lorriman
Established
I use flash a lot of the time, but then I pretty much suck as a photographer:
Wayne
I agree. Miserable looking chap who needs to put some clothes on, and loving mother of evil-******* child. And even if he isn't evil he's far too sophistocated to be five. He's already a chairman of the board, for goodness sake.
Otherwise they're quite nice. Nice use of flash too. Looks like window light. Is that an insult?
benno
Hack.
Tell me how this photo was lit:
willie_901
Veteran
I only use a strobe when I need to.
Recently I had a gig to shoot 5K/10K foot race. There was hardly any light in early morning rain (90 mins after sunrise) so the strobe (at low power) was required to produce a decent image of the runners in motion. Even when the rain stopped and there was a bit more light, I used the strobe at until the sun came out. Much later that day I shot a short kids race on a very shady street. I used the strobe then as well.
There were ~ 1,500 people in this event. Sometimes I had to take a photo every few seconds. Using a quality strobe (SB-800) with 2700 mAh AAs) at low power got the job done.
For interior shots such as birthday parties, I like to use the strobe off camera. I usually place it high in the corner of the room so the light bounces around and fire it remotely using Pocket Wizards.
It is possible to produce a photograph where the strobe light only augments the existing light. I hate photographs where the strobe dominates the light to produce that nuked-out look.
I also very much enjoy using available light. But when the light's not right, or when people are moving around, subtle use of strobes can produce rewarding results.
Recently I had a gig to shoot 5K/10K foot race. There was hardly any light in early morning rain (90 mins after sunrise) so the strobe (at low power) was required to produce a decent image of the runners in motion. Even when the rain stopped and there was a bit more light, I used the strobe at until the sun came out. Much later that day I shot a short kids race on a very shady street. I used the strobe then as well.
There were ~ 1,500 people in this event. Sometimes I had to take a photo every few seconds. Using a quality strobe (SB-800) with 2700 mAh AAs) at low power got the job done.
For interior shots such as birthday parties, I like to use the strobe off camera. I usually place it high in the corner of the room so the light bounces around and fire it remotely using Pocket Wizards.
It is possible to produce a photograph where the strobe light only augments the existing light. I hate photographs where the strobe dominates the light to produce that nuked-out look.
I also very much enjoy using available light. But when the light's not right, or when people are moving around, subtle use of strobes can produce rewarding results.
mobilexile
Well-known
Available light is divine.
kuuan
loves old lenses
I love available light
just chose a camera with a f1.8 lens to be my first rangefinder for this reason
but I'd love to learn how to use flash, because I have no idea but I am sure that theyu can be wonderful tools. ( I don't even own any flash, well, besides the ones built into my Pentax *ist, Minolta A2 and Fuji f31 )
Andreas
just chose a camera with a f1.8 lens to be my first rangefinder for this reason
but I'd love to learn how to use flash, because I have no idea but I am sure that theyu can be wonderful tools. ( I don't even own any flash, well, besides the ones built into my Pentax *ist, Minolta A2 and Fuji f31 )
Andreas