Flash photos

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Normally, I hate flash since it usually looks so unnatural. Done right, however, it can be used to make beautiful images. This one was made with a handheld Mamiya 645 Super, 80mm lens, and Tmax 400 with a flash bounced off the ceiling.

The photograph is a portrait of Don Goss, my high school photography teacher. I shot it in class during my senior year of high school, back in 1994. Mr. Goss encouraged me to go to art school; and he had a long list of former students who became successful professional artists and photographers, including Peter and David Turnley!

He taught at the same school for 56 years, retiring only because the school district decided to close the school, and he didn't want to teach anywhere else. Mr. Goss died last year a week before his 88th birthday. My mom and dad had him as a teacher in the late 1960s. The Turnleys were his students in the early 1970s. I was in the early 1990s.
 
5D EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM + fill flash

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taken at night outside at a graffiti location with one off-camera speedlight
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Michael Jetson with Dotti. Mju-I with flash. Michael and Dotti are a Manly village institution. Story here. C-41 ISO400 colour film bw conversion in LR6.

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Camera set to ambient light through a large window at left of camera, after an f/stop was determined by Sekonic flash metering. A Minolta 320x was used through an umbrella to the right of subject at 45 degrees. Mamiya Super 23:

TriX HC-110h Rodinal by John Carter, on Flickr

I measured the ambient light outside and set camera to that setting then I checked the bounce flash off the ceiling to match the f stop on camera. Minolta 320x:

Arista EDU ultra 400 HC-110h by John Carter, on Flickr
 
lynnb said:
Michael Jetson with Dotti. Mju-I with flash. Michael and Dotti are a Manly village institution. Story here. C-41 ISO400 colour film bw conversion in LR6.

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I have a Mju I (Olympus Stylus Infinity), they really figured that camera out. Its flash is the best of the subs-compacts. Great shot and story.
 
Taken in November 2018...my dad's oldest sister, she'll be 102 this year and I'm certain she'll see a few more birthdays...he has another sister that's 97, my dad will be 91 this year...

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Pasadena,

Los Angeles County

a Taipei-metro image

Canon DSLR, Canon KiT 18-55
Neewer Non-TTL Speedlite China
Sony 32gb c10 made in Taiwan
 
I love using flash.

Unfortunately, I don’t do studio or controlled shoots anymore. I used to do headshots and portraits as a small side business.

But, I do like using it with small point and shoots and my iPhone. I do really love the pop art hard flash style though. I know it’s not everyone’s favorite.
 
For fun affect

For fun affect

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Leica X 113 Both this and the X Vario dial down nicely for fill flash.
 
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