Jan 5, 2006, 00:00
I've been making good use of my SB600, and there's no way I'm going back to using the onboard flash, ever. Bounce flash is so much fun!
As good as it is, I find I'm getting somewhat inconsistent results -- sometimes I find a 45 degree bounce works well, other times, 75 or 90 (straight up) works better. By inconsistent, I mean that there is quite a noticable shadow area towards the bottom of the frame, indicating that it's not properly lit.
I guess it depends on the distance to the subject, right? I guess you want to find the angle which would bounce the most light onto the subject, and hence you would need to keep adjusting the head depending on the range to the subject. Is that correct, or is there an easier way? Hmm am I answering my own questions?
Also, how do people use their flashguns? Just point it head on and use a diffuser? 45 degrees and a diffuser? And with high ceilings, if you don't have a diffuser, is there any alternative to just blasting head on? The results to me have the same deer-caught-in-headlights look as you get from the onboard flash...
As good as it is, I find I'm getting somewhat inconsistent results -- sometimes I find a 45 degree bounce works well, other times, 75 or 90 (straight up) works better. By inconsistent, I mean that there is quite a noticable shadow area towards the bottom of the frame, indicating that it's not properly lit.
I guess it depends on the distance to the subject, right? I guess you want to find the angle which would bounce the most light onto the subject, and hence you would need to keep adjusting the head depending on the range to the subject. Is that correct, or is there an easier way? Hmm am I answering my own questions?
Also, how do people use their flashguns? Just point it head on and use a diffuser? 45 degrees and a diffuser? And with high ceilings, if you don't have a diffuser, is there any alternative to just blasting head on? The results to me have the same deer-caught-in-headlights look as you get from the onboard flash...