Comments on: flagging your bounce flash – vs – simple bounce flash

By: The Importance of Flagging Your Flash | AugieShoots.com

The Importance of Flagging Your Flash | AugieShoots.com — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:17:41 +0000

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By: Alwin Koops

Alwin Koops — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 18:24:27 +0000

Neil, I am going to give this a try. Very interesting!
Thankyou.

By: Neil vN

Neil vN — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 17:31:08 +0000

Alwin .. you have to keep in mind that when the light hits the ceiling, even at an angle away from the subject, the ceiling will scatter the light, and enough light falls on them to give good exposure at a wide aperture and high ISO.

It’s certainly not an efficient way of using the light, but it does look pretty.

Neil vN

By: Alwin Koops

Alwin Koops — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 11:24:21 +0000

Neil,

In this example with the bridesmaids you bounce flash of the ceiling but in a direction away from the bridesmaids, right? But when you direct your flash away from your subject like this, I don’t get how there is still enough flashlight hitting the bridesmaids. You bounced to your left, so I should think the light also travels to the left??? (Except of course when bouncing to a wall, then I do understand of course the light is bouncing back.)

By: Neil vN

Neil vN — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 04:23:26 +0000

I’ve heard that popping sound as well when the black foamie thing is too large and floppy.

Move it so that it just effectively blocks the spill light. No more than that.
And also zoom your flash-head to maximum.
That should help.

Neil vN

By: Jason Smith

Jason Smith — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 04:21:20 +0000

I noticed my SB900 makes a funny sound when I attach a black foamy thing. It maybe the fact that the filter detection window is covered. I will try cutting a piece out when my SB900 comes back from Nikon. Has anyone else experienced this using the BFT with the SB900

By: Anna Kim Photography

Anna Kim Photography — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 03:24:19 +0000

Very cool website! I am so glad I found you. It must’ve been one of the fliers I picked up at WPPI.

By: Neil vN

Neil vN — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:30:59 +0000

John .. try going to TTL instead of TTL BL mode then, and see how this influences the amount of FEC you need to dial in.

Neil vN

By: John

John — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:32:53 +0000

Neil
I need to say you captured the moment, the four brides maids are in wedding heaven
Dream land Nice shot!
I have been using your tech. now for months with great results I need work on the spontinuity timing. ( it takes me a moment to think thur the shot and follow thur)
But very pleased.
I use the sb800 and d200 still, and find on a shot like this I need to push my flash up to 2.5 and 3 sometimes is this normally the case?
All and all getting the shot like this is what its about. Great feeling in this one.
John

By: Nathaniel Vigeant

Nathaniel Vigeant — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:39:58 +0000

Thanks Neil!
Great Stuff, I can’t wait to put it to use.