©JP Parmley
I took this image on Jan 11, 2014, our first wedding of the new year. It shows the power of using off-camera
flash. After posing the bride how I
wanted her, an off camera right 580 Speedlight at 1/64th power was shot through
a white umbrella. I had an additional
580 Speedlight on the camera with a white cap diffuser pointing straight
up.
Because the old wooden ceiling was about 20' high, I had it
set at 1/2 power. The diffuser allowed
me to throw some light forward, filling the shadow on her face created by the
off-camera flash. If the ceiling had
been lower and drywall, I would have probably only need about 1/16 or 1/32
power. I used a set of Pocket Wizards to
remotely fire the off-camera flash. You
can notice the two catch lights in her eyes.
The larger one is from the umbrella and the smaller one is from the
front of the on-camera flash diffuser.
The image was shot on a Canon 5D Mark III, ISO 400, f 4.5,
1/80th.
If you have not started using or experimenting with
off-camera flash, you should start. It
can add an extra dimension that direct flash just can't provide.
Enjoy!
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