On 6/26/2012 3:27 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
On Jun 26, 2012, at 1:10 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote:
On 6/26/2012 3:03 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote:
Walt, as several people said, - it's a very nice colorful (albeit B&W)
photos!
As for the flash, - if the flash head allows tilt/swivel,
depending on the room, I'd try to bounce the light of the ceiling or
even swivel it 180 degrees (so it would point backward).
Also, I found that in this type of setting, if the flash is capable of
"A" setting, it works better than P-TTL.
(At least with my Metz 58, which, for this reason, I like better than
Pentax AF 540FGZ. I also think that the small forward looking flash on
Metz 58 helps for catch lights when the flash light is bounced of the
wall or the ceiling. That's assuming that it does what I think it does.)
Igor
Thank you, Igor!
I was using the built-in flash on my K20D for those shots. Unfortunately, I
don't have a flash with an A setting -- just one that I can use manually, which
is fine if I have time to make several attempts to get the shot just right.
Unfortunately, with the very uneven lighting in the bar area, and the nature of
the shots I'm trying to take, it's just not practical.
You could try making one of my cheap-ass fongdongs, and just leave it at the bar
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157606657830875/
AKA "light grenade" because it throws photons in every direction.
I remember seeing that before and thinking it was pretty cool! I'll try
my hand and making something similar out of whatever I can find around
the ol' shop.
It might work even better to make one out of clear plastic, but with a diffuser
on the end so the light getting scattered isn't attenuated quite so much.
Hmm. I'll give that a shot, too.
I have used the fingers of latex gloves to diffuse the on-camera flash in the
past, and it seemed to work pretty well. I just didn't think to take one to
work with me at the time,
There isn't a condom machine in the bathroom?
Nope! I'm pretty sure they'd dry-rot in the machine if we did.
unfortunately. I may get a real flash before too long, though. I'll just have
to save up my pennies for a while.
-- Walt
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