PART 02 // BOUNCE FLASH
O
NEOF THECHALLENGES
photographersfaceis capturing
a goodexposureindoors.
You’reatthemercyof the
availablelight,whichis often
quitedimandnotthemostflattering
fo r portraits.Usuallyit’salsoa mixof
di fferentlightsources– suchas window
li ghtandtungstenbulbs– whichhave
di fferentcolourtemperaturesadding
tothedifficultiesphotographersface.
The simplesolutionis to usea flashto
ta kecontrolof thelight.
Whynotusedirectflash?
Forbestresults,you’llneedto avoid
usingdirectflash.Firingit directlyat
yoursubjectdoesnotproducethemost
flatteringlightfora numberof reasons.
TIP
LOOKFOR
WHITESURFACES
If youwereto bouncelightfrom
a colouredsurface,thelighttakes
ona colourcastandmakesfor
unnaturalresults,so aimto
bouncelightfroma white
surfaceforneutral
lig ht.
In our FlashKnow-how
series,we cast an expert
ey e overexternalflashguns
and howyoucancreate
morestrikingimages by
addinglightto a scene.
Thistime,Ben Davisleads you
throughbounce flash techniques...
90 PRACTICALPHOTOGRAPHY
NEW
ESSENTIAL
FLASHSKILLS
SERIES
KNOWHOW
Above& rightBouncingyourflashgunlight
of f theceilingwill createa muchwider
spreadof lightandproducemoreflattering,
pr ofessional-lookingresults.
