david_hendershot Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 I take a lot of pictures of my kids with an attached flash on my Canon 20d camera. I want to take this type of photos to the next level. Should I place my flash off camera with an umbrella or purchase a single studio light? I heard studio lights and digital cameras do not wokr well together. What about a portable round diffuser? I see there are white and silver ones. What are the adavantage/disadantage to these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eimages Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 Try just using natural light. Find a spot with directional light and give it a try. Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_hendershot Posted June 20, 2006 Author Share Posted June 20, 2006 Latley I have been shooting my daughters senior pics outside, when I do not use the flash, her eyes are a little dark and and shaded. When I use an attached flash, the fill looks good. I just thought if I use one of those round deflectors it could look even better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcallen Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 Off-camera flash is discussed at <A href="http://www.strobist.com" target="_new">strobist.com</A>. You may want to start with <A HREF="http://strobist.blogspot.com/2006/03/lighting-101.html" target="_new">Lighting 101</A>. Have fun and good luck. Umbrellas are great, especially the <A HREF="http://strobist.blogspot.com/2006/03/lighting-101-umbrellas.html" target="_new">folding umbrellas</A>. Silver umbrellas give more specular highlights, fall off a bit more, and may be more "editorial/glam" looking,wheras the white umbrellas are softer, possibly duller, but often more flattering for people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisher Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 I believe the indirect, bounced flash would give you the flexibilty you need to take pictures of the moving-all-the-time kids. Big stuffs are always blocking you, just like the static lights, flashes. There are bouncers (google for lumiquest) to apply on the flash too. Anyway the natural light is a good chociche at all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azliyusof Posted July 2, 2006 Share Posted July 2, 2006 Using a flash could be a good idea. Try using two flash and put it into a slave mood. Try to use tracing paper to diffuse it or bounce it to a wall or ceiling. You'll get a softer flash effect. Don't for get to accumulate the ratio............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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