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Bounce flash photography – when to use maximum flash power<\/h1>\n

This photo is straightforward enough – the event coordinator here asked that I take a few photos of the models in body paint. No time to fumble or look unsure. Again, there are simple recipes to get us to ideal settings.<\/p>\n

The reception area around the indoor pool is really large with a super-high ceiling at this casino. There’s enough light to see, but it is all tainted with this strong purple and blue uplighting. Therefore flash becomes a necessity.<\/p>\n

I need cleaner light – more neutral light – on my subjects. Skin tones have to look good. Clean open light that bounce flash can easily provide … if there is the possibility of using flash.<\/p>\n

This is where many photographers become unstuck with bounce flash photography – they are intimidated by the sheer size of the place they are photographing in. Then the instinct kicks in to shoot direct flash, or plonk a piece of plastic on the flash. By the way, this rarely helps. But a few things are on our side for proper bounce flash<\/a> here – the interior of this place is white. White walls. Disregard the uplighting because it isn’t going to discolor your flash’s color balance like a non-white painted surface would.<\/p>\n

Now the challenge is to quickly get to the best camera and flash settings without fumbling in front of the client.<\/p>\n

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On-Camera Flash Photography \u2013 revised edition<\/h2>\n

This book is explains a cohesive and thorough approach to getting the best from your on-camera speedlight.<\/p>\n

Particular care was taken to present it all with a logical flow that will help any photographer attain a better understanding of flash photography.<\/p>\n

You can either purchase a copy via\u00a0Amazon USA<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Amazon UK<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0or can be ordered through Barnes & Nobles and other bookstores. The book\u00a0is also available on the Apple iBook Store, as well as Amazon Kindle. Also check out the Amazon Kindle store.<\/p>\n

Learn more about\u00a0how\u00a0the cover image<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0was shot.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In my experience, TTL flash tends to pull the exposure down when you get close to maximum output. Then you have to push the FEC<\/a> higher just to force the flash to give more juice. The simpler option then would be to switch to manual flash — and since this is a massive place, I switch to maximum flash output immediately, and set approximately reasonable values for my aperture and ISO.<\/p>\n

That’s it – a simple algorithm for this challenging scenario:<\/p>\n