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    Beginners portrait photography set up with hot shoe flash

    Best advice yet. Straight forward and to the point. Thank you very much.
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    Beginners portrait photography set up with hot shoe flash

    Yes you're right. I've had this happen to me on a number of occasions when photographing. But always manages to wing it.... somehow. :-)
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    Beginners portrait photography set up with hot shoe flash

    Yes. I had already thought about reflector. Forgot to include it in my list of things. I do have one. Work flow is sorted. I know how many I'm shooting and allocated time slots for each. I have a data base of names and shall tick them off as they are photographed, keeping tabs of who's...
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    Beginners portrait photography set up with hot shoe flash

    Ok I'm in thick skin mode. The aim is get quite a bit of practice in beforehand so I really understand the setup and know what I'm doing on the day. I have 2 months until the session. I don't do things by halves and I'm quick to learn and if you don't push your boundaries you'll never move...
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    Beginners portrait photography set up with hot shoe flash

    Many thanks for taking the time to respond. Could you maybe suggest a better lighting solution then using just two flashes please?
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    Beginners portrait photography set up with hot shoe flash

    Oh, That's very harsh. I'm purely asking for advice and want to get it right. I was advised by another photographer to use this very basic set up. I only have an old and new flash, I wanted to be sure they spoke to each other. I do not want to be forking out on my first studio portrait...
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    Beginners portrait photography set up with hot shoe flash

    I'm used to photographing in natural light, but for a change, Im about to do my first portrait photography sessions, in a room, with clients sat against a white wall. I will be photographing from my Canon EOS 5D Mark III, with two speedlight flashes, (Canon 430£XII and 600EX-RT). Im looking for...
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