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<p>Thanks both of you. That photo rogue kit looks useful, but I guess I would like to get a bit more into the detail and look at examples where the technique works well and I can reverse engineer how the effect I'm looking for was achieved if anyone has any links to share. Should I use gels for instance, is a small flash like the canon 580EX with modifiers capable of producing light that looks close enough to natural sunlight? Should I bounce it off an umbrella or try a small soft box. I can see how a Grid spot could work in some situations if I get one that had wider coverage. Bear in mind also that I will only have one, maybe two small flashes with me. As I'm going with film, I am going to do some experiments with a digital camera and flash before I go travelling so I can establish a few basic parameters. Thanks again.</p>

<p>Hi Everyone,<br> I am travelling to India with a Mamiya 6 film camera and I'm going to be photographing some smaller historic buildings (all exterior shots). Mostly they will be houses set in small garden spaces. I wanted to ask if anyone has used flash to give just a "kiss of light" to part of the subject area if the ambient light is rather flat or the area of interest is in shade. I'll be travelling light with just a canon 580EX flash and maybe a couple of pocket wizards for remote triggering, a small light stand and maybe one of those push on mini soft boxes. As I'm using film, I'll be using a sekonic L-558 light meter to measure the flash at the place where I want to direct it. I've seen some examples of flash used in this way on real estate photography sites of - lots of it fairly cheesy it has to be said - and I wondered if anyone might have some tips for a subtler approach? Thanks </p>

<p>Hi Sanjay,<br> I'm a film shooter too. I'm visiting Ooty, Coonoor and Kodai from the uk next March and wondered if you or any member of your group might be able to recommend a lab in Cochin, where I will be flying out from? I'll probably be shooting Kodak Portra 160 and 400. Wasn't planning to visit Bangalore this time but Chennai is a possibility. I would be grateful for your advice. </p>