bounce flash

on-camera flash modifier – Spinlight 360

February 20, 2012

on-camera flash modifier system – Spinlight 360 For the past few weddings I have photographed, I’ve been testing out a new flash modifier – the Spinlight 360. I’ve been putting it through its paces, checking whether I like it and whether it would hold up during actual shooting of an event. And I do. So […]

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updated article: how to bounce flash

January 2, 2011

updated article: how to bounce flash The flagship articles on flash photography techniques was (and probably still is) the backbone of this blog. But since I posted the first few pages on flash photography on planetneil back in 2006, my own understanding and technique have steadily improved, as has my writing style. Part of my […]

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combining flash and ambient light

January 4, 2010

combining flash and ambient light Going by the emails that I receive, one of the areas that many photographers struggle with is that of combining ambient exposure and flash exposure.  This question  is also expressed in other ways.  It can be a frustrated, “where do we even start?”  I also often see it expressed as an involved step-by-step deconstruction […]

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why use a flash modifier that is black?

December 22, 2009

why use a flash modifier that is black? This question repeatedly comes up as response to the various articles here on my favorite light modifier – the black foamie thing. For anyone new to this, here are the two main articles on how I use a piece of black foam to flag my on-camera speedlight: […]

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using bounce flash outdoors

January 3, 2008

using bounce flash outdoors While the bounce flash techniques described on these pages are heavily dependent on shooting indoors which provide those places to bounce flash off … it wouldn’t seem possible to use these techniques outdoors.  After all, you can’t bounce flash off the clouds.  (Although we’ve all seen photographers attempt this outside.) So while […]

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