Engagements with flash.

[Chianti]

I wanted to try using off camera flash as an exercise. Here are a few shots. What do you think?














And one without flash:

[p27rpy]

the WB appears to be a liiiitle off in 3 & 4 - just a tad on the yellow side. other than that, you did a nice job using fill flash and mixing it with ambient light. good work!

[rusty_tripod]

I am glad to see someone using off camera flash. I witness many shooting weddings and engagements in open shade when the addition of flash would eliminate the flatness. It helped here. #1 The building behind his head is a distraction. #3 She is growing a tree out of her head. #4 His head is at the vertex of two lines so that it draws they upward to the train tracks. I am okay with the exposures but uncomfortable with the spotlight on the belly in No. 1. Basically, a nice set.

[Chianti]

Originally Posted by p27rpy

the WB appears to be a liiiitle off in 3 & 4 - just a tad on the yellow side. other than that, you did a nice job using fill flash and mixing it with ambient light. good work!

I see what you mean. Individually, I might not think so, but compared to the other pics, it seems more noticeable. Thank you for your comments.

[Chianti]

Originally Posted by rusty_tripod

I am glad to see someone using off camera flash. I witness many shooting weddings and engagements in open shade when the addition of flash would eliminate the flatness. It helped here. #1 The building behind his head is a distraction. #3 She is growing a tree out of her head. #4 His head is at the vertex of two lines so that it draws they upward to the train tracks. I am okay with the exposures but uncomfortable with the spotlight on the belly in No. 1. Basically, a nice set.

#1 does have some problems, thanks for noticing. I thought about cloning out the building behind his head, but decided I would leave it under the guise of photo realism. It was not the right decision. And yes, the spotlight on the belly is distracting. Thank you for commenting.

[rusty_tripod]

I am not a fan of cloning out. I go with you on the idea of photo realism. I just try to use suggestions, such as I gave, to make myself slow down and really look through the viewfinder when I shoot. The light on the belly is distracting but understandable and falls under the same rule of trying to pay attention before I shoot. Shooting is not always easy, and I have the same issues.

[Chianti]

Originally Posted by rusty_tripod

I am not a fan of cloning out. I go with you on the idea of photo realism. I just try to use suggestions, such as I gave, to make myself slow down and really look through the viewfinder when I shoot. The light on the belly is distracting but understandable and falls under the same rule of trying to pay attention before I shoot. Shooting is not always easy, and I have the same issues.

A very good observation and particularly applicable to me. I tend to shoot too fast, and wish I had noticed something beforehand.