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only recently got my 580ex. testing it out along with khalil's 50mm 1.8 on my cousin's dog. flash bounced off the ceiling. c&c please!







thanks for looking

With the flash bounced off the ceiling you can sometimes create bags under the person's (or in this case dog's) eyes. Also in #2 the eyes are in shadow because the dog is looking down and the light is coming from above. If you have a reflector or even a white sheet of paper under the face you can combat this.

Nevertheless, #2 is quite a cute shot. In #1, the OOF sofa is a bit distracting, and in #3 I wonder why you didn't point the camera down a little to get the feet in shot since there is space above the dog's head. So #2 for me.

macka wrote:With the flash bounced off the ceiling you can sometimes create bags under the person's (or in this case dog's) eyes. Also in #2 the eyes are in shadow because the dog is looking down and the light is coming from above. If you have a reflector or even a white sheet of paper under the face you can combat this.

Nevertheless, #2 is quite a cute shot. In #1, the OOF sofa is a bit distracting, and in #3 I wonder why you didn't point the camera down a little to get the feet in shot since there is space above the dog's head. So #2 for me.

thanks for the comment macka, really appreciate it! im still learning how to use the 580ex properly, i really want to buy the lightsphere so it can light up everything, heard its really good. and that dog keeps moving around so i couldnt really frame it properly hehe.

If the 580EX have a bounce card built into it, just pull it out and you can use that to reflect some light back into your subject's face to kill off those 'bags'. If not, a simple rubber band and a white card should do the job

For me #2 does the job here

Yi-P wrote:If the 580EX have a bounce card built into it, just pull it out and you can use that to reflect some light back into your subject's face to kill off those 'bags'.

yeah it does have a card for catchlight, but i was shooting vertically, so it would have bounced off some where else, hehe, i should try that rubber with card solution next time. thanks yi-p!

B01NG wrote:

Yi-P wrote:If the 580EX have a bounce card built into it, just pull it out and you can use that to reflect some light back into your subject's face to kill off those 'bags'.

yeah it does have a card for catchlight, but i was shooting vertically, so it would have bounced off some where else, hehe, i should try that rubber with card solution next time. thanks yi-p!

Before you buy a lightsphere, take a look at this first. Build a DIY bounce card and see the results yourself, before spitting the $100+ for a plastic bowl.

http://www.abetterbouncecard.com/

Its a pretty cheap alternative to get 'a better bounce card'.

wow nice photos Jeremy didn't realise my lens was even that sharp.