Fraser Speirs (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} fraserspeirs) wrote,@ 2007-06-20 01:18:00 |
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First Steps in Flash
I've been reading the Strobist blog for some time, but never had anything more than on-camera flash to try it with. In the US last week, I picked up a Canon Speedlite 580 EX II and have just got around to trying out some of the blog's ideas.
The best thing about Strobist are the occasional series that the author puts together. Lighting 101 was some time ago, and Lighting 102 has just started, so I'm following along.
The first exercise was a simple setup to shoot an object lit from one direction at various angles and observe what happens. I set up an orange on an upturned cup and started working.
Canon 30D, Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro
1/250 @ f/11, ISO 100
Canon 580 EX II, 1/4 power, ~90° camera right.
It's actually kind of weird how many views these simple shots got on Flickr :-)
I've been reading the Strobist blog for some time, but never had anything more than on-camera flash to try it with. In the US last week, I picked up a Canon Speedlite 580 EX II and have just got around to trying out some of the blog's ideas.
The best thing about Strobist are the occasional series that the author puts together. Lighting 101 was some time ago, and Lighting 102 has just started, so I'm following along.
The first exercise was a simple setup to shoot an object lit from one direction at various angles and observe what happens. I set up an orange on an upturned cup and started working.
Canon 30D, Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro
1/250 @ f/11, ISO 100
Canon 580 EX II, 1/4 power, ~90° camera right.
It's actually kind of weird how many views these simple shots got on Flickr :-)
