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LDD - you are getting great advice here, and there is not a lot I can add, especially to 911Boss. In a venue like this one, getting the flash off-camera gives you much more control over what light goes where. Also - although he goes into much more depth than you likely need just to get this job to work for you, I really love the tutorial "Lighting 101" found here: https://strobist.blogspot.com/...03/lighting-101.html | |||
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Will you be allowed to set up lighting not involving firing a flash from on camera directly at the subjects? If you can setup off camera lights, the photos will be far more flattering to the subjects. ------------- $ | |||
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911boss has great advice. I'm not a flash guy generally, but his advice is sound. As to the angling, I am a geek, and light is an inverse-square thing - twice the distance from your subject needs a 4 times more powerful flash. So the bounce off the back wall advice, while sound from an even-lighting perspective, would mean you'd have to have a nuclear flash. Oh, and as 911boss says, can't get much better than the 5D4! Thus the metric system did not really catch on in the States, unless you count the increasing popularity of the nine-millimeter bullet. - Dave Barry "Never go through life saying 'I should have'..." - quote from the 9/11 Boatlift Story (thanks, sdy for posting it) | |||
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I can be as close as I want. Sounds like that will be a big advantage.
The trade off to being able to move around is, yeah, I will not be able to set up any static lighting and I will also not have a light sherpa/caddy/slave-from-the-salt-mine. This one is a solo job, for better or worse.
I will definitely look into the flash--I won't be able to set up anything off camera (no stands, etc). Thanks 911 Boss and everyone else who contributed advice! | |||
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You may want to consider a flash bracket & cord to get the flash off the camera. At B&H $20 for a rotating bracket (shoot landscape or portrait w/ flash above lens) and $16 for off shoe cord. Bracket Off-Camera TTL Flash Cord Also add some sort of diffuser to soften the light from the flash. “Agnostic, gun owning, conservative, college educated hillbilly” | |||
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Told cops where to go for over 29 years… |
An option to the flash bracket mentioned above, I prefer a flexible gooseneck to get flash off camera. Lets me keep my "L" bracket on the body, little less bulky and don't have to fight the coiled cord.  https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c...ble_ttl_rod_for.html What part of "...Shall not be infringed" don't you understand???  | |||
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 Oh - only one "N" cannon  "No matter where you go - there you are" | |||
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To be clear, because the wording throughout this thread is a little confusing - For this kind of thing, an external battery pack attached to the flash is very helpful. The battery grip that attaches to the camera body is unnecessary. I have one for my Nikon rig. Sadly the alkaline batteries I had in it leaked their corrosive goo all over the inside. I haven't gotten around to seeing if I can clean it up. | |||
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There is something perversely Dr. Seussical about that setup, although I'm sure it works for the intended purpose of separating the flash from the camera. In other news--my 24-105 USM (I) shit the bed today. It's been temporarily replaced by a 70-200/2.8 USM II. Also: the only camera store in all of Puerto Rico is Best Buy  . | |||
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| Told cops where to go for over 29 years… |
Now that you mention it, I see it.
One of my all-time favorite phrases from my days in the service. Just doesn't seem to be as readily used (let alone accepted) in the civilian sector...
Too bad, nice lens though, you may have a hard time giving it back... What part of "...Shall not be infringed" don't you understand??? | |||
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Do you mind if I piggy-back my question on your thread, LDD? It just happens to be more-or-less the question I was going to ask.
SLR digicam n00b, here. Was gifted a 20D. Once I figure out how to use it  , I imagine I'll eventually want a flash for it. Will that work on a 20D?Five c-notes or more for a flash unit is pretty much out of the question.This message has been edited. Last edited by: ensigmatic, "America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe "If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher | |||
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Amazon just came out with their own version of flashes. $28. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d...pT%2Bjt5L&ref=plSrch This is a great website for flash info. It covers nearly everything. https://strobist.blogspot.com/?m=1 If you haven't looked at them, the canon 85mm 1.8 is a great lens that will give you some faster apetures. Usually around $300, for the money it is very hard to beat. | |||
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The "2-n" cannon also occurred to me, and the flash is what I would want (that gadget would hide it). I am "flashguy" after all.... flashguy Texan by choice, not accident of birth | |||
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| Told cops where to go for over 29 years… |
D20 or 20D? Most Canon flashes should be backward compatible with older models. If it is a 20D, that is a pretty old model. If you get it from Amazon and have Prime, if it doesn't work you can always return it at no charge. Assuming you mean EOS 20D, my guess is it will work. What part of "...Shall not be infringed" don't you understand??? | |||
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| Told cops where to go for over 29 years… |
Just be aware that is a full manual flash, no TTL metering, flash bracketing, flash compensation, high speed sync, or any other features. What part of "...Shall not be infringed" don't you understand??? | |||
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Canon flashes that were circa 2004 (when the 20D came out) were the Speedlites 220EX, 420EX, & the 580EX. Check out keh.com Canon 430EX Speedlite $115-126 Canon 430EX II Speedlite $149-159 Canon 580EX Speedlite $168-192 Canon 580EX II Speedlite $218-257 The 20D support TTL-II so any of the newer Speedlites will work too. “Agnostic, gun owning, conservative, college educated hillbilly” | |||
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