Playing with some new photo gear - NEW 'tutorials'

[Randy_K]

I have bounce reflector called a Sto-Fen Omni-Bounce which is a simple piece or white plastic that snaps onto a flash gun. I used to have a bounce reflector but that silvered umbrella was a very clumsy to use. This Omni-Bounce works really well and I never get the space alien eye effect when I photograph the cats or red-eye from people. Also it's a softer flash reducing the harshness when the flash is close to the subject.

Once I got the thing I started noticing them a lot on the news when photographers are crowding around a politician or celebrity.

That's a very nicely lighted picture of Pooky and he's quite handsome.

[Catlady711]

I have bounce reflector called a Sto-Fen Omni-Bounce which is a simple piece or white plastic that snaps onto a flash gun. .

I've eyed them in the camera store before.

I haven't gone with them yet because the flashes I use aren't compatible with using ON my camera. I do sometimes use the flash hand held off camera (wireless triggers) but it's usually outside in bright daylight as a fill and I'm afraid the omni-bounce would diffuse and cut the light too much for those conditions, plus I don't have any ceilings or walls to bounce off of.

[jennielynn1970]

How do you decide to use these things? Like, what would it look like w/out the reflector thingy??

I'm so well worded on this, lol. Why exactly are they used, and how?

[Moesha]

LOL I'm with you Jenn...How do you know you want or need one? LOL I know! Learn more about photography. That sure is a very nice picture of your kitty!

[Catlady711]

For those wondering how you would know when you need a reflector (or fill flash), I'll do a set of pix tomorrow showing you the difference in what my new 'toys' do and how they look. Would that be ok??

Hopefully I can get one of the cats to stay in one place long enough to do the shots for that. ROFL

For today however, I have 3 more pix I took playing with the reflectors again. I got some shots of Josh too, but ran out of time to process them.

So here's today's shots.


Pooky again. Only because he was the only one that would stay on the couch in that lighting. ROFL




Bear






I'll be back again tomorrow with more pix.

[Moesha]

And I shall be waiting!

[tomkatzid]

Beautiful cat photos. I really like the first one because the eyes match the blanket !!!
I have that for my flash also and use it sometimes, but mostly just bounce off white ceiling. I may drag out the camera and flash tomorrow and try it again.
Katz