Comments on: Professional Portrait Tricks

By: dilvie

dilvie — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:42:14 +0000

The radio popper X system looks really nice. Better than infra red CLS.

By: Greg

Greg — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:06:29 +0000

Absolutely, I am also looking at the radio popper. Although I must say that I love the Nikon wireless CLS system with my D300.

Thanks for your original post and your response.

By: dilvie

dilvie — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:52:00 +0000

For the price of one 900, you can buy 2 600′s and have twice the power and versatility. The 900′s are great flashes, but they’re over-priced. Bang-for-buck, 2 600′s is a much better deal.

By: Greg

Greg — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:47:51 +0000

Your strobist info helped me make up my mind on buying a 3rd strobe. I have a sb-600 and a sb-800. I have been debating whether to buy the 900 or another 600. I use my 600 more than my 800, and the fact that you used 3 600′s pushed me over the edge for the 600.

Thanks. Nice shot.

By: dilvie

dilvie — Fri, 15 May 2009 00:12:33 +0000

I frequently use anything handy to bounce flash. You can use the distance from the flash to the wall to control the softness of the light. When the flash is farther away from the wall, the light will be softer (and weaker).

For those of you who don’t yet have an external flash, try putting an angled business card or small mirror in front of your built in flash to bounce it off the ceiling instead of letting it hit your subject directly. The bounced flash will look much more natural than direct flash.

By: D. Travis North

D. Travis North — Thu, 14 May 2009 17:18:40 +0000

Awesome tips presented in a very simple explanation. I especially liked the strobist info at the end. Such a simple concept, but I never thought of using walls and ceilings for bounce (especially as a hair light). That certainly reduces the need for dedicated studio lighting.