Flash Bounce

[wedding-photography-denver]

Nadine, just a side note:

 

Do you find the Demb is your most used?

 

I personally like the size/weight best of this kind of thing.

Thanks, D.

[steve_newberry___northern_]

Agree with Al & Nadine.

One thing also to consider is your ISO when bouncing the flash.

If you are shooting at 100 or 200 ISO you might need a battery back

like the Quantum Turbo series. Otherwise your flash may not be able to keep up with you. If you shoot at 400 or 800 ISO then no problem. The NIMH's should work fine.

[picturesque]

David--not really. I kind of use all of them equally--except that I don't often use the OmniBounce inside unless I'm in a small white room. At reception halls, it is either the Demb, Lightsphere or no modifier with just the pull up card, plus usually some off-camera lighting too. I find the Demb Diffuser with card straight up or slightly forward really useful for processionals in big churchs with high ceilings. As mentioned--a good compromise between full soft light and hard light, and you can use ISO 400 at f5.6 up to about 12 feet without problems. For dark halls with dark walls, ceiling and floor (I've shot in several like this), I use off-camera light plus the blow-up Photoflex on camera soft box. It has a curved front to maximize any reflectivity should any be hiding among all that dark, and only has a half stop light loss.

[10tenphoto]

Hey Stephen,

I also use a 430EX. I think you are mistaking the 14mm pull-out panel for a bounce card. I'm assuming you are not pulling it out all the way until it lays over the flash head. Does that actually work?

Thanks,

Steve

[steve.elliott]

I'm not pulling out the panel all the way because it's on a hinge and doubles as a diffuser if you do.

 

It does seem to work well in my limited tests and removed any shadows on the face - I'll need to do more tests though.

[steve.elliott]

Actually Steve, I'm still experimenting and thought it was worth a go.

 

I think the 'better bounce card' might be better if I peeled back the foam card I use to lower the height - because it's adjustable and wider - maybe use full height for certain situations.