 Lisa Carpenter |
Lightsphere II and the 20D Ok, I am so confused. I hear so many mixed thoughts on the use of this sphere. I have the 20D and the 580EX and I am wondering how to use this as a fill flash outdoors for small group portraits...or even one person. Do I point it up, or at the subject(s)? Do I use EC on flash? Anyone have ideas on this? Anyone use something better?
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- Gregory LaGrange Contact Gregory LaGrange Gregory LaGrange's Gallery |
Point it up so light bounces forward off the insides. Using a meter or ttl if you have it is the easiest, but you could estimate with it on manual. Using a notecard taped or rubberbanded to your flash works the same way.
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Lisa Carpenter |
Hi Greg. But what if I am outdoors? Also, do you recommend a gold reflector for morning shots outdoors?
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- Gregory LaGrange Contact Gregory LaGrange Gregory LaGrange's Gallery |
that's how you use it, in or out. Inside light bounces off the ceiling because of the hole in it, and fill reflects forward off the inside. Just like a notecard minus the 30 or $40. Outside you're just adding fill to sunlight. Using a gold reflector depends on how you want things to look.
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Lisa Carpenter |
Sorry if I sound really confused, but if there is not a ceiling to bounce the light back down to the subject, then how does it add fill?
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- Gregory LaGrange Contact Gregory LaGrange Gregory LaGrange's Gallery |
because it's white and translucent, the light from the flash bounces off the inside of the sphere forwards. This adds the low level fill to the sunlight.
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Lisa Carpenter |
Thanks so much. Have you found any better way to use fill flash outdoors?
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- Gregory LaGrange Contact Gregory LaGrange Gregory LaGrange's Gallery |
The best way to use flash outside is about adding the right amount to balance it. The light sphere isn't big enough to add much diffusion to anything more than a few feet away. If diffusion is what you're wanting, hooking up an umbrella to your flash, or bouncing off a reflector. Direct flash will still depend on balancing with ambient light. Without flash meters, you can try using auto flash set to an f/stop lower than what ambient reads at with the camera. Or EC on the flash and set it to minus 1-2.
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Lisa Carpenter |
thank you for that, I will give it a go.
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Craig Paulsen |
If there is a ceiling I point it up and if not, I give a 45 degree angle. It's the best diffuser I've ever used and I like that I can now put it in my pocket(newer one flatens out now) and you don't loose a stop(not so thick)
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Craig Paulsen |
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Lisa Carpenter |
Craig, this is what I needed..thank you for the information and photo. Lisa
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Craig Paulsen |
No problem. Goto www.garyfong.com and click on estore then click on the LSIIPJ and there are more samples
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Craig Paulsen |
Worth every quarter I'd say
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