On Camera Flash Photography Tips[/url] [*] [/LIST] There are several more videos like these all over YouTube; just search on "On Camera Portraits" or "On Camera Flash" to get started. [/QUOTE]
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