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04/13/2009 09:07:38 PM · #1 |
I have a beach shoot next weekend. It will be from 4pm until sunset at 7:45pm. I will need to have some fill flash of some kind and had been planning on using one of my speedlights on a stand with an umbrella. I won't have an assistant.
I went to the beach today to practice. I had an assistant which was necessary because the wind was blowing 15-20mph. This worked great for 15 minutes until the wind snapped the umbrella. Then tried shooting with just the bare flash but I'm not happy with the hard light results.
So I'm asking for suggestions. Would a Gary Fong diffuser work? Should I use a bracket for the flash? Hope it's not windy? What would you use?
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04/13/2009 10:42:14 PM · #2 |
| I think what you are trying to achieve is great sky with your subject lit with soft flash light? Correct?. THe tupperware(gary fong) is ideally for inside where it scatters the light all the way around the room bouncing off the walls giving you even lighting. At the beach it has nothing to bounce off. I would recommend buying another umbrella. |
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04/14/2009 12:29:39 AM · #3 |
Originally posted by LVicari:
I think what you are trying to achieve is great sky with your subject lit with soft flash light? Correct?. THe tupperware(gary fong) is ideally for inside where it scatters the light all the way around the room bouncing off the walls giving you even lighting. At the beach it has nothing to bounce off. I would recommend buying another umbrella. |
I had been thinking of the Gary Fong Whale Tail as I believe it is a little more directional. But you are probably right that I should go with another umbrella.
I was also looking at the Lastolite EZYBox Hot Shoe //www.lastolite.com/ezybox-hotshoe.php thinking it might be a little better in the wind |
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04/14/2009 12:45:23 AM · #4 |
Maybe this will help.
//strobist.blogspot.com/2007/09/lighting-102-balancing-light-twilight.html
Too tired to figure out how to post a link... |
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04/14/2009 02:14:18 AM · #5 |
You can diffuse light fairly well with a Light Sphere pointing straight at the subject as long as the top is on. Gary Fong recommends taking the top off and pointing at the ceiling to light a room, but leaving the top on when pointing the flash directly at the subject. It's doable, though a bigger diffuser is always better when possible.
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04/14/2009 03:22:05 AM · #6 |
Why not just a reflector for fill? Natural light and a little softer plus you can direct it.
Just wondering...
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