Comments on: off-camera flash – bringing sparkle on a rainy day

By: Jen & Chris – their wedding day – The Venetian, NJ

Jen & Chris – their wedding day – The Venetian, NJ — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:35:52 +0000

[...] rain downpour, but Jen & Chris really brought the sparkle to the rainy day. So much that I used photos from the engagement session to illustrate a chapter in my book on off-camera flash photography. Lots of energy and tons of [...]

By: Neil vN

Neil vN — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:07:25 +0000

Flash Exposure Compensation Neil vN

By: daniel

daniel — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:01:15 +0000

Hi Neil,

How do you decide what setting for FEC when using TTL? I realized your image01, FEC -0.3EV, image02 FEC +0.7EV, image03 FEC 0.0EV, and image06&07 FEC -0.7EV. Thanks!!

By: Syahrir

Syahrir — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 10:30:26 +0000

Hi Neil,

I’ve been following your blogs for quite sometimes and would like thank you so much because it has elevated my knowledge and improved my photography techniques so much in such a short time, more than all the photography books (not yours) and magazine I’ve bought all these years. Thank you so much!

Syahrir, Malaysia

By: Neil vN

Neil vN — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 21:36:50 +0000

Hi there Mike … Here I used an on-camera speedlight as a Master flash, to control and fire the Slave speedlight. (The Master speedlight’s output was disabled.)

Re the light-stick, similar to how Chuck Arlund shows in that article, you could most definitely use an off-camera flash like that at receptions for table shots. It’s a time-honored technique for double-lighting table shots.

Neil vN

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 03:56:53 +0000

Neil, in regards to the “box on a stick” approach (which I really like, what a cool idea) I have all the equipement, softbox may not be as big but collapsible and portalbe, question is, are you firing that head via a pocket wizard or similar device? I’m wondering for going around and shooting table shots at a receiption if that would be a good idea or not? thoughts?

thanks
Mike

By: Neil vN

Neil vN — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:34:12 +0000

Brian .. It looks like I used the Quantum SC battery pack this time, and not the SD-9.

I haven’t had the box fall off from the bracket yet, but I can see how this might happen in strong wind or rough handling.

Neil vN

By: Brian Laurent

Brian Laurent — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:57:51 +0000

1 – Re: Flash battery power: I see a cord snaking down the monopod from the flash. Is that the external battery pack? Quantum or the one with 8 AAs?
2- Re: the Lastolite, I’ve read comments about the box/bracket attachment being a little loose or prone to twisting off. Has this affected you?
3 – Thanks for sharing your experience. I’ve learned a lot from your blog.

By: Kris

Kris — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:10:28 +0000

Again, a great article with perfect examples showing the power you get from off-camera flash with softbox. Many thanks Neil!

By: Neil vN

Neil vN — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 05:45:36 +0000

Hi there Gary … I think the session might be a little too relentless if they get tired of smiling. Make sure you chat to your subject, and reinforce what you're doing by showing them the back of your camera. There is a way of keeping the momentum of the photo session without continuously shooting. Work towards the final images. Here is an article on a related topic of how to pose people. It describes in more detail how I work with my subjects.