Monday, May 16, 2011

Flash Photography

I have just came back from Flash Photography Class organized by Nikonian Academy together with Ching Yeu. Flash was always a scary tool to use when come to photography for me. Taking photos with natural lighting is always not too hard but when the flash is pop-ed up the results are always not satisfactory. That's why my flash gun has always been sitting inside my cupboard or even in my bag if I were to bring it out during shooting session.

Attending this class is a good chance for me to overcome this hurdle. Understanding the fundamentals and practical settings is what I hope to learn for a long time. The class is divided to two sections where there is a Theoretical session where we are taught about the things we need to understand how to use the flash. It is a  3 hour long session where we learn about the 10 rules of flash. Followed by 2 hours of hands on session where two models will pose for us to shoot with our flash guns. We had a bonus where our instructor managed to borrow a GT3RS and we shot it with the models of course ^^

Indoor bounced flash with model Ann Nee

D90 35mm f/2 lens @ 1/60sec, f/5.6, ISO400, flash fired (bounced to the top left ceiling)

D90 35mm f/2 lens @ 1/60sec, f/5.6, ISO400, flash fired (bounced to the top left ceiling)

Indoor bounced flash with model Jojo

D90 85mm f/1.8 lens @ 1/80sec, f/4, ISO400, flash fired (bounced to the right side wall)

 D90 35mm f/2 lens @ 1/60sec, f/4, ISO400, flash fired (bounced to the front side wall at a 45 deg angle)


D90 85mm f/1.8 lens @ 1/80sec, f/4, ISO400, flash fired (bounced to the right side wall)

Indoor off camera flash with model Ann Nee


D90 35mm f/2 lens @ 1/200sec, f/5.6, ISO200, flash fired (45 deg left hand side)

 D90 85mm f/1.8 lens @ 1/200sec, f/6.3, ISO200, flash fired (45 deg left hand side + coloured gel on the wall)

Indoor off camera flash with model Jojo (this three shots are taken by instructor Andrew as I had difficulty triggering the off camera flashes and my shots are not working at all -.-)

 D90 35mm f/2 lens @ 1/200sec, f/13, ISO400, flash fired (45 deg right hand side + coloured gel on the back of model)

 D90 35mm f/2 lens @ 1/200sec, f/13, ISO400, flash fired (45 deg right hand side + coloured gel on the back of model)

 D90 35mm f/2 lens @ 1/200sec, f/13, ISO400, flash fired (45 deg right hand side + coloured gel on the back of model)

Outdoor off camera flash with model Ann Nee and Porsche GT3RS

D90 35mm f/2 lens @ 1/60sec, f/8, ISO200, flash fired (45 deg right hand side)


D90 35mm f/2 lens @ 1/40sec, f/8, ISO200, flash fired (45 deg right hand side)

D90 35mm f/2 lens @ 1/60sec, f/8, ISO200, flash fired (45 deg right hand side)

Outdoor off camera flash with model Ann Nee and Porsche GT3RS

D90 35mm f/2 lens @ 1/40sec, f/8, ISO200, flash fired (45 deg left hand side)
 
D90 35mm f/2 lens @ 1/40sec, f/8, ISO200, flash fired (45 deg left hand side)
 
D90 35mm f/2 lens @ 1/40sec, f/8, ISO200, flash fired (45 deg left hand side)

Completing this class does not make me an flash expert. I seriously need lots of practice flashing from now on. Hopefully it will not be a tool I'm afraid of using anymore.