Comments on: bounce flash examples – wedding receptions http://neilvn.com/tangents/2009/12/19/bounce-flash-wedding-receptions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bounce-flash-wedding-receptions photography by Neil van Niekerk Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:03:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Duane Dale http://neilvn.com/tangents/2009/12/19/bounce-flash-wedding-receptions/#comment-24333 Duane Dale Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:52:13 +0000 http://www.planetneil.com/tangents/?p=1900#comment-24333 I'm wondering whether it might be useful, when we dial back our ambient (background) by 2 or 3 stops, to think of this as the in-the-field counterpart to setting up for a low-key studio portrait. With flash to light the subject (and/or subject better-lit than background) and esp. if we can pick our angles, dark backgrounds are usually an option (although sometimes problematically so). High key (white background, or nearly so) can be harder to engineer in the field, but can get "high key" in the field with a blown-out sky, or maybe indoors with a background that's a lot brighter than subjects (or by making it so with off-camera flash). And when Neil talks about choosing angles with interesting highlights or colors, maybe that's the in-the-field counterpart to unrolling a mid-key background? maybe we should start to think of that as an in-the-field counterpart to going to our favorite online store and choosing which background fabric to buy, from a palette of alternatives. As in... http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=background+muslin&N=0&InitialSearch=yes I’m wondering whether it might be useful, when we dial back our ambient (background) by 2 or 3 stops, to think of this as the in-the-field counterpart to setting up for a low-key studio portrait. With flash to light the subject (and/or subject better-lit than background) and esp. if we can pick our angles, dark backgrounds are usually an option (although sometimes problematically so).

High key (white background, or nearly so) can be harder to engineer in the field, but can get “high key” in the field with a blown-out sky, or maybe indoors with a background that’s a lot brighter than subjects (or by making it so with off-camera flash).

And when Neil talks about choosing angles with interesting highlights or colors, maybe that’s the in-the-field counterpart to unrolling a mid-key background? maybe we should start to think of that as an in-the-field counterpart to going to our favorite online store and choosing which background fabric to buy, from a palette of alternatives. As in…
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=background+muslin&N=0&InitialSearch=yes

]]> By: Leo Dj http://neilvn.com/tangents/2009/12/19/bounce-flash-wedding-receptions/#comment-19760 Leo Dj Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:57:57 +0000 http://www.planetneil.com/tangents/?p=1900#comment-19760 Hi Neil, Just like Courtney's question above, I also would like to know what to do if the room is huge, perhaps dark, and would drain the battery juice really fast if you bounce the flash (if even possible). I've been in these situations where cranking up the ISO and use f2.8 are just not enough. Cheers, Leo Dj Hi Neil,
Just like Courtney’s question above, I also would like to know what to do if the room is huge, perhaps dark, and would drain the battery juice really fast if you bounce the flash (if even possible). I’ve been in these situations where cranking up the ISO and use f2.8 are just not enough.

Cheers,
Leo Dj

]]> By: trevor http://neilvn.com/tangents/2009/12/19/bounce-flash-wedding-receptions/#comment-11137 trevor Thu, 18 Nov 2010 15:10:09 +0000 http://www.planetneil.com/tangents/?p=1900#comment-11137 Hi Neil, I love how your images turn out for the web, how do you go about preparing an image for the web such as the above samples eg: sizing, sharpening, I note there are no colour profiles embedded in them. Thanks. Regards, Ade Hi Neil,

I love how your images turn out for the web, how do you go about preparing an image for the web such as the above samples eg: sizing, sharpening, I note there are no colour profiles embedded in them.

Thanks.

Regards, Ade

]]> By: Courtney http://neilvn.com/tangents/2009/12/19/bounce-flash-wedding-receptions/#comment-11112 Courtney Wed, 17 Nov 2010 19:16:03 +0000 http://www.planetneil.com/tangents/?p=1900#comment-11112 Neil, I often shoot at receptions where walls are FAR behind me. What would your suggestion be for bouncing flash in those situations? Do I just need to crank up the ISO / increase the FEC in that situation? Neil, I often shoot at receptions where walls are FAR behind me. What would your suggestion be for bouncing flash in those situations? Do I just need to crank up the ISO / increase the FEC in that situation?

]]> By: Neil vN http://neilvn.com/tangents/2009/12/19/bounce-flash-wedding-receptions/#comment-9814 Neil vN Mon, 27 Sep 2010 03:37:13 +0000 http://www.planetneil.com/tangents/?p=1900#comment-9814 <blockquote>Mona .. the AF will still work. Just as it worked without the flash. Besides, the near-infra-red auto-focus assist of the speedlight still points forward. This is one of those things where you actually need to play with your camera there in your living room or study, and see for yourself. Re <a href="http://neilvn.com/tangents/2010/11/06/nikon-d300-d700-d3-d3s-d3x-focusing-modes/">the Nikon AF settings, I use a variety of them, depending on the situation</a>. Neil vN</blockquote>

Mona .. the AF will still work. Just as it worked without the flash.

Besides, the near-infra-red auto-focus assist of the speedlight still points forward. This is one of those things where you actually need to play with your camera there in your living room or study, and see for yourself.

Re the Nikon AF settings, I use a variety of them, depending on the situation.

Neil vN

]]> By: mona http://neilvn.com/tangents/2009/12/19/bounce-flash-wedding-receptions/#comment-9788 mona Sun, 26 Sep 2010 04:54:29 +0000 http://www.planetneil.com/tangents/?p=1900#comment-9788 Hello Neil, When shooting in such lighting conditions (where you bounce off TTL flash to the side or behind), do you have to rely on manual focusing or does AutoFocus still work on the camera? Do you rely on the assist light illumination to help with auto- focus in dimly lit dance floors? What setting of AF mode do you use? (for Nikon cameras?) Thank you for your reply. :) Mona Hello Neil,

When shooting in such lighting conditions (where you bounce off TTL flash to the side or behind), do you have to rely on manual focusing or does AutoFocus still work on the camera? Do you rely on the assist light illumination to help with auto- focus in dimly lit dance floors? What setting of AF mode do you use? (for Nikon cameras?)

Thank you for your reply.

:) Mona

]]> By: Neil vN http://neilvn.com/tangents/2009/12/19/bounce-flash-wedding-receptions/#comment-8188 Neil vN Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:07:00 +0000 http://www.planetneil.com/tangents/?p=1900#comment-8188 <blockquote>You have to shoot in RAW. (Not negotiable.) Then the more extreme WB corrections become easier. Neil vN</blockquote>

You have to shoot in RAW. (Not negotiable.) Then the more extreme WB corrections become easier.

Neil vN

]]> By: Erik http://neilvn.com/tangents/2009/12/19/bounce-flash-wedding-receptions/#comment-8186 Erik Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:50:50 +0000 http://www.planetneil.com/tangents/?p=1900#comment-8186 Hi Neil, Thanks to you I will shoot my first wedding. I am really excited. I read your website and your book too. But I have one question remaining. Since lights takes over the color of the surface it reflects, I get a strong color cast if I use the technique in rooms with brown surfaces. Do you still use the old techniques, with direct lighting, or is there an other soloution? Could you explain how you solve this? The way you make everything to perfection, even sharing your knoledge is amazing Hi Neil, Thanks to you I will shoot my first wedding. I am really excited.
I read your website and your book too. But I have one question remaining.
Since lights takes over the color of the surface it reflects, I get a strong color cast if I use the technique in rooms with brown surfaces.
Do you still use the old techniques, with direct lighting, or is there an other soloution? Could you explain how you solve this?

The way you make everything to perfection, even sharing your knoledge is amazing

]]> By: Jon http://neilvn.com/tangents/2009/12/19/bounce-flash-wedding-receptions/#comment-4780 Jon Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:13:04 +0000 http://www.planetneil.com/tangents/?p=1900#comment-4780 Neil Thank you for all the tips. In the future can you also post the focal length used in all your pictures, such as Nikon 24-70mm f2.8 AF-S @ 35mm. I do see some pictures you already post the focal length like @35mm, but not all your pictures. It would be a big help to the community if you can post the focal length for all your pictures. Thank you Neil. You are the God of on-camera Flash photography. I have never seen anyone that do it as well as you can, and can teach people in an easy to learn method. Neil Thank you for all the tips. In the future can you also post the focal length used in all your pictures, such as Nikon 24-70mm f2.8 AF-S @ 35mm.
I do see some pictures you already post the focal length like @35mm, but not all your pictures. It would be a big help to the community if you can post the focal length for all your pictures. Thank you Neil.
You are the God of on-camera Flash photography. I have never seen anyone that do it as well as you can, and can teach people in an easy to learn method.

]]> By: Seb http://neilvn.com/tangents/2009/12/19/bounce-flash-wedding-receptions/#comment-4778 Seb Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:33:15 +0000 http://www.planetneil.com/tangents/?p=1900#comment-4778 Great post, love the multiple examples and the detailed explanations. Thanks a lot! Great post, love the multiple examples and the detailed explanations. Thanks a lot!

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