Some advise with silver umbrella

[stink]

So ive recently bought some triggers and also a silver umbrella to get some better lighting for some of my photos,

Now i had a muck around with it last nite but if im honest it didnt really have the effect i expected, im not sure if i had the flas gun to close to the brolly or if it was at the wrong angle?

any advise onthe best way to use themor ay sites you can recommend

help appreciated :)

[Alan W]

Tell us more about your set up and what you were photographing.

[eddie60]

strobist.blogspot.com has some amazing tutorials covering all aspects of strobe lighting. Might be worth a look.

Bruce.

[Kenny]

So ive recently bought some triggers and also a silver umbrella to get some better lighting for some of my photos,

Now i had a muck around with it last nite but if im honest it didnt really have the effect i expected, im not sure if i had the flash gun to close to the brolly or if it was at the wrong angle?

any advise on the best way to use themor ay sites you can recommend

help appreciated :)

Hi Mate

are you actually using a normal flash gun( I noticed you said "gun") or are you actually using strobes with the brolly?

if its strobes you should do some test shots at different power settings and also meter your shots with a light meter if you have one.

an explanation of your setup for the shot might help us help you further.

Bessy regs


Kenny

[tinysmall]

What Kenny said. Same applies to flash guns too. if you're trying to get creative with your lighting, you need to take it off ttl and do it manually. Remember too that silver is the least flattering colour that produces the hardest (but brightest) light.

[stink]

no strobe just a flash gun, ok so im assumign strobe lights work better with brollys? ill check out that link and now i have the triggers can play about with the flash off camera

cheers guys

[tinysmall]

It doesn't really matter if it's flash heads or flash guns, the rules are pretty much the same and the effect will be very similar. It means you need to really do things manually and have a play about to get best results. Its ok reading how to do things but you'll learn better by putting in the footwork and actually trying stuff out. :)

[stink]

cheers amte, i want to start learnign manual mode, as you siad you can prob get the shotts you want and fien tune them more so than the shutter prioity and appature :)