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Jason Cole
19th of March 2007 (Mon), 19:48
Hey All,

Every now and then im challenged with a photo to take like this...

Any ideas how to get the background brighter, im sure there must be a way as i have seen many shots brighter than this one... im shooting at ISO 1600 or H (3200) at maximum aperture and exposure compensation and bouncing the flash...

Help needed...

http://www.jasoncolephotography.com.au/POTN/Wedding_01930.JPG
coreypolis
19th of March 2007 (Mon), 19:55
more flashes ;)

stick some little vivitar flashes on stands in the corners with pocket wizards
SuzyView
19th of March 2007 (Mon), 20:00
Yeah, large rooms require more lighting. Can you use the transmitter and 2 flashes on stands with umbrellas? That works for me.
Jason Cole
19th of March 2007 (Mon), 20:02
Can yo usend me an example? I have multiple flashes and stands so thats no problem at all :-)

Could you have two photographers RF-ing to the flashes at the back, so no matter what photographer shoots the flashes still go off? Im thinking 580 speedlights yes?
SuzyView
19th of March 2007 (Mon), 20:05
You can always adjust the settings on the back of the 580s. I have the 580 and 430 so I just use the transmitter on my 5D to set them off. Without cords or cables to contend with, this set up has been effective for me.
coreypolis
19th of March 2007 (Mon), 20:08
Can yo usend me an example? I have multiple flashes and stands so thats no problem at all :-)

Could you have two photographers RF-ing to the flashes at the back, so no matter what photographer shoots the flashes still go off? Im thinking 580 speedlights yes?
yeah you could do it via IR, or RF. RF is more reliable though. I shot with another photographer this weekend and he used some cheepo ebay RF pocket wizard knokck off and it was much more reliable than the canon IR ST-E2 unit I was using.

As long as you're on the same channel you should be able to make it work with mroe than 1 camera, but keep in mind the recycle time, so if someone else shoots then you go to shoot, you may not get a full or any flash
Grace
19th of March 2007 (Mon), 20:09
look up jamie wexler. or jamison wexler, he posted his set up with multiple flashes a while back.
cosworth
19th of March 2007 (Mon), 20:18
Jason I was shooting a large hockey tournament and the lights were not working. Luckily it was daytime in the caribbean.

I got out the pocketwizards and set them at the end of the rink. Not unlike the far left corner of this room you've pictured. Set my on camera flash to ettl but let the pocketwizard fire off the sync port. The far-end flash was aimed where it need to be (for you maybe ceiling) and it filled the shot nicely.

So ya, remote radio flash.

Once down there though the radio signal can fire a 580 set to master and any other "in sight" Canon IR slave units will fire in M mode easily.

The ST-E2 signal won't go that far down the room sadly.
cosworth
19th of March 2007 (Mon), 20:20
Can yo usend me an example? I have multiple flashes and stands so thats no problem at all :-)

Could you have two photographers RF-ing to the flashes at the back, so no matter what photographer shoots the flashes still go off? Im thinking 580 speedlights yes?

Yes, if the RF units can share a channel without conflict like the pocketwizards. eBay slaves I'm not sure about.