flash, another rff poll

[back alley]

who uses it?

who would never touch it?

the answers will soon appear...

 

[Stephanie Brim]

Never touch it. Not a big fan. Every time I try and use one shots come out horrible. It's probably because I don't know how to shoot with a flash effectively, but I don't really need to with my rangefinder and fast lenses.

 

[peterc]

I own flashes, but I use them very rarely. I prefer to try to fit the film to the lighting conditions rather than use flash.

Peter

 

[peterc]

And where's the "until the police caught me" option for the REAL flashers. 😀

Peter

 

[Todd.Hanz]

polls make me feel insecure, I always pick the least popular choice 🙂

Todd

 

[wlewisiii]

I'll use it quite happily. Mostly for fill or held off camera and aimed for bouncing, but like anything else it's a tool Sometimes it's appropriate; many times it's not. When I get a new-to-me classic, the first roll through it always has at least one flash shot to make sure the sync is working correctly.

I won't say I use it terribly often, but when I want it... well, I _want_ it 😀 But it really is nice to be able to do a bit of fill now and again. Gotta get a decent bounce/swivel head flash and a good softbox for it someday...

William

 

[cp_ste.croix]

For me, it's one more thing to get wrong, and I don't particularly like the look flash gives me.

I do like playing with my Crown Graphic flash though...but only to mess with friends, not for photography.

 

[jan normandale]

polls make me feel insecure, I always pick the least popular choice 🙂

Todd

this is the "best-est" quote ever at RFF on polls..

 

[dadsm3]

Way too many family functions and portraits I'm expected to record for posterity....always in my bag unless streetshooting.

 

[cp_ste.croix]

polls make me feel insecure, I always pick the least popular choice 🙂

Todd

that's how I feel about voting in elections.

 

[Krasnaya_Zvezda]

I use it as a last resort, but if there is no available light, one must provide one's own.
I always liked HCB's comment that use of flash was akin to arriving at the opera with a handgun. That is indeed something I might be accused of doing...

 

[Honus]

Available light, all the way. I've never liked the flash.

I commend those that do it well, but I would rather shoot wide open and push like crazy.

Robert

 

[wlewisiii]

I always liked HCB's comment that use of flash was akin to arriving at the opera with a handgun

I love the contrast to Weegee (Speed Graphic with an RF... 😉 Can't tell you how much he used it... <LOL> ) with his big as*ed flash bulbs for nearly every shot. I think I'm just too freaking Anglican 😱 as I've gotta find a middle way between HCB & Weegee ...

:bang: :bang: :bang:

:angel:

William

 

[Fedzilla_Bob]

Some operas deserve a handgun.

I use a Flash now and then. Usually bounced off a wall or cieling.

A long time ago I photgraphed a friends truck at night. I painted it with light using a cheap flash set for its lowest power.

Too bad it was an slr shot. I didn't know about rangefinders then.

 

[amateriat]

I grok the idea of flash as a Necessary Evil. I don't likt the usual "look" either, but sometimes it's "either flash or go home", in which case I'll break out the flash and hold my aesthetic nose (although, sometimes, direct flash augments the shot. Maybe because I'm also something of a Les Krims fan).


- Barrett

 

[jan normandale]

I always liked HCB's comment that use of flash was akin to arriving at the opera with a handgun. That is indeed something I might be accused of doing...

Handguns .. no!...but what's wrong with showing up with a few vegetables??

 

[Krasnaya_Zvezda]

Some operas deserve a handgun.

Would come in handy when some screeching woman is taking too long to die. I have held season tickets to the local opera for years, and more than once I've muttered to myself, "If she doesn't die soon, I'm goin' for the flash, it's loaded..."

 

[dadsm3]

Don Giovanni is the best opera death....the statue comes to life and drags him down to hell. Have to love it....

 

[back alley]

are you guys trying to 'class' up my poll with all this opera talk?

😉

 

[dadsm3]

Sorry, everything becomes a general discussion for me after 1:00am. I'll shutup now.... 😱