Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 10:46 PM 2/22/99 -0800, you wrote: >For some photographers bounce flash is a dirty word and I don't grasp >the logic. Several reasons. And I'm not down on it, I just don't like it as much as available light. 1: Bounce flash pictures all look alike. Shadows fall down behind the subject, going away from the subject. If the subject is near a wall, there's the shadow. The light is even, and boring. I like side-light and backlight. Sometimes it's the only way to get the picture you need. I use it for the occasional society page picture session when our editor is off or on vacation. 2: It draws attention to the photographer. Makes the subject that much more aware of the photographic process. 3: Black walls. :-) In the studio, I much prefer using umbrellas and soft boxes. More controllable, and doesn't flood the room with a flat, uninteresting light. Eric Welch St. Joseph, MO http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch My computer's sick. I think my modem is a carrier.