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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 590188" data-attributes="member: 9240">You've got nice natural light - a win!! You've got a plain wall - a win!!You've got a 35mm lens... two out of 3 ain't bad.Seriously, for a head shot in a small space you can do better than the 35mm, which will make everyone look nose-bit and a little chunkier than they want to look.&nbsp; I don't know what else you have but you don't need f1.8 for this, you can go with a zoom that sticks you in the f4 ballpark at 85mm or so and be happy.&nbsp; I know they'll be happier.You want to use that flash and you want to do it off camera.&nbsp; Put the person 3 feet in front of the wall.&nbsp; If you have light coming from the window you'll want to use that as your primary and fill the dark side with the flash, otherwise you'll want to do the exact opposite (this may be the easier choice).&nbsp; Turn off the overheads and find a balance between the light from the window (from camera-right) and the flash (off camera left), setting the flash on manual.&nbsp; It's going to be trial and error to get it balanced at first, so find a helper and tweak until you're happy.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 590188, member: 9240"] You've got nice natural light - a win!! You've got a plain wall - a win!! You've got a 35mm lens... two out of 3 ain't bad. Seriously, for a head shot in a small space you can do better than the 35mm, which will make everyone look nose-bit and a little chunkier than they want to look. I don't know what else you have but you don't need f1.8 for this, you can go with a zoom that sticks you in the f4 ballpark at 85mm or so and be happy. I know they'll be happier. You [B][I]want[/I][/B] to use that flash and you want to do it off camera. Put the person 3 feet in front of the wall. If you have light coming from the window you'll want to use that as your primary and fill the dark side with the flash, otherwise you'll want to do the exact opposite (this may be the easier choice). Turn off the overheads and find a balance between the light from the window (from camera-right) and the flash (off camera left), setting the flash on manual. It's going to be trial and error to get it balanced at first, so find a helper and tweak until you're happy. [/QUOTE]

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