Red-Eye - wuz - RE: [thechat] Re: High End Filters for Digital Cameras -- Found

[Luther, Ron]

Hi Javier, (and Seb!)


I haven't tried the diffuser yet.  (I'm sure I'll get an opportunity
to give it a whirl in the next week.) I'll let you know how I make
out with it.  I'll try different items and numbers of layers to see
what I like best.

I was thinking more along the lines of using the tin foil to
bounce the flash up to trigger a slave unit on an external flash.
(I'll give it a try eventually.)


Also - I take a good deal of outdoor 'flower' pictures too! - the
flash can be a big help outside ... try some fill flash with a
narrow depth of field to get rid of the background on a single
flower shot, or (with an external flash on a cable) - reach around
and add some low angle backlight to cactus needles or flower stalks
... it's a nice effect.


RonL.


-----Original Message-----
From: javier velasco [mailto:lists at mantruc.com]

1.- stick some difussing type of paper right over the flash
(semi-transparent paper), i don't know how you'd call them, here we have
'diamond paper' and 'butter paper', both are popular among architects,
the latter is also used to bake stuff - please let me know what the
proper english name is.

2.- stick some folded piece of tin foil (aluminium) in front of the
flash, find a way to give it an angle so it bounces in the roof and
doesn't hit the subject directly,