I spent time recently working on my off camera flash skills. I wanted to create and light a photo using multiple flashes not directly attached to the camera. My friend Alex sat as my test model. I set a low light at the front, the main lighting element was a sense of the light being shone up from the laptop screen and then I added light from behind (in front of the closed blinds) to seperate the front and rear layers of the image. It took about 15 minutes to rig up and was an interesting exercise in light control.
The wonderful thing about digital cameras is the instant feedback. You can make an adjustment to a flash light and see immediately how it changes the image on the lcd screen. Then adjust the flash units and retake the shot. Using small camera flashes to light a person and or environment is a great skill to practice and use on an assignment and can really make a photo jump from the screen or page.
Category: Blog, Technology
Posted on Friday, March 20th, 2009 at 09:00