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Flash photography: How far can you bounce your flash?

January 3, 2015 Neil vN 36 Comments

flash photography: how far can you bounce your flash?

Flash photography: How far can you bounce your flash?

The question regularly comes up: how far can you bounce your flash? The answer is quite straight-forward: It depends on the power of your flash, the bounce distance (and surfaces), ISO and aperture. Power, distance, aperture and ISO - the four things that control flash exposure. Yup, we can't really escape this. So how far can you bounce your flash? It depends on how far (and reflective) the surfaces are that you are bouncing your flash off; as well as how high you're willing to take your ISO and how wide you can take your  Read more inside...

Photography: Posing tips – the leaning pose

May 4, 2014 Neil vN 11 Comments

Photography: Posing tips - the leaning pose

Even when you're photographing a bride as graceful as Patricia, there's still a need to adjust and guide the pose. I liked the roughness and color of this gate, and I also knew the background would be an out-of-focus mush behind her. When you ask someone to lean against something, they tend to fall back onto the wall or object, with both shoulders and their back flat agains the surface. My starting point with this pose, is that I show what I want. Remember, people don't usually know what you're after, and they most definitely don't  Read more inside...

Wedding photography – Tips on posing – asymmetry

December 15, 2011 Neil vN 10 Comments

Wedding photography - Tips on posing - asymmetry

When working with a bride and groom for their portraits, there are a few ideas that I know will work. You have to have somewhere to start. Some fail-safe ideas for poses that allow you to at least get the essential images. From there on, I try to improvise a little, depending on the personalities of the couple, and also the place where we find ourselves, and the light. So opportunity does sway the portrait session a fair amount. I prefer working this way, rather than applying a more mechanical "flow posing" technique. I feel that  Read more inside...

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