Don Kuykendall_RIP
RIP :(
One of the tasks I set for myself this summer was to learn more about flash photography. Way back in the film days I had a three flash setup for my Olympus OM-2n and had all the umbrellas and stands to match. They worked great and I got very good results. But that is not what I am doing now since I want to do more outdoors and mobile shooting. 1 on camera flash is the push at this time. Later I will move on to other styles using multiple flashes and off camera flash so that is not on the table for now.
Recently I was at a wedding and the photographer was shooting a D800 with a SB-910 attached. She was moving fast outdoors shooting multiple things in fast order. I noticed that she had a diffuser dome on her flash and that the flash was pointing either up or sometime slightly back but never at the subject. Some of these were under a tent so I can see that there would have been some bounce but she was doing the same thing when not under the tent. Was the effect more of a bare bulb just to fill in slight shadows or am I missing the point somehow?
I did see her photos later and I looked for the ones that I questioned about and they were outstanding. If you follow my posts you will know that I don't say that lightly. I had shot a few without flash in the same area and they were passable at best so I know the flash was doing good things to the pictures.
I had forgotten that my flash came with the diffuser dome till I saw her using it. Had to come home and find it. Is the factory dome a good option or is there a better option for on camera/on flash dome?
Recently I was at a wedding and the photographer was shooting a D800 with a SB-910 attached. She was moving fast outdoors shooting multiple things in fast order. I noticed that she had a diffuser dome on her flash and that the flash was pointing either up or sometime slightly back but never at the subject. Some of these were under a tent so I can see that there would have been some bounce but she was doing the same thing when not under the tent. Was the effect more of a bare bulb just to fill in slight shadows or am I missing the point somehow?
I did see her photos later and I looked for the ones that I questioned about and they were outstanding. If you follow my posts you will know that I don't say that lightly. I had shot a few without flash in the same area and they were passable at best so I know the flash was doing good things to the pictures.
I had forgotten that my flash came with the diffuser dome till I saw her using it. Had to come home and find it. Is the factory dome a good option or is there a better option for on camera/on flash dome?