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Re: [OM] how to avoid drop shadow in close-up flash photos?

Subject: Re: [OM] how to avoid drop shadow in close-up flash photos?
From: Joel Wilcox <jowilcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 02 Dec 1999 23:29:54 -0600
Acer,

I'm curious about the same thing. Did you try sliding the camera up the
slot as high as possible (i.e., as close to the flash as possible)?  I
suspect the BG2 will not be the equal of a Stroboframe rig for verticals
(although I'd love to hear otherwise).

Joel Wilcox
Iowa City, Iowa USA

At 06:14 PM 12/2/1999 -0800, you wrote:
>Took a bit over 3 rolls of film this past holiday, almost all on flash
>indoors. When in landscape orientation, bounce on the T32 worked admirably
>well for soft lighting, but for closer images where the camera was in
>portrait format, the flash cast a horrible drop shadow to the right of
>subject. One of the advantages of flash/lens seperation is reduced chance
>for redeye, which I had none of, but all that distance made for some
>pictures that were just weird from the shadow.
>
>Any ideas how to reduce this? It was apparent only when one person waist
>up filled the frame (portrait orientation). If I backed off, the shadow
>was not noticeable. Would it work to bounce the flash /down/ (that is, to
>the right in port. form.), and have a card under it to reflect some light
>to the left and forward? I rarely do flash photos, so can't really say
>I have experience or knowledge of this stuff.
>
>/AV
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