Comments on: Wedding Photography and Bounce Flash

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:10:22 +0000

I don’t know why I never thought to bounce behind me…this is why I read photography websites.
I don’t do wedding but whenever I walk into a room – even if its just with friends – I’m always checking out the wall and ceilings. Bounce flash really changes a pic to a photo.

By: Booray Perry

Booray Perry — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:40:41 +0000

I’ll admit it would be nice if I didn’t have to carry kerosene with me all the time 🙂

No matter what diffuser you use, there must be a surface for the light to bounce off in order for the diffuser to work (this is why they don’t work outside). If there is an available surface for bounce, I don’t need a diffuser. The only exception might be if a person has a wall behind them and no surface anywhere else, which really only occurs outside.

Make no mistake about it, constantly bouncing your flash as you move around a room requires a lot of vigilance. You are always adjusting the angle of the flash (and the power) as well as where you stand. A diffuser is much more “fire and forget.” But then, so is the “auto” mode on my camera and I don’t use that either.

By: Lukas Lauw

Lukas Lauw — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:04:01 +0000

Thanks for sharing.
Somebody on the net pointed out good results out of using Ikea diffuser. Sort of converting your flash into bare bulb. It could be your better option before considering lighting a chair :).

By: Stacy – Christchurch photographer

Stacy – Christchurch photographer — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:54:01 +0000

agreed once you start controlling the light and utilizing the ambient natural light to your advantage you will never have a need for a diffuser again, thanks for sharing, I find it interesting people sharing their photography experiences

By: Booray Perry

Booray Perry — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:47:04 +0000

Don’t be afraid! You can still use your diffuser, just take a few shots with it, then yank it off and take a few with bounce. I’ll bet that once you start controlling the light you won’t want to go back to the diffuser.

By: yids

yids — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:44:52 +0000

Love the last photo! My first wedding assignment I was not comfortable enough with my strobe to use bounce and mostly used a diffusers the whole night, the results were decent but I’ll give this a try next time.