> Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 11:20:11 -0500 > From: Henry Posner/B&H Photo-Video <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: advice about wedding photography [v04.n264/5] > > <From: homer simpson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Using a flash bracket, you can get solid flash photo. When > there are lines of people in 3-4 ft deep try a different > technique--bouncing flash light to a low ceiling. > > This doesn't make sense. With bounce flash you lose precious f-stops, and > you end up with a much smaller depth of field than direct flash. So I > would use bounce flash only when there the people are in the same plane of > focus, and not <quote> 3 - 4 ft deep >> > > Actually, it does make sense. If you try to light a group three or four > rows deep with one on-camera flash, you'll illumioonate the front row, and > ever row thereafter will be both underexposed and covered with shadows from > those in front. > > To illuminate a three or four row group with one on-camera flash you really > need to bounce the light so it falls behind the front row, unless you can > get high enough (ladder) to give the flash a clear opportunity to > illuminate equally every row. > > Now, this is certainly not the best way to shoot multi-row groups, but if > you have limited equipment, it's what you gotta do. > > regards, > Henry Posner/B&H Photo-Video If one has access to an SB-16A or SB-16B, it has two flash tubes. One that can be swiveled up for bounce flash, and a fill-in flash tube that can illuminate. It also has a strong flash output. While it's not ideal, it is a good tool if you have limited equipment. One counter-consideration. Most ballrooms and church sanctuaries have tall ceilings, so a ceiling bounce flash with a camera-mounted Nikon flash (even an SB-26 or SB-28) is difficult to achieve. Also, for wedding tips, see: http://home1.gte.net/rhashiro/photo-weddings.htm Aloha, Ron Hashiro Honolulu, HI
