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<blockquote data-quote="Revet" data-source="post: 226722" data-attributes="member: 17612"><p>[ATTACH]61375[/ATTACH][ATTACH]61376[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Well, the event was a win win for everyone. One of the 600 flashes show up late Friday night and I realize it is nothing like mine (and I couldn't borrow it for the night). I got up at 5 am the morning of the event and started going through the manuals of the 600 and 800. I realize I will have zero amount of time to practice so I start getting worried. Just prior to the event I learn that my sister had recruited a photographer friend of hers to photograph the entire event so I was off the hook!! In the meantime though, I have learned a ton about Flash photography and I am very excited about practicing what I learned at a more leisurely controlled pace.</p><p></p><p>As I was sitting in the group picture, I was critiquing the photographers technique. She did elevate herself but not much. She only used one speed light on her camera in bounce position (ceilings were 16 foot high). The final result was a photo using a lot of ambient light (must have used a slower shutter speed), a lot of fall off of light at the edges, not everyone in crisp focus. But the real kicker was the large mirror behind the group. As you might expect, this reflected her flash and was the first thing your eyes were drawn too.</p><p></p><p>Interestingly enough, I set my camera up with a non-relative and he was off to the side of the photographer in a crouched position. I had him use the flash on default position (non-bounce). I think it came out better than the Pro's shot. I kind of like the lower position with everyone looking upward at the photographer. The lighting is better in this shot also. I posted two shots to demonstrate the result. I wish I could have done the whole set up like I had planned but it was much better that I was paying more attention to my mother and family than shooting a picture.</p><p></p><p>Also, two of the 10 siblings were AOL in the photographers picture but were in the photo that was taken with my camera!! LOL Thanks for all your help and I am sorry I didnj't have a photograph to post using all the techniques I learned here. </p><p></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Revet, post: 226722, member: 17612"] [ATTACH=CONFIG]61375._xfImport[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]61376._xfImport[/ATTACH] Well, the event was a win win for everyone. One of the 600 flashes show up late Friday night and I realize it is nothing like mine (and I couldn't borrow it for the night). I got up at 5 am the morning of the event and started going through the manuals of the 600 and 800. I realize I will have zero amount of time to practice so I start getting worried. Just prior to the event I learn that my sister had recruited a photographer friend of hers to photograph the entire event so I was off the hook!! In the meantime though, I have learned a ton about Flash photography and I am very excited about practicing what I learned at a more leisurely controlled pace. As I was sitting in the group picture, I was critiquing the photographers technique. She did elevate herself but not much. She only used one speed light on her camera in bounce position (ceilings were 16 foot high). The final result was a photo using a lot of ambient light (must have used a slower shutter speed), a lot of fall off of light at the edges, not everyone in crisp focus. But the real kicker was the large mirror behind the group. As you might expect, this reflected her flash and was the first thing your eyes were drawn too. Interestingly enough, I set my camera up with a non-relative and he was off to the side of the photographer in a crouched position. I had him use the flash on default position (non-bounce). I think it came out better than the Pro's shot. I kind of like the lower position with everyone looking upward at the photographer. The lighting is better in this shot also. I posted two shots to demonstrate the result. I wish I could have done the whole set up like I had planned but it was much better that I was paying more attention to my mother and family than shooting a picture. Also, two of the 10 siblings were AOL in the photographers picture but were in the photo that was taken with my camera!! LOL Thanks for all your help and I am sorry I didnj't have a photograph to post using all the techniques I learned here. [/QUOTE]
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