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<blockquote data-quote="pforsell" data-source="post: 619021" data-attributes="member: 7240">Probably not useful in the outside shots, depending whether there are white walls or ceilings/awnings that could bounce the light around. Useless under the sky since the light escapes up and about never reflecting back.If the inside walls or ceilings have a strong color, the bounce flash wont't be ideal and I'd seriously consider portable softboxes or umbrellas.If the interior color is light and/or white those plastic cups help make the entire room into a large softbox. Oftentimes just bouncing the flash down from a white ceiling is just as good as a plastic cup on the flash, though.If you are unsure about the surrounding colors and the eligibilty of a bounce flash, bring softboxes and/or umbrellas.EDIT:As for the size, I think the whole family shots outside are the most demanding. You'll need to have the lights a bit further back to alleviate the effects of the inverse square law, and further means bigger, and more power. On the other hand if you are just using the lights as fill, then something like a 30 in umbrella sounds adequate.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pforsell, post: 619021, member: 7240"] Probably not useful in the outside shots, depending whether there are white walls or ceilings/awnings that could bounce the light around. Useless under the sky since the light escapes up and about never reflecting back. If the inside walls or ceilings have a strong color, the bounce flash wont't be ideal and I'd seriously consider portable softboxes or umbrellas. If the interior color is light and/or white those plastic cups help make the entire room into a large softbox. Oftentimes just bouncing the flash down from a white ceiling is just as good as a plastic cup on the flash, though. If you are unsure about the surrounding colors and the eligibilty of a bounce flash, bring softboxes and/or umbrellas. EDIT: As for the size, I think the whole family shots outside are the most demanding. You'll need to have the lights a bit further back to alleviate the effects of the inverse square law, and further means bigger, and more power. On the other hand if you are just using the lights as fill, then something like a 30 in umbrella sounds adequate. [/QUOTE]

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