Bounce Flash Photography

LumiQuest's Quest Couch discusses how a basic understanding of how bounce light behaves enables the photographer to redirect the light accurately and effectively. Seemingly minor variations in the angles of a bounce surface can dramatically effect the illumination of the subject. Variable angle bounce surfaces introduce the very real possibility of misdirected light and uneven illumination.

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[LumiQuest]

Your welcome ... always glad to help.

[LumiQuest]

blkguyjusttryn Thanks for your thoughts. The mirror certainly illustrates the point more dramatically than other less reflective surfaces. While you are correct that some light will be redirected forward, the bulk of the light will leave the bounce surface at the equal and opposite angle. Thanks for crediting me with it but I'm afraid it's not "my theory" it's a law of physics most often attributed to Descartes in the mid 1600's . Google "Angle of Incidence".

[rheylandsimon]

thank for the lesson

[gileco]

sir the best advice i ever heard ....good lesson

[questcouch]

Sorry you feel that way podpit. I think that if you read the other comments on this topic you'll see that understanding is not as universal as you might think!

[podpit]

It took you three minutes to explain something that everyone above the age of 8 already knows.. I refuse to believe that some people really are dumb enough to not understand this by themselves.

[kingoginge]

some great points made in this video! Very easy to misunderstand the bounce angle, but something I and I expect many others have done. Cheers.

[artlinkzowey]

Excellent explanation.

[instantgwapo]

Hi im wondering , how about if i want vertical shot? Is it ok?

[hasanahonline]

Great straight to the point lecture. Not too long or short. Very educational. Very professional.

[candipoox]

Thank you

[tranquilisolati]

Interesting clip, I was recently reading about something similar on thephotographyclinic (.) com