On-Camera Flash Techniques for Digital Wedding and Portrait Photography by van Niekerk Neil

Author:van Niekerk, Neil
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Amherst Media, Inc.
Published: 2011-02-13T16:00:00+00:00

SECTION 3: THE TECHNIQUES

9. Using Simple Flash Modifiers

All flash modifiers do essentially the same two things. First, they spread most of the light all around/upward. Second, they throw a small measure of light forward to help avoid shadows under the subject’s eyes. These devices can be helpful—but whether to use a light modifier, what kind to use, and the angle at which you have your speedlight tilted and rotated all need to be active decisions based on the specific scenario you’re shooting under. Avoid the mindless default of popping a diffuser cup on and tilting your flash head to 45-degree angle. In fact, in the previous chapter I illustrated circumstances in which any of the popular flash mod ifiers would not have helped (or would have given less satisfactory results).

PLATE 9-1. Here is a small selection of the wide array of flash modifiers that are available on the market

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