A Walk In The Park - 1) Using On Camera Flashes Better

DJ LaDez shows how to use a little available light and one or two on camera flashes to create dynamic images with a professional appearance. The key is to diffuse the on camera flash a little with a Lumiquest for example and then add the directional light from a second flash. DJ illustrates this in two different ways in this video using Nikon SB800's and a D70s.

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Education

Tags:

• DJ
• LaDez
• Lumedyne
• Cyclers
• Lumiquest
• Bounce
• Nikon
• SB800
• Lighting
• Education
• Photography

[Castillonis2]

You can minimize the shadow on the background by moving the model away from the background so that her shadow is not cast on the background. You can pose the model so that she uses the ambient or a flash as the main light. Her eyes should and nose should be looking at the main light. You can eliminate the shadows from her nose by doing this.

[bigal9628]

how about this separation: you from photography! Those pics suck!

[tefocoto]

Oh my! What an awfull way to explain it and what a horrible collecton of pictures!!

[mixmaxdix]

that photos sucks

[rocklobster2112]

Sorry man. These pics are really bad. This is how not to do it.

[scottidee]

these complex lighting situations are

best treated in AUTO mode with the

support of one "Gary Fong endorced"

Nissin flash model Di622

[shahn78]

Considering the natural light shot is by far the most appealing and flattering to the model.

Mixing flash with ambient can produce very nice results. This is def. NOT how to do it.

[muramaster]

Yep :)