Comments on: Improvised off-camera flash technique http://www.sumption.org/2007/03/07/improvised-off-camera-flash-technique/ Book and film reviews, stuff about photography, geekery, plus Dan Sumption's adventures in Sheffield and London. Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:30:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: lee_taylor@att.net http://www.sumption.org/2007/03/07/improvised-off-camera-flash-technique/comment-page-1/#comment-25652 lee_taylor@att.net Mon, 15 Oct 2007 01:38:12 +0000 http://www.sumption.org/2007/03/07/improvised-off-camera-flash-technique/#comment-25652 Now that you've got a free hand - what are you going to do with it? Just curious - george... Lee Now that you’ve got a free hand – what are you going to do with it?
Just curious – george…
Lee

]]> By: Dan Sumption http://www.sumption.org/2007/03/07/improvised-off-camera-flash-technique/comment-page-1/#comment-24003 Dan Sumption Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:45:42 +0000 http://www.sumption.org/2007/03/07/improvised-off-camera-flash-technique/#comment-24003 @sam: with that flash, it's not possible (fixed head), but I later did something similar to what you suggest: http://www.sumption.org/2007/07/07/this-man-with-lanthorn-dog-and-bush-of-thorn/ @sam: with that flash, it’s not possible (fixed head), but I later did something similar to what you suggest:
http://www.sumption.org/2007/07/07/this-man-with-lanthorn-dog-and-bush-of-thorn/

]]> By: sam http://www.sumption.org/2007/03/07/improvised-off-camera-flash-technique/comment-page-1/#comment-24002 sam Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:26:49 +0000 http://www.sumption.org/2007/03/07/improvised-off-camera-flash-technique/#comment-24002 why don't you try wearing a white glove on the hand, and have the flash point parallel with your arm, into your hand. Then you could customize the light spread with your hand. why don’t you try wearing a white glove on the hand, and have the flash point parallel with your arm, into your hand. Then you could customize the light spread with your hand.

]]> By: Rolograaf http://www.sumption.org/2007/03/07/improvised-off-camera-flash-technique/comment-page-1/#comment-23997 Rolograaf Thu, 27 Sep 2007 11:16:10 +0000 http://www.sumption.org/2007/03/07/improvised-off-camera-flash-technique/#comment-23997 Dan, good idea. I have cable which is not so long, have to test if that works. Also I heard people boucing of the inside of their hand, so you could turn the flashhead upwards (use the ceiling for the rest of the bounce). Thanks also for your flickr comment http://www.flickr.com/groups/canondslr/discuss/72157602167856656/72157602178100041/, as said, we seem to think alike, but it's good you'r blogging about it, gives me new ideas. Cheers Lawrence Dan, good idea.

I have cable which is not so long, have to test if that works.

Also I heard people boucing of the inside of their hand, so you could turn the flashhead upwards (use the ceiling for the rest of the bounce).

Thanks also for your flickr comment http://www.flickr.com/groups/canondslr/discuss/72157602167856656/72157602178100041/, as said, we seem to think alike, but it’s good you’r blogging about it, gives me new ideas.

Cheers
Lawrence

]]> By: This man with lanthorn, dog and bush of thorn… at Life Less Literary http://www.sumption.org/2007/03/07/improvised-off-camera-flash-technique/comment-page-1/#comment-18057 This man with lanthorn, dog and bush of thorn… at Life Less Literary Sat, 07 Jul 2007 17:16:12 +0000 http://www.sumption.org/2007/03/07/improvised-off-camera-flash-technique/#comment-18057 [...] To the bat-hand I added my usual off-camera flash technique, slightly modified: I have the flash pointing upwards along my wrist, so that it hits the umbrella-hand and is reflected back over my subject, suitably diffused. [...] [...] To the bat-hand I added my usual off-camera flash technique, slightly modified: I have the flash pointing upwards along my wrist, so that it hits the umbrella-hand and is reflected back over my subject, suitably diffused. [...]

]]> By: Jan’s Leaving Do at Life Less Literary http://www.sumption.org/2007/03/07/improvised-off-camera-flash-technique/comment-page-1/#comment-8175 Jan’s Leaving Do at Life Less Literary Sun, 15 Apr 2007 12:52:42 +0000 http://www.sumption.org/2007/03/07/improvised-off-camera-flash-technique/#comment-8175 [...] I was also very moved to be thanked by Stuart for putting my Razor Stiletto photo gallery online. I had felt rather indulgent putting so many (very similar) Barnacles photos in the set, but he was grateful because apparently their guitarist (aged 21) had a brain haemorrhage recenty, and has been in a coma ever since, and his mum was very grateful to be able to see these recent photos of her son doing what he loved. I was, needless to say, shocked and choked-up when he told me this. I had some other wonderful conversations over the course of the night. It was especially nice to chat to Andy Brown, who can sometimes seem a bit… I dunno, aloof perhaps… but who seemed far more approachable last night (and who even hunted me down before he left, so that he could give me his last can of beer!). When I showed Andy and Chris my improvised flash set up, and explained my next invention, the “umbrella glove”, Andy called me “the Thomas Truax of photography”. High praise indeed, I felt very flattered. [...] [...] I was also very moved to be thanked by Stuart for putting my Razor Stiletto photo gallery online. I had felt rather indulgent putting so many (very similar) Barnacles photos in the set, but he was grateful because apparently their guitarist (aged 21) had a brain haemorrhage recenty, and has been in a coma ever since, and his mum was very grateful to be able to see these recent photos of her son doing what he loved. I was, needless to say, shocked and choked-up when he told me this. I had some other wonderful conversations over the course of the night. It was especially nice to chat to Andy Brown, who can sometimes seem a bit… I dunno, aloof perhaps… but who seemed far more approachable last night (and who even hunted me down before he left, so that he could give me his last can of beer!). When I showed Andy and Chris my improvised flash set up, and explained my next invention, the “umbrella glove”, Andy called me “the Thomas Truax of photography”. High praise indeed, I felt very flattered. [...]

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