Single speedlight *Bounced* walls & Ceiling examples??

dmward wrote in post #16286886
Bouncing light from a speedlite is about the only successful approach.
The newer cameras with high ISO performance make it that much easier.

Here are a couple;
First one, the bride wanted a picture with her and her dress before she put it on.
She spent a few minutes trying to think about what to have on for the shot, then told me, wait here, I'll call you when I'm ready.
When she called I went into the bedroom and there she was, in bed, looking up at her dress. I brought the mamosa and chocolete strawberries over to the bed and we had the shot.

Window light camera left, and as can be seen in the mirror, fill from bounced speedlite into wall behind me.

Second shot was done in the bride's parent's living room. Picture window behind her, speedlite bounced into the wall and ceiling camera right for fill.

I see you in the window!!!

So, is there a white reflector (on a tripod) left camera or behind camera and the speedlite is aimed at it?

On a tripod with a boom to the left.

...well, i don't know much about bouncing flash or flash for that matter but I do know that this guy is probably clueless just like me!

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Bounced left and forward.

meeko031 wrote in post #16295726
...well, i don't know much about bouncing flash or flash for that matter but I do know that this guy is probably clueless just like me!

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Looks like an omni bounce style dome. Won't do a thing outdoors. Sorry it will do one thing, reduce flash power.

On camera 430 EX II bounced off rear wall:

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CAPhotog wrote in post #16293947
On camera 580ex II, bounced off ceiling, windows for backlight. Assignment had time constraint of shooting doctor and staff of eight in different rooms within an hour, so bounce was best option for me.

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I like how you controlled the outside light. A very natural looking shot.

Bounced off ceiling and behind me onto a white wall. Bathrooms are great little studios lol.

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Another female redhead.

Flash aimed up, behind, and to the right.

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digital paradise wrote in post #16296620
I like how you controlled the outside light. A very natural looking shot.

Thank you. The window light was nice for a medical office so I used it, but the interior reflections did pose an issue. Using an adjoining perspective for both windows kept it to a minimum.

I like the intimacy of soft light and shallow depth of field in all of your photos. I tend to go for more contrast which looks journalistic or commercial, so I'm enjoying all the examples of softer light shown in this thread.

Here is an example

Left to right

T2i pop up flash
430exii flash straight on
430exii bounced on angle ceiling behind

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Here are a few tests I did a few years ago. I wish I could find the link and not waste server space. Sorry.

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When I'm using flash 90% of the time I'm bouncing flash off the wall. I never can "setup" my shots very quickly. It always takes me 3-4 test shots before I get something "decent" (e.g correctly exposed). I move areas have to change settings. Then have to change settings again. How does anyone else deal with this?

kur1j wrote in post #16299551
When I'm using flash 90% of the time I'm bouncing flash off the wall. I never can "setup" my shots very quickly. It always takes me 3-4 test shots before I get something "decent" (e.g correctly exposed). I move areas have to change settings. Then have to change settings again. How does anyone else deal with this?

Practice and knowledge. Are you shooting in manual flash or ettl?