On 5/30/2013 3:32 PM, Bruce Walker wrote:
Here's an eg: with the flash mounted on-camera, have your assistant
stand behind you a couple of feet, to one side of you, holding the
silver reflector facing the subject's face, a little above her head
height. Assistant might have to stand on a chair if she's short or
hold the reflector above her head. Swivel your flash head to point at
the reflector and shoot from there. The light should bounce off the
reflector and appear to the subject as a circular 42 inch source. That
will give a good catch-light and provide soft, off-center light on
your subject's face.
Don't forget to play with your flash'es zoom feature. It can go from
wide to quite narrow and focussed, which also extends its reach when
bouncing off things.
Ah! I wondered what the zoom feature meant and how it worked. That makes
sense.
BTW, if you are looking for video tutorials to watch, there are
zillions (much of it crap), but I find the Mark Wallace / Adorama ones
to be consistently good at Flash 101.
http://www.adorama.com/alc/ and Youtube.
I watched one of his videos last night and it was a lot better than any
of the others I saw. Obviously, being a Pentaxian has its downsides and
this is one of those cases, since his tutorial was Canon/Nikon-centric
(as were all the others). The one I just started watching demonstrates
the difference in the way Canon and Nikon handle ambient light in
combination with flash. But, based on what I can tell, Pentax apparently
uses shutter speed to control ambient light (like Nikon) while Canon
uses exposure compensation.
Out of curiosity, though, would I have to use it in manual mode, or
could I accomplish it in TAv as well?
-- Walt
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