Back to techniques! This month we're doing bounce flash.
Everyone knows that direct "on-camera" flash is harsh and unflattering
in almost every situation. The light source is too small and too close
to the subject to give anything other than harsh light. But what to do
about it? After all, you can't carry around a 2x3ft softbox with you
everywhere you go. The answer is right above you.
Simply by angling that flash up towards the ceiling, a whole new world
of lighting opens up for you. Allowing the flash to bounce off the
ceiling, particularly a low (8-10 ft) one, allows the light from your
flash to reflect back on your subject with a much softer quality. Try
varying the angle that you set your flash. You will see that different
angles send different amounts of light up to the ceiling and change
the results.
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