The lighting was virtually all flash. The ambient light was negligible. In this case I didn't want to avoid this look, because it seemed to suit the subject. With his black fur, Willy gets lost in the shadows with more conventional lighting. However, if I wanted to achieve a very nice high key plus fill look with the flash, I'd use the omnibounce reflector that has holes in it. This unit directs some of the light at the subject from camera position and bounces the rest off the ceiling. It's about the best one can achieve with on-camera light. To make it work for verticals, you have to use a special flash bracket Other options would be to combine the flash with window (or open sky) light. With open sky light, I'd want the flash firing into a reflector like the omnibounce (with no holes) or an umbrella, like the Larson Sof' Shoulder. That reverses the equation. The sky becomes the high key and the flash is the fill. Here's a shot that uses open sky as the high key and an on ca! mera flash firing into an umbrella as fill: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=719377
> So, Paul, since the lighting was primarily flash, what specifically caused > this look and how can it be avoided. Please remember, you're talking to a > guy who's never used a flash .... ;-)) > > Shel > > > > [Original Message] > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > ... the lighting gives it an unusual look, and I think the color > combinations emphasize that. > > >
