My first flash photos

[PFDarkside]

Both used off camera flash, unfortunately the only diffuser I have is the built in one. I had a difficult time on the second getting the shoulders of the bottle to show well, and the text is difficult to being curved and reflective.

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee248/the_kid1234/IMG_4988.jpg


http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee248/the_kid1234/IMG_5005.jpg

[macobee]

for using bare flashes you did an awesome job! I can clearly see unacceptable highlights and shadows, but considering you did it with bare flash......you really did crazy well!

[Sisyphus]

The label in the second shot looks like quite a challenge to get right. I'll be interested to see if anyone has any suggestions for that one -- trial and error, I suppose.

[PFDarkside]

So the first was lit by a flash to the left and one behind and to the right. My intention was to:
1. Light the bottle and case (a diffuser give a softer more even light in the future, right?)
2. Get a little "glow" in the bottle itself which didn't work at all. How would I want to do that in the future?

The second had it's secondary light under the glass table to try to do the same thing, as well as wash the wall. I think it worked a bit better, and the glass has a nice look because of it. However, the etchings and label are both on curved surfaces and difficult to capture.it was actually quite accidental, I wasn't going for the high key look, but it happened after moving and adjusting the bottom flash so I kept it. I wonder if powering down the under light and bouncing the main light off a wall or samething would more evenly light the bottle?

[PFDarkside]

Any other advice, comments, etc. for a newbie? :)