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Hi all, my new flash arrived and I can't wait to put it to work but don't really have a clue where to start, could anyone point me in the direction of some online tutorials/guides that are good for a complete eejit, sorry; rank amateur?
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Si
 
it will help if you tell us which kit you have
 
Hiya, this strobist.blogspot.com site is a great source of information on off camera flash photography. The lighting 101 section would be a good place to start.
 
Thanks for the links, I'll be having a good delve through them. I use a D7000 and the flash is an SB600, Scott when adjusting the exposure do you mean f-stop and shutter or the output of the flash? It dials down from full power to 1/64th, would I balance an increment of flash power against a stop of aperture and/or shutter speed?
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Si
 
I use a D7000 with SB600 and SB900. For general use I only ever use two settings either ttl or balanced ttl flash. Nikon flash units communicate so efficiently with camera bodies they get it right 99% of the time.
 
Try posting in the flash and lighting section
 
Talk basics section...........Check.
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Another supercilious post from you......Check
 
I just thought he may get a better response, i see that you have offered a great deal of advice to this new person asking for help, not.

Perhaps Keebsuk's advice is better, well no.
 
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JSER said:
I just thought he may get a better response, i see that you have offered a great deal of advice to this new person asking for help, not.

Perhaps Keebsuk's advice is better, well no.
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The best way to deal with it (as you have been informed of in the past) is to report the thread to the moderators and allow them to decide. It usually works quite well. I do agree that we do end up with lots of threads that are more suitable for other places in the wrong sections though. I think that the mods are more lenient with the basics sections.

As for the OP, what are you trying to achieve? On camera? Off camera? Indoors? Action? Portrait? A little more detail would help people point you in the right direction.
 
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Hi Jim I'm really starting from scratch so it'll be Family portraits to begin with, I really like the effect some members manage to achieve even with just a single off camera flash; tbh I hadn't even noticed the lighting and studio section:bonk: having said that It hadn't occurred to me to look for it either but there's plenty in there to get me started for now I reckon.
Thanks for the leads, plenty to look at now; I just need to be getting the shutter flapping now. Cheers
 
One of the best things to do is have a play and experiment with all the settings and point the flash in different directions around the room to bounce the flash.
This has 2 efffects; The light comes from a different direction to the camera. And bouncing off a wall will give a larger, and therefore softer, light source.
The best example I have on FlickR at the moment is a couple of friends at halloween:

IMG_6607 by Andy_S_C, on Flickr
Flash pointed at the wall to the left of camera. Highlights to one side of their face, shadows on the other.

Getting the flash off the camera gives loads more options and strobist.com would be a good place to start. :)
 
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Andy_S said:
One of the best things to do is have a play and experiment with all the settings and point the flash in different directions around the room to bounce the flash.

Getting the flash off the camera gives loads more options.
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This is exactly what I've ben doing the last couple of days and getig results that I'm more than pleased with
 
Andy, Rob, just burnt out a set of duracells doing just that, I am absolutely blown away by the difference the new flash makes, and it's exposed some pretty basic issues in my technique too; a lens I wasn't best pleased with is actually pin sharp:bonk:
Lots more practice and reading then:) Cheers
 
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gr4nchio said:
Hiya, this strobist.blogspot.com site is a great source of information on off camera flash photography. The lighting 101 section would be a good place to start.
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+1

Very good read, Mr Hobby knows his stuff ;)
 
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