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Light Modifiers for Flashguns - part 3 of 1 2 3 4 5

by Tom Lee Published 01/06/2008

With a week or so to familiarise myself with the attachments, I felt confident enough to use them on a 'proper' job. You can test these things to your heart's content in a studio environment with no pressure, but there's no substitute for the real thing. Without changing the way I normally approach a wedding, I knew there would be occasions that flash would be required due to a lack of light.

The photograph of the groom holding the rings was taken inside a dark church, with poor light. The Softlight was fitted with the silver/white disc, turning the diffuser into a mini beauty dish and shot with the flash directly on the hot shoe. The flash was set on TTL and set to 2 stops less than ambient conditions, resulting in a pleasing exposure with no hard shadows. The flash sensor had no problem in calculating light output with the diffuser attached. The photograph of the bride having her accessories fitted was predominantly lit from the window directly behind her and the Softlite was used in the same manner as for the groom and rings.

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