In the spirit of using my blog to post my progress, I present to you, the viewer, the first pics taken with my new speedlight! Yippee! I have to admit though, I have barely started reading through the manual, so I have no idea what I am doing. I don't know what settings to use on the flash, or how this new toy fits in with my existing knowledge of my camera. It is going to be fun to learn, though!
Ok, so this first picture I took of my beautiful sister (yep, Corbin's mom!) using the regular flash on my camera as she was preparing a lovely Father's day dinner. I didn't do any edits, and had the camera set in aperture priority. I have no idea what ISO I used.
And then this one was taken with the fancy new speedlight!

Of course, I couldn't resist testing out the new flash on a few frames of my cutie little nephew :) I bounced the light up on the ceiling for this one ( um, I think).

I wondered how it would do on subjects further away. Katie's wine glass was about four feet away from me AND there was a substantial cabinet in the way, too. Not bad though, eh? I like the reflection of the dining room windows in the glass, too.

Stay tuned for even cooler pictures as I figure out how to use the darn thing! Tttttthhhhanks!
1 comment:
Awesome. Now all you need is a diffuser for your new flash and you are complete and ready for your already awesome portraits!
If it's one thing I can pick out and admire (and sometimes envious of) it is your intimacy you share with your subjects in your portraits. It is a strength and style all on your own. You make it look easy and all of these things you do come naturally. Know that alot of people struggle with this discipline. And for you to just go out there and do it , getting professional results consistantly IS definitly a gift and a talent.
I am glad you are further exploring it and getting what you need instead of what you want now.
"the roads are different for us, but we are walking on the same highway."
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