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book: On-Camera Flash Photography (2nd ed)

October 5, 2015 Neil vN 21 Comments

book: On-Camera Flash Photography (2nd ed)

The extensively revised and updated book, On-Camera Flash (Amazon), is now available on Amazon. Based on the best-selling 1st edition, this is more than just a cosmetic overhaul. Combining older material which have been polished and streamlined, with lots of new material and trawling the Tangents blog for the best material on how to use your on-camera flash to best advantage. Details about the book:  On-Camera Flash (2nd edition) You can either purchase a copy via Amazon USA or Amazon UK. The book will also available as  Read more inside...

the black foamie thing – on-camera flash modifier

November 21, 2009 Neil vN 100 Comments

on-camera flash modifier - the black foamie thing

Also make sure you check out this video clip where I demonstrate how I use the black foamie thing to flag the light from my on-camera flash. In essence, the (in)famous Black Foamie Thing is just a simple little device that I use to shield my speedlight's output from directly hitting my subject when I bounce my flash forward.  It has another benefit in that since I usually fasten to the 'underside' of the flash-head, it blocks light from hitting people in the face that are standing behind me or next to me.  It really does help with  Read more inside...

using on-camera bounce flash outside

September 19, 2009 Neil vN 8 Comments

an example of using on-camera bounce flash outside

This photograph of our model, Precious, taken during a flash photography workshop, is an example from the practical session where we used areas outside to bounce our flash off. By adding that bit of light from our on-camera speedlights, we can sweeten the existing light. Working in the early evening in lower light levels, it becomes easier to get effective light from our speedlight even when bounced off the side of a building. camera settings: 1/60 @ f3.2 @ 800 ISO - on-camera TTL flash, bounced. Nikon D3;  Nikon 24-70mm f2.8G  Read more inside...

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