The question had to do with low light shooting — a wedding ceremony and reception in a venue with low light. My answer:
Are you comfortable with off-camera flash? Unless there is some overriding reason to shoot the entire thing without flash, why worry about it? Do some ‘mood’ shots with ambient light,...
Category Archives: flash
Low Light
Answer to an email question
Boy am I cheating, today. Rather than writing something original, I’m just pasting the answer I gave in an email.
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Hi,
I have dreamed of being a photogragpher most of my life. I can't say I am the best. I need alot of help. PS is my best friend, because my pictures aren't....
Gary Fong Diffusers
This is re-post of a video from April, 2008. It talks about setting up a temporary studio in a small space — like an apartment living room.
Paige Barnett, Photography in Huntington Beach
D700, ISO 200, 24-120mm @42 and 70mm, 1/60, f8. One speedlight with small umbrella, one with Gary Fong Lightsphere, and a large reflector.
One Light
Just some one-light shots. Single, off-camera SB-900, with Gary Fong Lightsphere and Chromedome. Kicker panel of Chromedome is directing light toward the subject, and the opening, in the top, is pointed toward a large reflector — the reflector is to camera-right, and at about a 45 degree angle, giving a little fill-light on...
Flash and the Gary Fong Lightsphere
—- Original Message —-
Hi Paul!
I just read your response to the post on flash…. I hope you don’t mind me messaging you, but I just wanted to get your opinion since you’re an expert on all things “Fong”
I am a Canon user & have the 580ex flash… Which of the different lightsphere models...
Flash
Recently, there was a question in the [b] School: “I have only ever used natural light. I don’t know anything about flash, what flash to buy… I am totally clueless. I shoot Nikon…”
There where several other responses, and then mine:
Reply by Paul Edward on 09-17-09 2:50pm
Full disclosure. I was once the Tech Support...
A Conversation About Flash
I saw this question in a discussion group on the [b] school, today. so I called Ashley — this is the conversation that we had.
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Flash is not my friend at the moment and I wondering if anyone has any tips about learning to use flash and making it look good when you have to use...
Using the Canon Flash System
I know — I always talk about Nikon, but this is important. Gary Fong posted this on his blog, and I ’stole’ it
Canon Flash System from GARY FONG on Vimeo.
Soon, we’ll have one on Nikon flashes.