Re: Flash for portrait

2002-06-29 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Stephen Hoffman Subject: Flash for portrait > > I have an AF 360 FGZ but I am new to the idea of dedicated flash. I will be > using the flash unit on a 645NII. When I took my first portrait photos with > straight flash not surprisingly the light was harsh and

Re: Flash for portrait

2002-06-29 Thread Bruce Dayton
Stephen, I have used the Lumiquest Soft Box (not the mini) on several weddings and portraits with good success. It is relatively inexpensive (US $25.00) and will fit on your flash (uses velcro). The other thing to consider is the film. If you are not using portrait film, things may be stronger

RE: Flash for portrait

2002-06-29 Thread Simon King
Hi Steven I hope you get lot's of answers to this one as I'm in the same boat. I've been trying several things with bouncing the flash from various surfaces - with varied success. I have just bought 2 meters of "DIY Diffuser" and some gold paper. The diffuser is just translucent material from a c