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<blockquote data-quote="Will V|Photography" data-source="post: 58924" data-attributes="member: 7177"><p>Hey Jim, another tip would be to bounce your speedlight off of a ceiling or wall. This may be a little tricky with your white balance as the flash will reflect the color of whatever you're bouncing off of.</p><p></p><p>These shots were taken in my (almost) completely dark house with the hotshoe-mounted speedlight bounced off a wall...</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/something_witty/6191243998/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6003/6191243998_f6bca18f83.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/something_witty/6191243998/" target="_blank">Self Portrait</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/something_witty/" target="_blank">FLWill</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/something_witty/6191243174/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6144/6191243174_dfcfa13628.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/something_witty/6191243174/" target="_blank">Oscar Dog</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/something_witty/" target="_blank">FLWill</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p>You can also use CLS (or a wireless trigger) to move the flash away from your camera and still bounce it. The bounce is what softens the light and helps to eliminate harsh shadows. You can also buy small flash-mounted diffusers and softboxes to soften the light. This shot was taken with the flash fired with a trigger, about 5 feet to camera right, and bounced off a wall...</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/something_witty/6643133843/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7173/6643133843_fa9b498568.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/something_witty/6643133843/" target="_blank">Twins Shoot (1)</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/something_witty/" target="_blank">FLWill</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p>Just get in some experimenting time to learn your flash and what works best for you before you get out there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Will V|Photography, post: 58924, member: 7177"] Hey Jim, another tip would be to bounce your speedlight off of a ceiling or wall. This may be a little tricky with your white balance as the flash will reflect the color of whatever you're bouncing off of. These shots were taken in my (almost) completely dark house with the hotshoe-mounted speedlight bounced off a wall... [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/something_witty/6191243998/][img]http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6003/6191243998_f6bca18f83.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/something_witty/6191243998/]Self Portrait[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/something_witty/]FLWill[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/something_witty/6191243174/][img]http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6144/6191243174_dfcfa13628.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/something_witty/6191243174/]Oscar Dog[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/something_witty/]FLWill[/url], on Flickr You can also use CLS (or a wireless trigger) to move the flash away from your camera and still bounce it. The bounce is what softens the light and helps to eliminate harsh shadows. You can also buy small flash-mounted diffusers and softboxes to soften the light. This shot was taken with the flash fired with a trigger, about 5 feet to camera right, and bounced off a wall... [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/something_witty/6643133843/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7173/6643133843_fa9b498568.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/something_witty/6643133843/]Twins Shoot (1)[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/something_witty/]FLWill[/url], on Flickr Just get in some experimenting time to learn your flash and what works best for you before you get out there. [/QUOTE]
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