Comments on: reportback: flash photography workshop - Manassas, VA

By: Christopher

Christopher — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 08:04:21 +0000

Hi Neil.
I find your site most useful.
I’m about to do my second wedding. Again for a friend.
Last time lots of shots against the light.
This time the near oposite so here is where your site/knowledge kicks in
…i hope.
The site is a piece of forest next to a lake.
Link: http://www.fotosidan.se/gallery/viewpic.htm/1353385.htm?set=mp
Am I on the right track if i want to acheive the setting used in the second last picture on this page.
It’s happening this weekend :o)

By: Neil

Neil — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 05:29:47 +0000

Hi there Leigh ..

You have no way of really knowing how the images would be used. They could be for newspaper print, as B&W images - then the tungsten and flash mix wouldn’t be a problem. This might also explain intended quality, which would be different than for portrait work.

Neil vN

By: Leigh Yu

Leigh Yu — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 03:22:16 +0000

So I do have another question… are there side-effects from taking this class? I’ve been attending a conference all week in Orlando. The conference facility is huge, at least 25 ft ceilings, but probably closer to 30. Lots of tungsten lights around. Problem is, the conference photographers are all coming in, snapping photos of each speaker, and then leaving. Before the class, I wouldn’t have thought anything about it… now, I’m wondering a) why aren’t they putting tungsten filters over their flashes, and b) how good are the pictures going to be anyway since they’re trying to bounce the flash off the ceiling?

By: Leigh Yu

Leigh Yu — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 01:22:39 +0000

Neil,

Thoroughly enjoyed the class and learned a lot! Sorry I couldn’t stick around at the bar for too long… looks like I should have!

Best Regards,

Leigh