#multiple flash

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Still life of flowers lit with 3 wirelessly controlled speedlights. by StephenWarner1

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Huong Truong, 22, demonstrates how to fold an origami tulip during the Asian Night Market, hosted by AAA, MU's Asian American Association, on Monday night. Truong, who is Vietnamese-American, joined AAA two years ago to support friends who were involved. The tulip is the only origami she knows how to fold, she said.

I will upload the lighting diagram later. Tumblr is having technical difficulties.

Here’s what I did: I shot this image using two strobes on 1/128 power and 24 mm zoom (or so I thought). I placed one on the table to Huong’s right so it could imitate candlelight. Evan stood under the tent and pointed the second one up at the canopy, which we were trying to use to bounce the light back onto the subject. I knelt across the table from him to shoot. The event we were at was Asian Night Market, an annual event hosted by MU’s Asian American Association. We went to that because the first event we went to, a prom-related event at Hallsville High School, was cancelled. There was a lot of commotion and activity at the event so we thought we’d have a lot of opportunities to photograph interesting things.            

Here’s what worked: I tried to compose carefully because my earliest pictures when I’m learning a new lighting technique are usually not good photographs. I did okay, though I think the composition could have been better. I should have knelt lower so Huong’s head was against the white canopy.

            Here’s what didn’t work: We thought the flashes were both going off but when I looked at the images on the computer screen, I realized only the flash on the table had fired. On one hand, I’m disappointed because I was getting the hang of using off-camera flashes. It’s always nice when things work out the first time. On the other hand, it gives me an opportunity to shoot the assignment again in a more interesting situation. I’m not sure what the problem with the flash was. Both had batteries and were set to the correct power. It’s possible I didn’t give it time to recharge or it’s also possible Evan’s hand covered the sensor. I was using a D800 Ihad borrowed from the locker. I checked the settings before I shot but it’s possible I had it on the wrong one. Unfortunately, I don’t remember what the camera was set to.

            Here’s what I’d do differently next time: I’m reshooting the assignment to make sure I know how to make both flashes fire. Tim and I had planned to practice lighting a dance situation in preparation for prom so we’re going to try to take a set of lights to the Blue Fugue to shoot salsa on Friday night.

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Multiple Exposure.

Photo by Dejeanne D.

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Three Emotions. Multiple Exposure, Canon 7D. Photo by Dejeanne D.