Flash Photography can be fun with extraordinary results. It takes a tremendous amount of time and practice to master flash photography, but again the results can be well worth the effort put into this area of photography. Most of us can agree that direct on camera flash can be un-flattering and tends to have blown out highlights. There are numerous ways to correct this such as using a diffuser, bouncing your flash of a ceiling or bounce card, and my personal favorite removing the flash entirely from the top of your camera.
Removing the flash from the top of your camera truly is the best way in my opinion. You can hold it in your hand high above your head, hold it away from your body with an extended arm, or you could be get a tripod or light stand to hold your flash if your subject is going to be in a particular area where there isn't going to be much moving around. Having a portable flash/strobe system is awesome for on location studio portraits, and other uses such as my example here skate photography. My set up I'm using here are these budget priced Cowboy 4 Channel Wireless Triggers. The main trigger goes onto the hot shoe of your camera, and a receiver is placed onto the bottom of your flash(s). These bad boys take AAA batteries to operate with a great battery lifespan if your ontop of shutting them off.
Try and think about backgrounds or what else may show up in your images with your main subject. As usual composition plays a big part in how people view your image and what your trying to convey to the viewer. A plus about working with flash is that it can freeze motion without super fast shutter speeds so it give you a bit of play when it comes to selecting aperture.
There are also numerous modes on most external flashes such as TTL (through the lens), Auto, Manuel, and others. My best advice at this point of what I know is experiment! Have fun and READ THE FLASH's MANUEL to get the best results from your flash.
Also I'm stoked to announce my good buddy Logan Missner has decided to start his own photo blog! Congrats to Logan and you can check out his version of our shoot at his blog: LRMphotography Blog.
Questions about photography are welcomed at jurphotographer@gmail.com. Thanks again for stopping by!
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