Flash Fun

Normally I'm more of a natural light kind of guy but I've been wanting to experiment with off camera speedlights. Dan and Liz were the perfect test couple, since they are photographers they didn't mind me fiddling around.



Here I had a speed light with a small bounce umbrella. Was using the natural light coming through the windows as a rim light. The camera set up is pretty easy. My 5d has a 200/th max sync speed so I set the camera to that and dial down the aperture until I get the right exposure. Then I play with the flash output to get the right balance between ambient light and flash.

It's a more edgy sharp look compared to my normal blurry backgrounds and soft natural light but I can see the potential for the right subject matter.



Here's a few more shots with off camera flash. Just as a comparison I placed a natural light shot next to a flash shot. Same lens but quite a different look.